Therese Ann Rutherford (November , â€" June , ) was a
Canadian-American actress in film, radio, and television. She had a
long career starring and co-starring in films, playing Polly Benedict
during the s and s in the Andy Hardy series, and as one of Scarlett
O'Hara's sisters in the film Gone with the Wind ().Rutherford was born
on November , , in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to John
Rutherford and Lucille (née Mansfield; â€") Rutherford. Rutherford's
mother was a silent film actress, and her father was a former operatic
tenor. While Rutherford was still a baby, the family moved to San
Francisco, California. Soon afterwards, her parents separated and
Lucille Mansfield moved to Los Angeles, California, with Ann
Rutherford and her sister Judith.While roller skating home from middle
school in Hollywood, Rutherford would stop at some of the radio
studios to listen to voice actors perform. After being criticized one
day by her English teacher, Rutherford decided to show her up. The
girl falsified an acting history and applied for work at radio station
KFAC. A month later, Rutherford had a part in a radio serial
drama.Rutherford was married twice. On December , , she married David
May II, the grandson of the founder of the May Company department
stores; the couple had a girl, Gloria May, in . On June , , Rutherford
and May were divorced in a court in Juárez, Mexico. On October , , in
New York City, Rutherford married actor/producer William Dozier, the
creator of the Batman (â€") TV series. Dozier died in Santa Monica of
a stroke on April , . Her companion of twenty years was Al Morley.
Canadian-American actress in film, radio, and television. She had a
long career starring and co-starring in films, playing Polly Benedict
during the s and s in the Andy Hardy series, and as one of Scarlett
O'Hara's sisters in the film Gone with the Wind ().Rutherford was born
on November , , in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to John
Rutherford and Lucille (née Mansfield; â€") Rutherford. Rutherford's
mother was a silent film actress, and her father was a former operatic
tenor. While Rutherford was still a baby, the family moved to San
Francisco, California. Soon afterwards, her parents separated and
Lucille Mansfield moved to Los Angeles, California, with Ann
Rutherford and her sister Judith.While roller skating home from middle
school in Hollywood, Rutherford would stop at some of the radio
studios to listen to voice actors perform. After being criticized one
day by her English teacher, Rutherford decided to show her up. The
girl falsified an acting history and applied for work at radio station
KFAC. A month later, Rutherford had a part in a radio serial
drama.Rutherford was married twice. On December , , she married David
May II, the grandson of the founder of the May Company department
stores; the couple had a girl, Gloria May, in . On June , , Rutherford
and May were divorced in a court in Juárez, Mexico. On October , , in
New York City, Rutherford married actor/producer William Dozier, the
creator of the Batman (â€") TV series. Dozier died in Santa Monica of
a stroke on April , . Her companion of twenty years was Al Morley.
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