Melinda Plowman | |
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| Born | Melinda Ann Plowman May 13, 1941 Abilene, Texas, U.S. |
| Other names | Melinda Ann Casey Melinda Casey |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, assistant director |
| Years active | 1949−1996 |
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| Children | 2 |
Melinda Ann Plowman (born May 13, 1941), also known as Melinda Ann Casey and Melinda Casey, is an American actress and associate director. She began her acting career at age 6 and appeared in feature films and television episodes through the 1960s. In the 1970s, she became a member of the Directors Guild of America and worked as an associate director through the 1990s.
Early life
Melinda Ann Plowman was born on May 13, 1941, in Abilene, Texas.[1] Her parents, Homer Lee Plowman and Lura Frances Slaughter, had met and married in Abilene in 1934.[2] She has one younger sister.[3] Her second birthday party, hosted by her mother and grandmother, was reported in the Abilene Reporter-News.[4]
The family moved to Los Angeles in 1942.[5] Plowman was enrolled in a dance school at age 3.[5] She was "discovered" at the age of 6 through the dancing school and was cast in a bit part in the 1949 film Little Women.[5]
Career
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Acting
Plowman acted in Hollywood films in the 1950s but primarily worked in television.[6] She appeared in seven NBC Matinee Theater episodes, as well as episodes of Ford Theatre, The Loretta Young Show, and The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show.[5] She was one of the original Mouseketeers on The Mickey Mouse Club.[7][8][9]
Her parents preferred to maintain her status as a freelance actor rather than a studio contract player.[3] Her mother accompanied her on the set.[3] When she wasn't working, Plowman attended a public elementary school and, later, San Marino High School in San Marino, California.[5] During film shoots, she had a private tutor on the set.[3][5]
Plowman landed her first leading role at the age of 25 in the 1966 horror film Billy the Kid Versus Dracula.[6]
Directing
In the 1970s, she joined the Directors Guild of America, listing herself as an associate director under the name Melinda Ann Casey.[10] She continued working on film crews through the 1990s.
Personal life
Plowman married Phil Casey, a talent manager, in Las Vegas in August 1967.[11] They had one son.[2] Plowman later married Robert Ballew, with whom she has a daughter.[2] In 1971, her parents moved back to Fort Worth.[2] She lives in Victoria, British Columbia.[2]
Filmography (as an actress)
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Little Women | Girl | Uncredited[5] |
| Holiday Affair | Girl | ||
| Ma and Pa Kettle | Susie Kettle | ||
| 1950 | Three Came Home | English girl | |
| My Blue Heaven | Pringle girl | ||
| Again Pioneers | Rebecca Ashby | As Malinda Plowman | |
| 1951 | Home Town Story | Katie Washburn | |
| Chicago Calling | Nancy Cannon | ||
| 1952 | Monkey Business | Little girl | |
| Carrie | Little girl | ||
| 1953 | Pack Train | Judy | |
| 1956 | Wiretapper | ||
| 1957 | The Green-Eyed Blonde | Betsy Abel | As Linda Plowman |
| 1966 | Billy the Kid Versus Dracula | Betty Bentley | |
| 1976 | Street Girls | Adelle | As Linda Reynolds |
| 1982 | Wrong Is Right | W.T.N. news staffer | As Melinda Ann Casey[12] |
| Sources:[13][14] | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Big Town | Kathy | |
| The Gene Autry Show | Betsy Simmons | ||
| The Cisco Kid | Carol Cartright | ||
| 1952 | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | Girl, Linda, Melinda, Sean's girl, Sue Bailey | 5 episodes |
| Ford Television Theatre | Little girl | ||
| Cavalcade of America | Vi as a teenager | ||
| 1953 | The Danny Thomas Show | Mary Lou | |
| General Electric Theater | Charlotte Dunn | ||
| 1954 | Rocky Jones, Space Ranger | Jonica | |
| Annie Oakley | Jill Turner, Penny | 2 episodes | |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Champion | Sally Custer | Episode: "Salted Ground"[13] |
| The Adventures of Champion | Lorna | Episode: "Canyon of Wanted Men"[13] | |
| Science Fiction Theatre | Alice | ||
| 1956 | The Mickey Mouse Club | Peggy | [7] |
