Tag: Meet Corliss Archer
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JANET WALDO
February 4, 1918 Janet Marie Waldo Lee was born in Yakima, Washington. Some sources give her birth year as 1920. She attended the University of Washington, where her performances brought her to the attention of Bing Crosby. A talent scout signed Waldo for a screen test, which led to a contract with Paramount. She became best known…
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KEN CHRISTY
November 23, 1894 Ken Christy was born as Robert Kenneth Christy in Greenville, Pennsylvania. Christy served in World War One. Although busy on stage and on radio, his first screen appearance was in 1940. He was mainly uncredited and did small roles, sometimes in short films. A 1950 newspaper article said that “in 98 out of…