Faith Domergue | |
|---|---|
 Domergue in 1946 | |
| Born | June 16, 1924 or June 16, 1925[a] New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 4, 1999 (age 73–74) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1941–1974 |
| Spouses | Paolo Cossa
(m. 1966; died 1992) |
| Children | 2 |
Faith Marie Domergue[citation needed] (/doʊˈmɛərɡ/;[7] June 16, 1924, or 1925 – April 4, 1999) was an American film and television actress. Discovered at age 16 by media and aircraft mogul Howard Hughes, she was signed to a contract with Hughes's RKO Radio Pictures and cast as the lead in the studio's thriller Vendetta, which had a troubled four-year production before finally being released in 1950.
Domergue appeared in science-fiction and horror pictures, such as Cult of the Cobra, This Island Earth, It Came from Beneath the Sea, and The Atomic Man, all released in 1955, earning her a reputation as an early "scream queen". Domergue's later career consisted of B movies, television guest roles, and European productions.
- ^ "Obituaries: Faith Domergue; Film Star Contracted by Howard Hughes". Los Angeles Times. April 17, 1999.
- ^ Raw, Laurence (2012). Character Actors in Horror and Science Fiction Films, 1930-1960. McFarland. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-786-44474-8.
- ^ Hollywood Femmes Fatales and Ladies of Film Noir. Vol. 3. Lulu Com. 2011. ISBN 978-1-257-77212-4.
- ^ "Faith Domergue". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016.
- ^ Vallance, Tom (May 11, 1999). "Obituary: Faith Domergue". The Independent.
- ^ Willis, John A.; Blum, Daniel C. (1990). Screen World (Vol. 41). Vol. 41. Crown Publishers. p. 225. ISBN 9780517578414.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Say How: D". National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
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