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Suzanne Ridgeway

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Suzanne Ridgeway
Ridgeway gets close with Shemp Howard in the Three Stooges film Loose Loot.
Born
Suzanne Parsons

(1918-01-27)January 27, 1918
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedMay 6, 1996(1996-05-06) (aged 78)
Years active1933-1959

Suzanne Ridgeway (born Suzanne Parsons; January 27, 1918 – May 6, 1996) was an American film actress who appeared in approximately 115 films between 1933 and 1959. She was most often credited as Suzanne Ridgway. Other billings included Suzy Marquette and Susan Ridgway.

Career

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Born as Suzanne Parsons,[citation needed] Ridgeway is familiar to modern viewers as the tall, lanky brunette in several Three Stooges short subjects such as Rumpus in the Harem, A Missed Fortune, and A Merry Mix Up. She was also in Outpost in Morocco (1949).

Ridgeway was one of the Bonfire Starlets of 1942, a group of six young actresses chosen by 25 film directors as "the most physically attractive young women to come before their gaze during 1941".[1]

Death

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Ridgeway died on May 6, 1996, in Burbank, California.

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Heffernan, Harold (December 14, 1941). "Bonfire Starlets Of 1942". Hartford Courant. p. Hartford Courant Magazine - 9. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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