Lois Collier

Career overview

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Synopsis:
Career started in 1938.
First role: small but credited role in A Desperate Adventure (starring Ramon Novarro and Marian Marsh).
1940-1949: Active and somewhat successful, playing mostly heroine roles in B-movies.
Starred opposite western stars Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, and Dennis Moore.
1950: Starred in sci-fi serial The Flying Disc Man from Mars.
Called the Fourth Mesquiteer (featured as female lead in seven Republic Pictures' The Three Mesquiteers movies).
Played Carol in the CBS soap opera Dear John (ran in 1930s and 1940s).
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Known credits: 43.
Gender: Female.
Birthday: March 21, 1919.
Death: January 27, 1999 (79 years old).
Birthplace: Salley, South Carolina, USA.
Also known as: Lois C.
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Confirmed: Called the Fourth Mesquiteer due to seven Republic Pictures' The Three Mesquiteers movies featuring her as the female lead.
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Lois Collier was an actress born on March 21, 1919, in Salley, South Carolina. Her acting career began in 1938 with a small, credited role in the film A Desperate Adventure, which starred Ramon Novarro and Marian Marsh. Between 1940 and 1949, Collier maintained an active career, often appearing in B-movies in heroine roles. During this decade, she frequently starred alongside western actors Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, and Dennis Moore.

Collier is noted for her work with Republic Pictures, where she was sometimes referred to as the Fourth Mesquiteer because she appeared as the female lead in seven of The Three Mesquiteers movies. In 1950, she starred in the science fiction serial The Flying Disc Man from Mars. Her television work included playing the character Carol in the CBS soap opera Dear John, which aired during the 1930s and 1940s. Collier has 43 known credits and passed away on January 27, 1999, at the age of 79.
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Total: ~170 words.
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Mention she is also known as Lois C.
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Lois Collier was an actress born on March 21, 1919, in Salley, South Carolina. Also known as Lois C, her acting career