Beverly Washburn Biography

American actress (born 1943)

Beverly Washburn (born November 25, 1943) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the Walt Disney drama Old Yeller (1957) and the American General Pictures horror Spider Baby (1967).

Early years

Washburn was born in Los Angeles, California, on November 25, 1943, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Washburn of Hollywood. She is the aunt of actress Darlene Tompkins., as well as the sister of actress Audrey Allen.

Career

Washburn began her career as a child actor, when she was 3 years old, appearing in The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) and Frank Capra's Here Comes the Groom (1951). Her subsequent film credits included a supporting role in the Walt Disney feature Old Yeller (1957), for which she is the last surviving cast member of said film. By age 16, she had appeared in 10 films and more than 500 television programs.

On television, Washburn portrayed Kathryn "Kit" Wilson, on Professional Father, Shirley Mitchell on Gidget, and Vickie M*ey on The New Loretta Young Show.: 756  She was also seen regularly on A Letter to Loretta: 597  and The Loretta Young Theater.: 623 

Washburn is the author of Reel Tears: The Beverly Washburn Story, Take Two, which BearManor Media re-released in 2013.

Filmography

Film

Partial television

References

Sources

• Lisanti, Tom (2015). Drive-in Dream Girls: A Galaxy of B-Movie Starlets of the Sixties. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN:978-0-786-49342-5.

External links

• Beverly Washburn at IMDb