14 Facts About Anne Nagel

Anne Nagel played in adventures, mysteries, and comedies for 25 years.

In 1932 Anne Nagel secured a bit part as a ballet girl in the Mack Sennett comedy feature Hypnotized, her "first documented feature credit".

Anne Nagel was one of 14 young women "launched on the trail of film stardom" August 6,1935, when they each received a six-month contract with 20th Century Fox after spending 18 months in the company's training school.

Anne Nagel spent the next few years making uncredited appearances as a dancer or chorus girl.

Anne Nagel appeared in Here Comes Carter with Warner leading man Ross Alexander; they were married that year.

Anne Nagel was signed by Universal Pictures in 1939, and worked there steadily for four years.

Anne Nagel was featured in Black Friday, The Invisible Woman, and Man Made Monster, among many other films.

Anne Nagel had two assignments with Columbia, the 1943 serial The Secret Code and the 1947 comedy feature Blondie's Holiday.

Anne Nagel later worked on television in episodes of The Range Rider and Circus Boy.

On September 17,1936, Anne Nagel married actor Ross Alexander, who committed suicide in 1937 when beset with heavy financial burdens he could not resolve.

In December 1947, Anne Nagel filed a lawsuit in Superior Court against Hollywood physician and surgeon Franklyn Thorpe.

Anne Nagel claimed she was unaware of her infertility until January 1947, but Thorpe countered that she was "well aware of the nature of the surgery".

Anne Nagel died at Sunray North Convalescent Hospital in Hollywood, California in 1966, aged 50, following surgery for liver cancer.

Anne Nagel is buried, with no marker, in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.