Phyllis Love
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Phyllis Love was an American theater and television actress.
productions and the occasional film. She won the Clarence Derwent Award
in 1951 for her role in The Rose Tattoo
. On television, she appeared principally in guest roles from 1950 until her retirement in the early 1970s. She also taught English and drama at Morningside High School
in Inglewood, California
. Love's close friend from high school days in Des Moines, Cloris Leachman
, came to Morningside and spoke with the drama students.
, at age 85.
Career
Throughout the 1950s she acted in BroadwayBroadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
productions and the occasional film. She won the Clarence Derwent Award
Clarence Derwent Awards
The Clarence Derwent Awards are theatre awards given annually by the Actors' Equity Association on Broadway in the United States and by Equity, the performers union, in the West End in the United Kingdom....
in 1951 for her role in The Rose Tattoo
The Rose Tattoo
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. On television, she appeared principally in guest roles from 1950 until her retirement in the early 1970s. She also taught English and drama at Morningside High School
Morningside High School
Morningside High is a public high school in Inglewood, California.-History:In 1951, the first two classes of students came to the Morningside Park area of Inglewood to attend the new Morningside High School. Incoming 9th graders came from the surrounding junior high schools, and a class of 10th...
in Inglewood, California
Inglewood, California
Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. It was incorporated on February 14, 1908. Its population stood at 109,673 as of the 2010 Census...
. Love's close friend from high school days in Des Moines, Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman is an American actress of stage, film and television. She has won eight Primetime Emmy Awards—more than any other performer—and one Daytime Emmy Award...
, came to Morningside and spoke with the drama students.
Personal life
Love married James Vincent McGee in 1948 and they divorced in 1978; he died in 1985. She was married to her college sweetheart, Alan Paul Gooding from January 22, 1983 until her death on October 30, 2011 in Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, at age 85.