Stephanie Bachelor

Stephanie Bachelor (May 23, 1912 – November 22, 1996) was an American film actress. During the 1940s, Bachelor briefly achieved leading status in supporting features such as Republic Pictures' Secrets of Scotland Yard. However, most of her appearances were supporting parts.

Stephanie Bachelor
Bachelor in Lady of Burlesque, 1943
BornMay 23, 1912
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedNovember 22, 1996 (1996-11-23) (aged 84)
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1943–1948
Spouse
Cornelius “Connie” Hurley
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(m. 1946; died 1976)​
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When Bachelor was 13, she studied drama in a school headed by Jessie Bonstelle.and she appeared in a professional show in Detroit. She also performed in productions at Newman School for Girls and Royal Oak High School.[3]

Bachelor modeled clothes for dress shops[3] and was a photographer's model in Detroit.[4] She acted on stage in New York before she began performing in films.[5]

Bachelor acted with the Penman Players in Detroit and performed on the Dramatized Book Review on CKLW radio. She was a member of a stock theater company whose show had closed when she visited Hollywood as a tourist. An agent invited her to test for a part in a film, and that led her her role in Lady of Burlesque.[3]

In December 1946, Bachelor married Cornelius Vincent "Connie" Hurley, who owned and operated a casino in Las Vegas.[3][6][7]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1943Lady of BurlesqueThe Princess Nirvena
1943His Butler's SisterDot Stanley
1944Her Primitive ManMarcia
1944Man from FriscoRuth Warnecke
1944Secrets of Scotland YardSudan Ainger
1944The Port of 40 ThievesMuriel Chaney
1944Experiment PerilousElaine
1944Lake Placid SerenadeIrene Cermak
1945Earl Carroll VanitiesClaire Elliott
1945Gangs of the WaterfrontJane Rodgers
1945Scotland Yard InvestigatorTony Collison
1946Crime of the CenturyAudrey Brandon
1946The Undercover WomanMarcia Conroy
1946Passkey to DangerGwen Hughes
1946G.I. War BridesElizabeth Wunderlich
1946The Magnificent RogueVera Lane
1946I've Always Loved YouRedhead
1947The Ghost Goes WildIrene Winters
1947Springtime in the SierrasJean Loring
1947BlackmailCarla
1948Campus HoneymoonDean Carson
1948King of the GamblersElsie Pringle
1948Sons of AdventureLaura Gifford
1948Homicide for ThreeCollette Rose - aka Madam Colette(final film role)

Bibliography
  • Hanson, Helen. Hollywood Heroines: Women in Film Noir and the Female Gothic Film. I.B. Tauris, 2007.

References
  1. "Stephanie Bachelor - the Private Life and Times of Stephanie Bachelor. Stephanie Bachelor Pictures".
  2. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1BQ-N4Q : 11 January 2021), Cornelius Hurley, Feb 1976; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  3. Ross, Jerry (June 15, 1947). "Good Egg". Detroit Free Press. p. 30. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Royal Oak Girl Back Home After First Film Role". Detroit Evening Times. May 23, 1943. p. 3. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Talk of Hollywood". The Evening Sun. Maryland, Baltimore. December 26, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. United Press International (May 12, 1967). "U.S. Indicts Seven Men on Charges of 'Skimming' Money in Casinos in Vegas". The Sacramento Bee. p. D3. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  7. "United States Census, 1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XVL-1YFV : Mon Mar 18 20:22:07 UTC 2024), Entry for Cornelius V Hurley and Stephanie Hurley, 12 May 1950.


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