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- A barrel-chested, bull-necked presence on stage, film and TV, the tough-minded character actor was born Adolphus Jean Sweet in New York City on July 18, 1920, the son of an auto mechanic. He initially attended the University of Alabama in 1939, but his studies were interrupted by WWII Air Force duty. As a navigator of B-24s, he was shot down during a raid and captured, spending two years as a POW in Germany. For his valor he was honored with the Distinguished Flying Cross and The Purple Heart.
A semi-pro football player and a boxer at one point, he received his Masters from Columbia University in 1949 at age 29. He subsequently became the head of the drama division of the English Department at Barnard College from 1949 to 1961. During this period of time he studied voice with Peyton Hibbett, took intensive acting classes with Tamara Daykarhanova and Joseph Anthony at the Daykarhanova School for the Stage in New York City, and appeared in random stock productions in the hopes of one day pursuing a professional career full-time.
The 40-something-year-old Sweet finally made his New York/Broadway debut in the Zero Mostel starrer "Rhinoceros" in 1961, and continued on the Great White Way with outstanding parts in "Romulus" (1962), "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window in 1964 (and its 1972 revival) and "Streamers" in 1976. Making his TV debut with "The Defenders" in 1961, Dolph quickly became a veteran of blue-collar cop shows including "East Side, West Side" and "The Trials of O'Brien." In the late 1960s he started making a dent in soap operas with regular roles on Dark Shadows (1966), The Edge of Night (1956), Somerset (1970) and especially Another World (1964), where he remained for five seasons (1972-1977) playing (of course) Police Chief Gil McGowan, the second husband of Constance Ford's beloved Ada Davis character.
Dolph received rather scant notice for his film roles despite some good scenes in such movies as Fear Is the Key (1972) and Go Tell the Spartans (1978). TV proved to be a more accepting medium for the actor. He portrayed J. Edgar Hoover in the "King" miniseries in 1978 and in the early 1980s the portly character player won a change-of-pace comedy lead in the popular sitcom Gimme a Break! (1981) in which he played (naturally) a police chief, Carl Kanisky, a widower whose household was run by the irrepressible Nell Carter.
During the show's run, Dolph was stricken with cancer and would die on May 8, 1985. At the beginning of the 1985-1986 season, the chief's passing was incorporated into the script and Nell became surrogate mother and father to his children. In real-life, the 64-year-old actor was survived by his second wife of 11 years, actress Iris Braun, and son Jonathan from his first marriage to Reba Gillespie, which ended in divorce in 1973. - Susan Morrow was an American actress, who was primarily active during the 1950s. She was the older sister of Judith Exner (1934-1999), a woman who claimed to have served as the mistress of politician John F. Kennedy, gang leader Sam Giancana (boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1957 to 1966), and gangster John Roselli (a Chicago Outfit member who helped the organization in its control over Hollywood).
Morrow was born under the name "Jacqueline Ann Teresa Bernadette Immoor", daughter to Frederick W. Immoor and his wife Katherine Shea. Morrow made her film debut with the comic strip adaptation "Gasoline Alley" (1951), based on the long-running comic strip (1918-) by Frank King (1883-1969). She was 20-years-old at the time of her film debut.
Morrow played the character Hope Wallet in both "Gasoline Alley" and its sequel "Corky of Gasoline Alley" (1951). She had a supporting role in the suicide-themed drama "On the Loose" (1951).
Morrow played female lead Tally Hathersall in the Western "The Savage" (1952). Her subsequent roles included adventure film "The Blazing Forest" (1952), and the mystery film "Problem Girls" (1953). She was the female lead in the science-fiction movie serial . "Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders" (1953), where she played undercover agent Kay Conway of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) .
Morrow's next prominent role was that of cat-woman Lambda in the science fiction film "Cat-Women of the Moon" (1953). Her only subsequent film roles were in the war drama "Batle Cry" (1955) and the horror film "Macabre" (1958). She was reduced to supporting roles in both films.
Morrow's television career consisted primarily of guest star roles in then-popular television series, such as "Gunsmoke", "Perry Mason", and "Maverick". By 1960, her television appearances had ended. She apparently retired from acting, at the age of 29.
Morrow lived in relative obscurity until her death in 1985. She was 53-years-old at the time. Some of Morrow's roles are fondly remembered by genre film fans, but not much is known for her off-screen life. - Edward Hamilton Waldo was an American science fiction writer who published under the legal name Theodore Sturgeon - he changed his name following his mother's divorce. He was born on Staten Island, New York and sold his first short story in 1938. He is perhaps best known for the novel 'More Than Human' (1953) and his short horror story, 'IT', which has appeared in countless anthologies over the years. For the screen, Sturgeon contributed to TV projects including Tales of Tomorrow (1951), The Invaders (1967), Star Trek (1966) and The Twilight Zone (1985).
His short fiction appeared in publications such as 'Astounding Science Fiction', 'Unknown', Argosy', and 'Ellery Queen'. He is known to have directly influenced authors like Ray Bradbury and Kurt Vonnegut Jr. and is also praised by the Grand Master, Stephen King. - Kirsten Kjær was born on 14 November 1893 in Vester Torup, Jammerbugt Kommune, Denmark. She died on 8 May 1985 in Frøstrup, Thisted Kommune, Denmark.