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American actress

Amelita Ward (July 17, 1923 – April 26, 1987) was an American film actress.

Amelita Ward was born on July 17, 1923 in Magnolia, West Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Seven Days Ashore (1944), The Jungle Captive (1945) and.

Amelita Ward was born on July 17, 1923 in Magnolia, West Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Seven Days Ashore (1944), The Jungle Captive (1945) and.

American actress, born in Magnolia, West Virginia, on July 17, 1923.

Amelita Ward was born on 17 July 1923 in Magnolia, West Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Seven Days Ashore (1944), The Jungle Captive (1945) and.

Amelita Ward (July 17, 1923 - April 26, 1987) was an American actress.

Released on September 6, 1944, the film stars Harold Peary, Marion Martin, Richard LeGrand, Amelita Ward, Freddie Mercer, and Margie Stewart.

She played supporting roles in over 20 films between 1943 and 1949, generally in B Pictures such as Gangway for Tomorrow^[2] and The Falcon in Danger (1943). She was sometimes credited as Lita Ward.

Life and career

Ward's father was Claude "Bud" Ward, a production manager for NBC.^[3]

Two producers discovered Ward while they were in Harlingen, Texas, filming scenes on location.

That led to her first film role, in Aerial Gunner (1943).^[4]

Ward married Leo Gorcey on February 10, 1949, in Ensenada, Mexico. They had two children and later divorced in February 1956.^[5]

Filmography

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