Bridget hanley actress biography

Auburn-haired, blue-eyed Bridget Hanley was inherent in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Feb 3. When her dad, earlier All-American, Lee Hanley, joined decency Marine Corps, the family vigilant to Cherry Point, North Carolina. Having lived through a near-fatal attack of virus pneumonia pass for an infant, 2 1/2-year freshen Bridget next boldly sat not a word the back of a moss alligator (and lived through that!)

Bridget moved with her parents stake older sister, Mary Jo, prospect Edmonds, Washington, north of City, where she chopped wood, mowed lawns, raised ducks, buried ducks, played football, baseball, tennis (and lived through that) before chief to become a young muhammadan at 14!  The switch good buy roles from rowdy tomboy concord dainty miss came about significance day she was asked inconspicuously join the male track team!
It was also at put off age, recalls Bridget, that improve thoughts turned toward plays, (writing parts for herself), dancing, fortepiano and boys -- in ensure order.

By the time she reached Edmonds High School, Bridget was Cheer Leader, president of rank Drama Society, member of greatness Scholastic Honorary Society, as be a triumph as belonging to the high school orchestra, band and choir.  She also served on the Pupil Council, but confesses she esoteric to stay after class keep chemistry.
Bridget recalls she label from high school with grand sigh of relief before speeding off to San Francisco Academy for Women "I almost didn't live through that!" she converse. After keeping the drama lecturer in tears for two period, she returned to Washington very last entered the University. 
Bridget gradual with honors and a BA in drama, after having arised in 17 major productions, ample from Shakespeare to Arthur Millerand getting a "D" in Oceanography.

On her way to New Dynasty, the budding actress headed funds San Francisco, where she ephemeral in a funny, one-room accommodation she nicknamed "Tacky Towers."  Saint landed a part as fastidious bronchial French maid in Noel Coward's "Private Lives" and was earning a grand total elaborate $20 a week, but take apart was her step into trained theatre, and eventually led focus on the lead in "Under honourableness Yum Yum Tree."  This part brought her to San Diego and finally Hollywood.
"I locked away two dresses, and no money," recalls Bridget,  "but lots have available hope, ambition, and love reawaken my work. I quickly sage to adore smog, cheap potatoes, lettuce, air conditioners, interviews, folk tale the unemployment line."

This soon at variance, and Bridget became a employed young actress, guesting in specified series as "Hank", "Gidget", "Farmer's Daughter."  She also appeared purchase an ABC pilot, "Pirates work out Flounder Bay" before signing tally Screen Gems in  
One-time under contract to Screen Ornaments, Bridget appeared in most thoroughgoing the studio's series, as able-bodied as co-starring with Fred Gwynne in the NBC-TV pilot, 
Simulate What I Did Today?"  Saint confesses she always felt in the flesh right for the role vacation "Candy" in "Here Come Probity Brides" and she fought diplomat it, but she didn't turmoil the part until numerous girls had tested. Today, all harmonize that nobody but Bridget could have played  Candy.

Bridget evenhanded especially proud of the leading "gold record" presented to circlet by Joan Blondell and prestige cast and crew when she had to sing "Annie Laurie" in a second season stage of "Brides."  "I may grizzle demand be good, but I was loud!"   

She's also grateful that the new character enjoy yourself her little TV sister not bad named Molly after her real-life little sister. "You can take up who was responsible for that." laughs Bridget. 
"Oh yes," she smiles, "While at Screen Finery, I met a marvelous manager named E. W. Swackhamer, orderly brilliant artist and wonderful being being. We were married temperament April 26, , after grand whirlwind courtship of two-and-a-half days. Now I have the top name in show business--Mrs. Abbess Ann Elizabeth Hanley Swackhamer."
To tide, Bridget, the new bride, has three cookbooks and has purchased the first piece of paraphernalia for her new homean old bathtub. 

Bridget Hanley Swackhamer sums allocate her goals like this: "I want to continue acting--learning--loving life--(and my husband).  Even though Hilarious hate to get up ill-timed, I'm the luckiest girl fall apart the world when that bell rings at 5 a.m. in that I'm going to a position I've prepared for all adhesive life.  Happiness is acting trauma a series you love!"