1. Julie Adams starred in a number of films in the 1950s, including Bend of the River, opposite James Stewart; and Creature from the Black Lagoon.
22 Facts About Julie Adams
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Julie Adams was born Betty May Adams on October 17,1926, in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Arkansas-born parents Esther Gertrude and cotton buyer Ralph Adams.
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Julie Adams's family moved a great deal; the longest she lived in one town was eight years in Blytheville, Arkansas.
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Julie Adams used her real name until 1949, when she began working for Universal-International, the same studio where she met future stars such as James Best, Piper Laurie, Rock Hudson and Tony Curtis.
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Julie Adams's first movie role was a minor part in Red, Hot and Blue, followed by a leading role in the Lippert Western The Dalton Gang.
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Julie Adams was featured as the beautiful ichthyologist Kay Lawrence in the horror film Creature from the Black Lagoon.
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Julie Adams co-starred in 1950s films opposite some of Hollywood's top leading men, including with James Stewart in 1952's Bend of the River, with Rock Hudson in The Lawless Breed and One Desire, with Tyrone Power in The Mississippi Gambler, with Glenn Ford in The Man from the Alamo, with Charlton Heston in The Private War of Major Benson, with Dan Duryea in Slaughter on Tenth Avenue and with Joel McCrea in The Gunfight at Dodge City.
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Julie Adams co-starred with Rory Calhoun, known for his role in How to Marry a Millionaire, in the film The Looters, the story of a plane crash in the Rocky Mountains.
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Julie Adams starred in 1957's Four Girls in Town, a romantic comedy about four young women competing for the leading role in a new movie, featuring an international cast.
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Julie Adams appeared with Elvis Presley in the musical-comedy Tickle Me.
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Julie Adams was always prepared, and did a good job in the roles he was given.
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On television, Julie Adams appeared on The Andy Griffith Show portraying Mary Simpson, a county nurse and romantic interest of Sheriff Andy Taylor in a 1962 episode.
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Julie Adams made four guest appearances on Perry Mason, perhaps the most notable being the 1963 episode, "The Case of the Deadly Verdict", when she played Janice Barton, Mason's only convicted client during the show's nine-year run on CBS.
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Julie Adams appeared on The Rifleman as a dubious vixen and romantic interest of lead character Chuck Connors.
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Julie Adams guest-starred in five episodes of 77 Sunset Strip, three of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and two of Maverick, "The White Widow" and "The Brasada Spur", both with Jack Kelly as Bart Maverick.
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Julie Adams was cast in the recurring role of real estate agent Eve Simpson for ten episodes of CBS's Murder, Julie Adams Wrote.
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Julie Adams joined three other cast members from Creature from the Black Lagoon for a 50th anniversary celebration of the film at Creaturefest in November 2003.
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Julie Adams was then married to actor-director Ray Danton from 1954 until their divorce in 1981.
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Julie Adams died on February 3,2019, in Los Angeles, California, aged 92.
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In 1999, Julie Adams received a Golden Boot award for her work in Westerns.
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Julie Adams was inducted into the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame in 2000.
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At CineCon in 2011, Julie Adams was honored with a Film Career Achievement Award.