Rita Quigley

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She appeared in more than a dozen films during the 1940s. After making her big screen debut at the age of seventeen in the 1940 picture "Susan and God", she would have memorable roles in the pictures "Five Little Peppers in Trouble" (1940), "The Howards of Virginia" (1940), "Jennie" (1940), "Ride, Kelly, Ride" (1941), "Blonde Inspiration" (1941), "Riot Squad" (1941), "Isle of Forgotten Sins" (1943), "Whispering Footsteps" (1943) and the "Charlie Chan" film "The Trap" (1946). Among her notable co-stars were Joan Crawford, Fredric March and John Carradine. She retired from acting during her mid-twenties to raise a family. Her younger sister Juanita Quigley was a child-actress who appeared in numerous films during the 1930s and 1940s.

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    Name Rita Quigley
    Build Slim
    Hair Color Brown - Light
    Date of Birth March 311923
    Birthplace Los Angeles, California
    Star Sign Aries
    Died August 252008 (Aged 85)
    Location of Death Arroyo Grande, California
    Nationality American
    Ethnicity White
    Occupation Actress
    Celebrity Index Ri
    Claim to Fame Susan and God

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:: Juanita Quigley [Sister] (also known as Baby Jane in the 1930`s)

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  • Retired in her mid-twenties to raise a family.
  • "Rita`s Rainbows" is a non-profit organization that was set up in memory of Rita`s late granddaughter, and dedicated to the cause of helping children in need.
  • Early 1940s "B"-level ingénue of westerns, light comedies and social drama who entered films as a teen and played impressionable types. She left acting to marry.
  • After raising a large family, she returned to work after her children were grown to join the staff at the Petroleum Club of Los Angeles. She eventually became Corporate Secretary and the first woman ever to serve on its Board of Directors.
  • Was interred at Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles.
  • Had six children by husband Arthur: Daughters Judy Sims (who predeceased her)and TC Goble (formerly Theresa Goehner) and sons Martin, Paul, Andre, and Patrick.
  • Sister of child actress Juanita Quigley.
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