Carol Hughes

Carol Hughes

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1910-01-17
Deathday: 1995-08-08 (85 years old)

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Biography

Carol Hughes (born Catherine Mabel Hukill, January 17, 1910 – August 8, 1995) was an American actress. She is best remembered for her leading roles opposite Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, and for her role as Dale Arden in Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940). Hughes was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Charles, an upholsterer, and Mable Hukill (née Stift). Both of her parents were born in Chicago; her mother's grandparents were from Germany. She was raised in a rented house at 2122 Pearl Court in Chicago along with a cousin, Pearl Hukill. As a teenager, she was drawn to acting and participated in school plays.

At the age of 14, she began acting and dancing in short musical comedies with an Oshkosh stock company. The following year, she appeared as Katie Conway in the Conway Sisters team, having learned to sing and play piano. In the late 1920s, she teamed with Frank Faylen to form the comedy dancing and singing team of Faylen and Hughes in which she played the "dumb girl" Kitty Hughes. In 1928, the 18-year-old Hughes married Frank Faylen. By the early 1930s, they were performing together in stock and vaudeville shows throughout Illinois and Wisconsin.In 1935, Hughes and Faylen moved to Hollywood to attempt movie careers. Hughes began her film career playing bit parts in George White's 1935 Scandals (1935) and Ceiling Zero (1936). After being signed on as a contract player by Warner Bros. in 1936, her first name was changed to Carol and she began to appear in credited speaking roles, mostly in B movies. By 1937, she was appearing in leading roles in films such as Meet the Boy Friend, Marry the Girl, Renfrew of the Royal Mounted, and The Westland Case.

In 1938, Hughes transitioned to Western films appearing opposite Gene Autry in Gold Mine in the Sky (1938), Man from Music Mountain (1938), and Under Fiesta Stars (1941), and opposite Roy Rogers in Under Western Stars (1938). In 1940, she landed one of her best-known roles as Dale Arden in Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940).Throughout the early 1940s, Hughes appeared in leading roles in Top Sergeant Mulligan (1941), The Miracle Kid (1941), My Son, the Hero (1943), She's for Me (1943), and The Beautiful Cheat. As the decade progressed, however, she appeared increasingly in minor roles in films such as The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947), Every Girl Should Be Married (1948), and Mighty Joe Young (1949). In 1947, Hughes returned to the stage to perform in Trouble for Rent.Hughes made brief returns to Western films in leading roles in Home in Oklahoma (1946) with Roy Rogers, and Stagecoach Kid (1949) with Tim Holt—the latter film featured her last major screen role. Minor roles followed in D.O.A. (1950) and Scaramouche (1952). In the last years of her film career, Hughes appeared mainly in RKO film shorts and one television series episode.Hughes' husband Frank Faylen continued working as a character actor in films and television through the 1970s. He appeared in supporting roles in numerous films, including The Pride of the Yankees (1942), The Lost Weekend (1945), Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946) in the role of Ernie the cabdriver, Road to Rio (1948), Gunfight at the OK Corral (1965), and Funny Girl (1968). He is best-known today for playing the father Herbert T. Gillis in the television series The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959-1963). Hughes and Faylen raised two daughters, Catherine (or Kay) and Carol, both of whom became actresses. Their daughter Kay was the first wife of Regis Philbin. Their daughter Carol appeared in the television series Leave It to Beaver (1962–1963) and The Bing Crosby Show (1964–1965). Hughes and Faylen remained married for 57 years until his death in 1985.

Hughes died on August 8, 1995, in Burbank, California, at the age of 85. She is buried next to her husband in San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California.

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Filmography

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Dale Arden
Peril from the Planet Mongo

Peril from the Planet Mongo (1966)

Movie
Dale Arden
Purple Death from Outer Space

Purple Death from Outer Space (1966)

Movie
Peggy - Andy's Daughter
Pardon My Wrench

Pardon My Wrench (1953)

Movie
Pierrette
Scaramouche

Scaramouche (1952)

Movie
Betty Ames
Ghost Buster

Ghost Buster (1952)

Movie
Kitty
D.O.A.

