Gayle Hunnicutt, the Texas-born actor known for 1969’s “Marlowe” and her role as Vanessa Beaumont in “Dallas,” died on Aug. 31 in London, according to The Times of London. She was 80.
Hunnicutt played Vanessa Beaumont, an English aristocrat who shares an illegitimate son with Larry Hagman’s J.R. Ewing, in the final three seasons of “Dallas” from 1989 to 1991.
Born on Feb. 6, 1943, in Fort Worth, Texas, Hunnicutt made her television debut in 1966 on the NBC sitcom “Mister Roberts.” She guested on several series in the ’60s, including “The Beverly Hillbillies,” “Hey Landlord,” “Love on a Rooftop” and “Get Smart.”
On the film side, Hunnicutt starred opposite James Garner in the 1969 neo-noir crime film “Marlowe,” in which she played television star Mavis Wald. She appeared in more than 30 films during her career, including “The Wild Angels,” “P.J.,” “Freelance,” “Running Scared,” “Target” and “The Legend of Hell House” opposite Roddy McDowell.
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Hunnicutt played Vanessa Beaumont, an English aristocrat who shares an illegitimate son with Larry Hagman’s J.R. Ewing, in the final three seasons of “Dallas” from 1989 to 1991.
Born on Feb. 6, 1943, in Fort Worth, Texas, Hunnicutt made her television debut in 1966 on the NBC sitcom “Mister Roberts.” She guested on several series in the ’60s, including “The Beverly Hillbillies,” “Hey Landlord,” “Love on a Rooftop” and “Get Smart.”
On the film side, Hunnicutt starred opposite James Garner in the 1969 neo-noir crime film “Marlowe,” in which she played television star Mavis Wald. She appeared in more than 30 films during her career, including “The Wild Angels,” “P.J.,” “Freelance,” “Running Scared,” “Target” and “The Legend of Hell House” opposite Roddy McDowell.
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- 9/6/2023
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
From a pop culture perspective, private detectives stand for all that’s memorable about film noir. The indifference, the wittiness, and the moral ambiguity that define each urban knight has since become the stuff of parodied legend. We’re talking about the mediators between the crooks and the cops, the embodiment of back alley grayness that’s so tough to pin down. P.I.’s could cooperate with the law if needed, but they could just as soon do business with the bad guys for the right price. To a certain extent, that is – shamus work has always attracted the ignored and the ethical. The Wild West has mythical men with no name, The Asphalt Jungle has names with investigating licenses attached to them. Instead of a poncho and a ten gallon hat, they’re provided a fedora and trench coat.
The archetype has undergone many faces throughout Hollywood’s history,...
The archetype has undergone many faces throughout Hollywood’s history,...
- 2/16/2016
- by Danilo Castro
- CinemaNerdz
Coleen Gray in 'The Sleeping City' with Richard Conte. Coleen Gray after Fox: B Westerns and films noirs (See previous post: “Coleen Gray Actress: From Red River to Film Noir 'Good Girls'.”) Regarding the demise of her Fox career (the year after her divorce from Rod Amateau), Coleen Gray would recall for Confessions of a Scream Queen author Matt Beckoff: I thought that was the end of the world and that I was a total failure. I was a mass of insecurity and depended on agents. … Whether it was an 'A' picture or a 'B' picture didn't bother me. It could be a Western movie, a sci-fi film. A job was a job. You did the best with the script that you had. Fox had dropped Gray at a time of dramatic upheavals in the American film industry: fast-dwindling box office receipts as a result of competition from television,...
- 10/15/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Comic-Con International begins on Wednesday, so of course everyone is tweeting about upcoming comic book movie projects and conveniently leaked teasers. This means that Hollywood publicity people are doing their jobs!
The "Amazing Spider-Man" teaser that slipped out got a relatively warm reception, though P.J. Holden surely isn't the only Spidey reader suffering from origin story fatigue. The "Walking Dead" Season 2 trailer, meanwhile, didn't give anything away about what AMC's got in store, but it was fun to see. Damon Lindelof's thoughts on the show, as well as "Powers" TV info and Mark Waid's frustrations over DC rebooting Superman made the day's top retweets after the jump.
I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is the Twitter Report for July 19, 2011.
@goonguy There's a large group of ladies already camping outside the con center. Terrible suspicion it's for something twilight related.
-Eric Powell, Writer/Artist ("Action Comics," "The Goon")
@brianwood I...
The "Amazing Spider-Man" teaser that slipped out got a relatively warm reception, though P.J. Holden surely isn't the only Spidey reader suffering from origin story fatigue. The "Walking Dead" Season 2 trailer, meanwhile, didn't give anything away about what AMC's got in store, but it was fun to see. Damon Lindelof's thoughts on the show, as well as "Powers" TV info and Mark Waid's frustrations over DC rebooting Superman made the day's top retweets after the jump.
I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is the Twitter Report for July 19, 2011.
@goonguy There's a large group of ladies already camping outside the con center. Terrible suspicion it's for something twilight related.
-Eric Powell, Writer/Artist ("Action Comics," "The Goon")
@brianwood I...
- 7/19/2011
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Splash Page
Paul Cornell picked a timely week to go exclusive with house of Superman and Batman, as a DC Comics iPad App magically appeared last night in Apple's App Store. This move by the Warner Bros.-owned publisher obviously commanded quite a few tweet responses, and I've retweeted a few of the most relevant ones below.
In the meantime, you can also check out what Cornell's first order of business was today, what Chris Samnee's favorite "Doctor Who" episode is, and what biting words Frank Tieri had for FIFA in regards to the World Cup this year.
I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is Twitter Report for June 23, 2010.
@Paul_Cornell Today I'll be writing Action Comics from the Red Lion in Faringdon. Lunch and then the England match. #fb
-Paul Cornell, Writer ("Wisdom," "Captain Britain and Mi: 13")
@FrankTieri FIFA clearly stands for Finding Instances to F--- America. #worldcup
-Frank Tieri, Writer ("Wolverine,...
In the meantime, you can also check out what Cornell's first order of business was today, what Chris Samnee's favorite "Doctor Who" episode is, and what biting words Frank Tieri had for FIFA in regards to the World Cup this year.
I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is Twitter Report for June 23, 2010.
@Paul_Cornell Today I'll be writing Action Comics from the Red Lion in Faringdon. Lunch and then the England match. #fb
-Paul Cornell, Writer ("Wisdom," "Captain Britain and Mi: 13")
@FrankTieri FIFA clearly stands for Finding Instances to F--- America. #worldcup
-Frank Tieri, Writer ("Wolverine,...
- 6/23/2010
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Splash Page
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