Stephanie Bachelor | |
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Born | May 23, 1912 |
Died | November 22, 1996 | (aged 84)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1943–1948 |
Spouse |
Cornelius “Connie” Hurley
(m. 1946; died 1976) |
Stephanie Bachelor (May 23, 1912 – November 22, 1996) was an American film actress. During the 1940s, Bachelor briefly achieved leading status in supporting features such as Republic Pictures' Secrets of Scotland Yard. However, most of her appearances were supporting parts.
When Bachelor was 13, she studied drama in a school headed by Jessie Bonstelle.and she appeared in a professional show in Detroit. She also performed in productions at Newman School for Girls and Royal Oak High School.[3]
Bachelor modeled clothes for dress shops[3] and was a photographer's model in Detroit.[4] She acted on stage in New York before she began performing in films.[5]
Bachelor acted with the Penman Players in Detroit and performed on the Dramatized Book Review on CKLW radio. She was a member of a stock theater company whose show had closed when she visited Hollywood as a tourist. An agent invited her to test for a part in a film, and that led her her role in Lady of Burlesque.[3]
In December 1946, Bachelor married Cornelius Vincent "Connie" Hurley, who owned and operated a casino in Las Vegas.[3][6][7]