ANN DVORAK (1911-1979) Pre-code star at age 20 (SCARFACE); later in BLIND ALLEY (1939), CAFE HOSTESS (!940), GIRLS OF THE ROAD (1940), THE LONG NIGHT (1947).
GARY MERRILL (1915-1990) Most famous in association with Bette Davis (ALL ABOUT EVE). Noirs include SLATTERY'S HURRICANE (1949), WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS (1950), A BLUEPRINT FOR MURDER (1953), NIGHT WITHOUT SLEEP (1953). Was heard but not seen in the arthouse noir THE SAVAGE EYE (1960).
ELIZABETH RUSSELL (1916-2002) Appeared in various Val Lewton films at RKO, including CAT PEOPLE, THE SEVENTH VICTIM, THE CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE and BEDLAM.
NEHEMIAH PERSOFF (1919-2022) Early in his long career he appeared in various noirs: THE NAKED CITY (1948), THE WRONG MAN (1956), THE HARDER THEY FALL (1956) and STREET OF SINNERS (1957).
SIMONE VALERE (1921-2010) French actress who appeared in a handful of French noirs, incuding LA VOYAGEUR DE LA TOUSSAINT (1943), LA FIANCÉE DES TENEBRES (1945), and MANON (1949). She was married to noted character lead Jean Desailly.
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