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1937
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Wedding Present

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1936
Let's Sing Again

as Marge Wilkins

1936
The Raven

as Mary Burns

1935
Break of Hearts

as Miss Wilson

1935
Hold Your Man

as Maizie

1933
Cheating Blondes

as Polly

1933
Big City Blues

as Faun

1932
Loose Ankles

as Betty

1930
Bright Lights

as Peggy North

1930
The Song of the Flame

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1930
Sunny

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1930
Spring Is Here

as Mary Jane Braley

1930
Inez Courtney Inez Courtney

Birthday

1908-03-12

Place of Birth

New York, New York, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Inez Courtney (March 12, 1908 – April 5, 1975) was an American actress on the Broadway stage and in films. Born in New York City, New York, she came from a large Irish-American family. Her father died when she was fifteen so she decided to go onto the stage. A year later she was doing a specialty dance which earned her the nicknames of St Vitis, Mosquito and Lightning. Courtney's first role as a singer and dancer came in the musical The Wild Rose in 1926. She became well-known among New York theatrical audiences for her work in Good News (1927), a musical comedy about college life. Her other credits include Spring Is Here in 1929 and America's Sweetheart in 1931. In the early 1930s, Miss Courtney left Broadway and went to Hollywood. Courtney acted in 58 films between 1930 and 1940. She secured her first movie work by asking Harry Cohn of Columbia Pictures for his assistance. The red-headed comedian made her screen debut as Cousin Betty in Loose Ankles (1930). The film co-starred Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Loretta Young. Her many movie credits include The Raven (1935), Suzy (1936), The Shop Around the Corner (1940), and Turnabout (1940), her last film. Courtney was married to an Italian nobleman, whereby she acquired the title Marchesa, but did not use it. She died at the Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune, New Jersey in 1975 of undisclosed causes at the age of 67.
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