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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 316126" data-attributes="member: 7"><p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Joyce Reynolds</strong> is a former Hollywood actress who held a contract with Warner Brothers during the 1940s.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"></p> <p style="text-align: justify">Reynolds was born in Detroit, Michigan on October 7, 1924. She attended the University of California, where a talent scout noticed her performing in and play and brought her to Hollywood for a screen test. This led to her film contract with Warner Brothers in 1942 when she was 17 years old.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"></p> <p style="text-align: justify">Reynolds made her feature film debut in YANKEE DOODLE DANDY, a 1942 biographical musical starring James Cagney. She had a minor role as a enthusiastic teen asking the retired George M. Cohan about his show business background. She was subsequently given more substantial roles in GEORGE WASHINGTON SLEPT HERE (1942), starring Jack Benny and Ann Sheridan, and THE CONSTANT NYMPH (1943), starring Charles Boyer and Joan Fontaine. Reynolds played Mark Twain's daughter, Clara Clemens, in THE ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN (1944), which starred Fredric March in the title role.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"></p> <p style="text-align: justify">She would receive top billing in JANIE (1944), playing the title role of a free-spirited teenager coping with the ever-changing attitudes of her small town during World War II. The film was directed by accomplished filmmaker Michael Curtiz and was enjoyed reasonable box office success. Her follow-up was HOLLYWOOD CANTEEN (1944), a morale-boosting ensemble film, featuring several celebrities volunteering their time at the real-life canteen founded by Bette Davis, John Garfield, and Jules C. Stein.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"></p> <p style="text-align: justify">In 1945, it was publicly announced that Reynolds was retiring from show business with the intention of furthering her education. Her contract with Warner Brothers was revoked, although she would continue to appear in films over the next few years. After a three-year absence, she starred with actor Robert Hutton in ALWAYS TOGETHER (1947), a low-budget romantic comedy that was so successful the duo later appeared in WALLFLOWER (1948) together. Reynolds made her final film appearance in GIRLS' SCHOOL in 1950.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"></p> <p style="text-align: justify">Reynolds has been married three times and has two children. She is still living and is currently 97 years old.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]35467[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 316126, member: 7"] [JUSTIFY][B]Joyce Reynolds[/B] is a former Hollywood actress who held a contract with Warner Brothers during the 1940s. Reynolds was born in Detroit, Michigan on October 7, 1924. She attended the University of California, where a talent scout noticed her performing in and play and brought her to Hollywood for a screen test. This led to her film contract with Warner Brothers in 1942 when she was 17 years old. Reynolds made her feature film debut in YANKEE DOODLE DANDY, a 1942 biographical musical starring James Cagney. She had a minor role as a enthusiastic teen asking the retired George M. Cohan about his show business background. She was subsequently given more substantial roles in GEORGE WASHINGTON SLEPT HERE (1942), starring Jack Benny and Ann Sheridan, and THE CONSTANT NYMPH (1943), starring Charles Boyer and Joan Fontaine. Reynolds played Mark Twain's daughter, Clara Clemens, in THE ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN (1944), which starred Fredric March in the title role. She would receive top billing in JANIE (1944), playing the title role of a free-spirited teenager coping with the ever-changing attitudes of her small town during World War II. The film was directed by accomplished filmmaker Michael Curtiz and was enjoyed reasonable box office success. Her follow-up was HOLLYWOOD CANTEEN (1944), a morale-boosting ensemble film, featuring several celebrities volunteering their time at the real-life canteen founded by Bette Davis, John Garfield, and Jules C. Stein. In 1945, it was publicly announced that Reynolds was retiring from show business with the intention of furthering her education. Her contract with Warner Brothers was revoked, although she would continue to appear in films over the next few years. After a three-year absence, she starred with actor Robert Hutton in ALWAYS TOGETHER (1947), a low-budget romantic comedy that was so successful the duo later appeared in WALLFLOWER (1948) together. Reynolds made her final film appearance in GIRLS' SCHOOL in 1950. Reynolds has been married three times and has two children. She is still living and is currently 97 years old.[/JUSTIFY] [ATTACH type="full" width="306px" alt="1644951081573.png"]35467[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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