D.O.A. (1949)

Movie
1
Birdie
Stagecoach Kid

Stagecoach Kid (1949)

Movie
Hyde's Secretary (uncredited)
Slightly French

Slightly French (1949)

Movie
Florence
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)

Movie
6
Jan Holloway
Home in Oklahoma

Home in Oklahoma (1946)

Movie
Mrs. Van Pragg
Joe Palooka, Champ

Joe Palooka, Champ (1946)

Movie
Zara, the High Priestess
Jungle Raiders

Jungle Raiders (1945)

Movie
Marguerite Fontain
The Red Dragon

The Red Dragon (1945)

Movie
Dolly Marsh
The Beautiful Cheat

The Beautiful Cheat (1945)

Movie
Tessie (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties (1945)

Movie
Loolie Fisher (uncredited)
Pillow to Post

Pillow to Post (1945)

Movie
Linda Slocum
My Son, The Hero

My Son, The Hero (1943)

Movie
Girl in Back Room
Lucky Jordan

Lucky Jordan (1942)

Movie
Pat Hilton
The Miracle Kid

The Miracle Kid (1941)

Movie
Avis
Top Sergeant Mulligan

Top Sergeant Mulligan (1941)

Movie
Barbara Erwin
Under Fiesta Stars

Under Fiesta Stars (1941)

Movie
Peggy Morton
Desperate Cargo

Desperate Cargo (1941)

Movie
Sally Travers
I'll Wait for You

I'll Wait for You (1941)

Movie
Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)

Movie
Betty Lambert
Emergency Landing

Emergency Landing (1941)

Movie
Helen Parker
Scattergood Baines

Scattergood Baines (1941)

Movie
Alice Randall
The Border Legion

The Border Legion (1940)

Movie
Bill's Wife
Meat and Romance

Meat and Romance (1940)

Movie
Dale Arden
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)

Movie
9
Jean Carter, Woman in Bar
Married and in Love

Married and in Love (1940)

Movie
Patsy
The Day the Bookies Wept

The Day the Bookies Wept (1939)

Movie
Salesgirl at Modiste Salon (uncredited)
The Women

The Women (1939)

Movie
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Love Affair

Love Affair (1939)

Movie
Helen Foster
Man from Music Mountain

Man from Music Mountain (1938)

Movie
Cody Langham
Gold Mine in the Sky

Gold Mine in the Sky (1938)

Movie
Eleanor Fairbanks
Under Western Stars

Under Western Stars (1938)

Movie
Emily Lou Martin
The Westland Case

The Westland Case (1937)

Movie
Virginia Bronson
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted

Renfrew of the Royal Mounted (1937)

Movie
Virginia Radway
Marry the Girl

Marry the Girl (1937)

Movie
June Delaney
Meet the Boy Friend

Meet the Boy Friend (1937)

Movie
Angie
Ready, Willing and Able

Ready, Willing and Able (1937)

Movie
Audrey Trowbridge
Three Men on a Horse

Three Men on a Horse (1936)

Movie
Mary Hilton
Polo Joe

Polo Joe (1936)

Movie
Gracie
Stage Struck

Stage Struck (1936)

Movie
Sally Blair
Earthworm Tractors

Earthworm Tractors (1936)

Movie
Esther Linton
The Case of the Velvet Claws

The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)

Movie
Hortense Burke-Meyers
The Golden Arrow

The Golden Arrow (1936)

Movie
Mary Lou (uncredited)
The Singing Kid

The Singing Kid (1936)

Movie
Chorine (uncredited)
George White's 1935 Scandals

George White's 1935 Scandals (1935)

Movie
(as Kay Hughes)
His Old Flame

His Old Flame (1935)

Movie
Club Member (as Kay Hughes)
It's the Cats

It's the Cats (1934)

Movie

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Carol HughesCarol Hughes

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1910-01-17

Deathday
1995-08-08 (85 years old)

Birth Name
Catherine Mabel Hukill

Birth Place
Chicago, United States of America

Relationships
Frank Faylen (1928-01-01 - 1985-01-01)

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Catherine Mabel Hukill, Catherine Hughes, Carolyn Hughes


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