Joan Banks was an American film, television, stage, and radio actress, who often appeared in dramas with her husband, Frank Lovejoy.
10 Facts About Joan Banks
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Joan Banks's talent earned her a scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Art, and she attended Hunter College.
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Joan Banks first appeared on radio with Walter O'Keefe in 1936, when she was 18.
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Joan Banks began her Hollywood career with small roles in such films as Cry Danger and Washington Story.
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Joan Banks became better known in the 1950s and early 1960s for her many appearances as a supporting actress in films such as My Pal Gus.
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In 1961, Joan Banks appeared in the movie Return to Peyton Place.
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On March 25,1958, Joan Banks co-starred with husband Lovejoy in an episode of his Meet McGraw program.
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Joan Banks made four appearances on National Velvet, two appearances on Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and single appearances on shows such as Ford Theatre, I Love Lucy, Private Secretary, Date with the Angels, The Rough Riders, Mr Adams and Eve, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Bewitched, and again two appearances on Hazel.
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Joan Banks married fellow actor Frank Lovejoy, whom she met when both had roles on the radio soap opera This Day Is Ours.
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Joan Banks died of lung cancer on January 18,1998.