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Betty Furness(1916-1994)

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Betty Furness, 1936.
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Elizabeth Mary Furness was born on January 3, 1916 in New York City. She was a teenage model with the Powers agency and appeared in secondary roles in more than 35 movies. She is best remembered as the highly paid television spokesperson for Westinghouse Electric Corporation. She later moved on to consumer affairs and appeared as the consumer affairs expert on NBC's Today (1952) for 16 years. Betty Furness died at age 78 of stomach cancer on April 2, 1994 in New York City.
BornJanuary 3, 1916
DiedApril 2, 1994(78)
BornJanuary 3, 1916
DiedApril 2, 1994(78)
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    • 2 wins total

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Known for

Bruce Cabot in Midshipman Jack (1933)
Midshipman Jack
5.7
  • Ruth Rogers
  • 1933
Betty Furness and Gordon Jones in They Wanted to Marry (1937)
They Wanted to Marry
5.5
  • Sheila
  • 1937
Dangerous Corner (1934)
Dangerous Corner
6.0
  • Betty Whitehouse
  • 1934
Charles Farrell, Wynne Gibson, and Zasu Pitts in Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men (1933)
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
6.6
  • Evangeline
  • 1933

Credits

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Actress



  • ABC Stage 67 (1966)
    ABC Stage 67
    7.3
    TV Series
    • 1966
  • Jack Benny in The Jack Benny Program (1950)
    The Jack Benny Program
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Betty Furness
    • 1960
  • Dan Duryea in Climax! (1954)
    Climax!
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Ann Kilgore
    • Beth Jaynes
    • 1955–1958
  • Marsha Hunt and John Rodney in Studio One (1948)
    Studio One
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Coral, Princess Livitski
    • Betty Furness
    • 1949–1957
  • Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin in The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
    The Colgate Comedy Hour
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Maggie Watson
    • 1954
  • Betty Furness in Ellis in Freedomland (1952)
    Ellis in Freedomland
    6.5
    • Betty Furness - Spokeswoman for Westinghouse
    • 1952
  • News Gal (1951)
    News Gal
    TV Series
    • 1951
  • ABC Showcase (1950)
    ABC Showcase
    5.0
    TV Series
    • 1950
  • Martin Kane, Private Eye (1949)
    Martin Kane, Private Eye
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Kitty Fenley
    • 1949
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (1947)
    The Philco Television Playhouse
    7.5
    TV Series
    • 1949
  • James Craig and Honorable Wu in North of Shanghai (1939)
    North of Shanghai
    6.2
    • Helen Warner
    • 1939
  • Ralph Bellamy, Robert Armstrong, and Betty Furness in It Can't Last Forever (1937)
    It Can't Last Forever
    5.5
    • Carol Wilson
    • 1937
  • Wallace Beery, Judith Barrett, and Eric Linden in The Good Old Soak (1937)
    The Good Old Soak
    5.8
    • Lucy Hawley
    • 1937
  • Bill Burrud, J. Edward Bromberg, Betty Furness, Victor Kilian, Ivan Lebedeff, Gavin Muir, and Andrew Tombes in Fair Warning (1937)
    Fair Warning
    6.3
    • Kay Farnham
    • 1937
  • Alice Brady, Betty Furness, Guy Kibbee, and Dennis Morgan in Mama Steps Out (1937)
    Mama Steps Out
    5.7
    • Leila Cuppy
    • 1937

Soundtrack



  • Penthouse Party
    TV Series
    • performer: "Put the Blame on Mame"
    • 1950

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Miss Betty Furness
  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • January 3, 1916
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • April 2, 1994
    • New York City, New York, USA(stomach cancer)
  • Spouses
      Leslie MidgleyAugust 15, 1967 - April 2, 1994 (her death)
  • Children
    • Babbie Green
  • Relatives
    • Liza Snyder(Grandchild)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared (as "Amy") in "Mr. Big", produced on Broadway. Written by Arthur Sheekman and Margaret Shane. Directed / produced by George S. Kaufman. Lyceum Theatre: 30 Sep 1941-4 Oct 1941 (7 performances). Cast: Florenz Ames (as "Charles G. Wakeshaw"), E.J. Ballantine (as "The Little Man"), Richard Barbee (as "Dr. Willoughby"), George Baxter, Harry M. Cooke, Hume Cronyn (as "Harley L. Miller"), David Crowell, Nina Doll, James Elliott, Ann Evers, Edward Fisher, Sarah Floyd, Harold Grau (as "The Man From Boston"), Harry Gribbon, Mitzi Hajos, Judson Laire, Peter Lawrence, William Layton, Jack Leslie, James MacDonald, Ray Mayer, Ruth Thane McDevitt, LeRoi Operti (as "Stanwood"), John Parrish, George Petrie, Eleanor Phelps, Oscar Polk (as "Rodney"), Robert Rhodes, Benson Springer, Rodney Stewart, Sidney Stone, Barry Sullivan (as "Eric Reynolds"), Robert Whitehead, Irwin Wilcox, Fay Wray (as "Paula Loring").
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    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was the Maid of Honor at the wedding of Betty Grable and Harry James.

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