Kathleen Hughes (born Elizabeth Margaret von Gerkan November , ) is an
American actress.Hughes' uncle, F. Hugh Herbert, was a playwright who
authored Kiss and Tell and The Moon is Blue. Her desire to act was
inspired by a film she saw featuring Donald O'Connor, which gave her
the idea that "acting looked like fun."Hughes was discovered in a
Little Theater production in . Signed to a seven-year contract with th
Century Fox, she made films for the studio. She appeared in five
motion pictures for Universal Studios, including the cult film It Came
From Outer Space. Released on May , , the sci-fi feature was adapted
from the writing of Ray Bradbury. It was Universal's first entry into
the D-film medium.[citation needed] Hughes co-starred with Edward G.
Robinson in a crime drama, The Glass Web, and opposite Rock Hudson in
an adventure film that year, The Golden Blade.By , Hughes was
appearing in television series. She played in episodes of Alfred
Hitchcock Presents (â€"), Telephone Time (), The Bob Cummings Show (),
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Sunset Strip (), Hotel de Paree
(), Tightrope (), General Electric Theater (â€"), The Tall Man (),
Bachelor Father (), Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (), and I Dream of Jeannie
().
American actress.Hughes' uncle, F. Hugh Herbert, was a playwright who
authored Kiss and Tell and The Moon is Blue. Her desire to act was
inspired by a film she saw featuring Donald O'Connor, which gave her
the idea that "acting looked like fun."Hughes was discovered in a
Little Theater production in . Signed to a seven-year contract with th
Century Fox, she made films for the studio. She appeared in five
motion pictures for Universal Studios, including the cult film It Came
From Outer Space. Released on May , , the sci-fi feature was adapted
from the writing of Ray Bradbury. It was Universal's first entry into
the D-film medium.[citation needed] Hughes co-starred with Edward G.
Robinson in a crime drama, The Glass Web, and opposite Rock Hudson in
an adventure film that year, The Golden Blade.By , Hughes was
appearing in television series. She played in episodes of Alfred
Hitchcock Presents (â€"), Telephone Time (), The Bob Cummings Show (),
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Sunset Strip (), Hotel de Paree
(), Tightrope (), General Electric Theater (â€"), The Tall Man (),
Bachelor Father (), Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (), and I Dream of Jeannie
().
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