Jo Morrow

Jo Morrow
Jo Morrow in trailer to "The Three Worlds of Gulliver" (1960)
Born November 1, 1939
Cuero, Texas, USA
Occupation Actress
Years active 1958–1976
Spouse(s) Jack Barnett (m. 1963–84)

Jo Morrow (born November 1, 1939 in Cuero, Texas as Beverly Jo Morrow[1]), is an American film actress. Through a "Be a Star" contest she won a film contract with 20th Century Fox (with Gary Cooper in Ten North Frederick) in 1958.[2] After only one film with 20th Century-Fox she moved to Columbia Pictures, allegedly because a producer at 20th Century Fox tried to make a pass at her.[1]

At Columbia she made some ten films and a dozen TV series episodes between 1958 and 1963, the most notable being Our Man in Havana, in which she played Alec Guinness' daughter Milly.[3]

In 1963 she married Jack Barnett, songwriter for Jimmy Durante.[1] The 1964 birth of a deaf daughter[1] forced her to give up movies for motherhood. She had a brief comeback in a few exploitation films and TV series episodes in the 1970s.[2][3]

Filmography[3]

Year Film Role
1958 Ten North Frederick Waitress
1959 Juke Box Rhythm Princess Ann
1959 Gidget Mary Lou
1959 The Legend of Tom Dooley Laura Foster
1959 Our Man in Havana Milly Wormold
1960 13 Ghosts Medea Zorba
1960 The Three Worlds of Gulliver Gwendolyn
1960 My Sister Eileen Unnamed role in "The Lease-Breakers"
1962 Brushfire! Mary Carter
1962 Lawman Melanie
1963 Sunday in New York Mona Harris
1964 He Rides Tall Kate McCloud
1973 Blume in Love Bar Hostess
1973 Terminal Island Newswoman
1973 Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls Laura Sanders

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Glamour Girls of the silver screen: Jo Morrow biography Retrieved 2011-09-22
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 IMDb Jo Marrow bio Retrieved 2011-09-22
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 IMDb: Jo Morrow filmography Retrieved 2011-09-22

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