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- Birth nameOlive Corn
- Olive Deering was born on October 11, 1918 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Ten Commandments (1956), Samson and Delilah (1949) and Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958). She was married to Alan James and Leo Penn. She died on March 22, 1986 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesAlan James(1959 - 1969) (his death)Leo Penn(February 19, 1947 - January 2, 1958) (divorced)
- ParentsMax CornSadie Deering
- RelativesAlfred Ryder(Sibling)
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- Deering was one of the busiest and most often-seen actresses in the Golden Age of live television drama.
- Younger sister of Alfred Ryder. Ex-sister-in-law of Kim Stanley.
- Her favorite pastimes were going to the theater, painting landscapes, and listening to music.
- Although she played Martha Scott's daughter in The Ten Commandments (1956), she was only six years her junior in real life.
- Primarily a stage and radio actress before 1950s television came along, her more notable stage performances included working opposite Paul Muni in a revival of "Counselor-at-Law" on Broadway (1942) and playing the Queen to Maurice Evans's "King Richard II" five years earlier (1937).
- [on her stage, film and television roles] I enjoy them all in different ways; all of it is fun to me.
- [on her childhood ambition to become an actress] I was a very shy little girl, but when I was five I saw my brother, who uses the name Alfred Ryder, play one of the lost boys in "Peter Pan." That started to make up my mind.
- When I was 11, my parents let me go to the Professional Children's School. That was like nothing I'd ever encountered before, and I must admit it was difficult for a while. I was so much younger than the others and I came to school in a short skirt and flat-heeled shoes - whereas the other girls would turn up in high heels, flashy hairdos and slinky clothes.
- [on her stage debut] I thought first that this was the peak of my life and that I never would top it, and then after that had settled in for a while, I knew that I had found what I wanted to do and would do it always.
- You always enjoy any kind of part if you like it.
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