1. Dawn Bender is an American film, stage, and radio actress, most famous for the role of Margaret on the radio drama One Man's Family and Betty Morgan in Teenagers from Outer Space.
17 Facts About Dawn Bender
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Dawn Bender attended Vista Colina School in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles.
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Dawn Bender landed her first role as an infant playing the role of baby Lisa in Joe May's 1937 film Confession, in which she was featured alongside such greats as Basil Rathbone, Ian Hunter and "box-office poison" Kay Francis.
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Dawn Bender was featured in a number of films, including Till We Meet Again, A Song to Remember, George Sanders caper The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry, Suspense, and John Wayne drama Island in the Sky.
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Dawn Bender was a member of the "500 Club", composed of child actors who had appeared in at least 500 radio shows.
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At age 7, Dawn Bender was cast as little Margaret Herbert in the popular radio drama One Man's Family.
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Dawn Bender was a regular on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show and on the soap opera Bob and Victoria.
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Dawn Bender appeared on Errand of Mercy and Screen Directors Playhouse.
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Dawn Bender appeared in a number of stage plays throughout the Los Angeles area.
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On June 26,1953, Dawn Bender married fellow Pasadena City College student and future Gunsmoke actor Warren Vanders.
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In 1955, Dawn Bender married fellow Pepperdine drama student, Jerry Anderson, with whom she had two children.
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In 1953, Dawn Bender had a supporting role in Ruth Gordon's semi-autobiographical film The Actress, based on her novel Years Ago.
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Dawn Bender is credited in the film under the name "Dawn Anderson", using her married name to avoid strict SAG rules.
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The film debuted in 1959 but by then, Dawn Bender's career was winding down.
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Dawn Bender starred in her last play, Andre Gide's The Immoralist in 1962, and retired shortly after.
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Dawn Bender earned a teaching degree from Loyola Marymount University in the 1970s, and eventually went on to become a schoolteacher in Los Angeles county, where she taught for almost 40 years.
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Dawn Bender has since retired and still lives in the Los Angeles area.