| Diamond Mystery Theater | Susan Davis | Episode: "The Man Across the Street"[15] | |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show | Babs | Episode: "Parting of the Ways"[13] |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Patience Fairweather | Season 3, Episode 22 "Detour" | |
| 1959 | The June Allyson Show | Nancy | 1 episode |
| Bonanza | Heather Lowell | 1 episode | |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Central High Girl | ||
| 1960 | My Three Sons | Julie | Season 6, episode: "the wrong Robbie" |
| National Velvet | Sally Grimes | ||
| 1961 | The Americans | Molly | 1 episode |
| Bachelor Father | Agnes | 1 episode | |
| 1962 | Wagon Train | Penelope | Episode: "Path of the Serpent"[16] |
| Perry Mason | Maureen Thomas | Episode: "The Case of the Polka-Dot Pony"[17] | |
| Going My Way | Jane Everett | ||
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Ellen Tolan | Episode: "See Hollywood and Die" |
| The Virginian | Episode: "A Time Remembered" | ||
| My Favorite Martian | Sally | ||
| Petticoat Junction | Mary Jane Burris | ||
| 1964 | The Outer Limits | Viva Hayden | Episode: "Don't Open Till Doomsday" |
| Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Girl Marine | ||
| 1965 | Please Don't Eat the Daisies | Terry, Secretary | 2 episodes |
| 1966 | The Felony Squad | Mylene Bruce, Suellen Taubs | 2 episodes |
| Bonanza | Episode: "Four Sisters from Boston"[18] | ||
| 1967 | Judd, for the Defense | Girl | |
| 1969–1971 | Hot Wheels (TV series) | Janet Martin | Voice[19] |
| Skyhawks | Cynthia Hughes | Voice[20] | |
| Sources:[12][13][21] | |||
References
- ↑ "Six New Arrivals At Hospitals Here". Abilene Reporter-News. May 13, 1941. p. 14. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Frances Slaughter Plowman". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 11, 2017. p. A16. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 "Teenager Vacations From Career as Well as School". Abilene Reporter-News. August 28, 1957. p. 48. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Melinda Plowman Honored on Birthday". Abilene Reporter-News. May 16, 1943. p. 35. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Harter, Billie (August 27, 1957). "Melinda Plowman, Young Starlet, Visits In City". Lubbock Evening Journal. p. 4. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 Boggs 2013, p. 181.
- 1 2 Woolery 1985, p. 478.
- ↑ Bowles 1976, p. 137.
- ↑ "Times TV Log". San Mateo Times. March 13, 1957. p. 23. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Directory of Members. Directors Guild of America. 1976. pp. 56, 399. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ↑ Carroll, Harrison (August 30, 1967). "Behind the Scenes". Shenandoah Evening Herald. p. 16. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Melinda Casey". Video Detective. 2020. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Melinda Plowman". British Film Institute. 2020. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Melinda Plowman". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. 2019. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Thursday, July 12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 8, 1956. p. 6. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wagon Train". TV Guide. 2020. Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ↑ Kelleher, Brian; Merrill, Diana (1998). "Episode Guide – The Sixth Season". The Perry Mason TV Show Book. Archived from the original on July 10, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- ↑ "TV Week". Pasadena Independent Star-News. October 30, 1966. p. 73. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Terrace 2014, p. 478.
- ↑ Terrace 2014, p. 980.
- ↑ "Melinda Plowman". TV Guide. 2020. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
Sources
- Boggs, Johnny D. (2013). Billy the Kid on Film, 1911-2012. McFarland. ISBN 9781476603353.
- Bowles, Jerry G. (1976). Forever Hold Your Banner High!: The Story of the Mickey Mouse Club and what Happened to the Mouseketeers. Doubleday. ISBN 9780385116220.
- Terrace, Vincent (2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). McFarland. ISBN 9780786486410.
- Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television, Part II: The First Thirty-five Years, 1946-1981. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810816510.
External links
- Melinda Plowman at IMDb
- Melinda Plowman at the TCM Movie Database