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Sep 12, 1996 · BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Joanne Dru, a veteran film actress who starred with John Wayne in the classic Westerns "Red River" and "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon," died at her home. She was 74. The cause o…
Actress Born Joanne LaCock on Jan. 31, 1922 in Logan, WV. Died Sept. 10, 1996 of respiratory failure in Beverly Hills, Calif. J oanne Dru was the heroine of 1940s and 1950s western films including Howard Hawks' classic "Red River." After the Hawks film in 1948 came another important western, also starring John Wayne, the 1949 John Ford entry ...
Sep 10, 1996 · Joanne Dru. (Joanne LaCock) actress. Born: 1/27/1923. Birthplace: Logan, West Virginia. Actress who made her mark as the leading lady of such classic westerns as Red River (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), and Wagonmaster (1950). Originally a model and a Broadway showgirl, in 1941 Dru went with her first husband, pop singer Dick Haymes ...
Joanne Dru tingué tres fills del seu primer matrimoni; Richard Ralph Haymes (24 de juliol del 1942), Helen Joanna Haymes (13 de maig del 1944) i Barbara Nugent Haymes (19 de setembre del 1947). Es divorcià de Haymes el 1949, i es casà amb John Ireland, qui també actuà a Red River, abans que passés un mes. Dru i Ireland es divorciaren el 1957.
Sep 10, 1996 · Actor, singer. Married 1941-49; father of her three children. Actor. Married 1949-56. Executive. Married 1970 for 22 years; was president of Warner Bros Recreational Enterprises Division when he died of lung cancer March 13, 1992 at age 71; purchased London Bridge in 1968 and shipped it to Lake Havasu, AZ.
Joanne Dru was an American film and television actress, known for such films as Red River, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, All the King's Men, and Wagon Master.Ca...
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Sep 12, 1996 · Joanne Dru, whose appearances in 40 movies included starring roles opposite John Wayne in the classic Westerns "Red River" and "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon," has died at age 74. Dru died of a respiratory ailment at her home late Tuesday, said her brother, veteran TV host Peter Marshall.Dru, who was discovered by director Howard Hawks while she worked as a model, made her screen debut in 1946 in "Abie's Irish Rose."
