American actress Kathleen Hughes was discovered in a Little Theater production in 1948. Signed to a seven-year contract with 20th Century Fox, she made 14 films for the studio, and appeared in five motion pictures for Universal Studios, including the cult film It Came From Outer Space (1953).
Kathleen Hughes in the 1940s and ’50s
By 1956, Hughes was appearing in television series. She played in episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956–1957), Telephone Time (1956), The Bob Cummings Show (1958), The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, 77 Sunset Strip (1959), Hotel de Paree (1959), Tightrope (1959), General Electric Theater (1960–1962), The Tall Man (1961), Bachelor Father (1962), Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1965), and I Dream of Jeannie (1967).
Hughes’ favorite stage role was in the play The Seven Year Itch (1952). These beautiful photos from scrapbooks were found by jericl cat that show portraits of young Kathleen Hughes in the 1940s and ’50s.
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