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- Birth nameDoris Colleen Houck
- Doris Houck was born on September 28, 1921 in Wallace, Idaho, USA. She was an actress, known for Heading West (1946), Landrush (1946) and Two-Fisted Stranger (1946). She was married to Arthur Valando, Fred Otash and Edward G. Nealis. She died on December 14, 1965 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- SpousesArthur Valando(November 1, 1955 - ?)Fred Otash(January 6, 1950 - 1952) (divorced)Edward G. Nealis(May 21, 1947 - ?) (divorced)
- Lovely, hard-looking, pouty-lipped brunette film actress who packed in a lot of post-WWII films at Columbia within a three year span (1945-1947) before retiring. Best utilized in unsympathetic roles.
- Appeared in two "Three Stooges" shorts, notably as the aggressive former girlfriend who grabs Shemp Howard and forces his head in a vise until he agrees to marry her in Brideless Groom (1947). She also appeared in three "Durango Kid" westerns opposite Charles Starrett.
- Began as a chorus girl who danced in both New York and Los Angeles clubs, such as The Riviera Club and The Florentine Gardens.
- Dabbled in writing.
- Father was George Eli Houck (1871-1950) and mother Evalena Elizabeth Grohe (1887-1981).
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