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| 3 | Karen Morley (born Mildred Linton, December 12, 1909 – March 8, 2003) was an American film actress. |
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| 5 | After studying at Pasadena Playhouse, she was signed by Fox Studios and her big chance came when producer Creator/HowardHughes selected her to play the blond moll in the 1932 crime epic, ''Film/Scarface1932'', Morley was put on a contract by Creator/{{MGM}} and starred in such early 1930s movies as ''Film/MataHari'' (1931) (with Creator/GretaGarbo), ''Film/ArseneLupin1932'' (with Creator/JohnBarrymore), ''Film/DinnerAtEight'' (1933) (with Creator/JeanHarlow), as well as films with Creator/LionelBarrymore, Creator/WallaceBeery and Creator/BorisKarloff. In 1934, Morley left MGM after arguments about her roles and her private life, including her intention to start a family and her marriage to director Charles Vidor. She continued working as a freelance performer, appearing in Creator/KingVidor's ''Film/OurDailyBread'' (1934), Creator/MichaelCurtiz' ''Black Fury'' (1935) and ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'' (1940). |
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| 7 | In 1947, her screen career came to a halt when she testified before [[UsefulNotes/TheHollywoodBlacklist the House Committee on Un-American Activities]] and refused to answer questions about her possible enrollment in the Communist Party. Afterward, she continued promoting left-wing causes and married actor Lloyd Gough. In 1954, she ran unsuccessfully as a New York lieutenant governor candidate for the American Labor Party. |
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| 9 | In the early 1970s, Morley briefly resumed her acting career with guest roles in television series such as ''Series/{{Kojak}}'', ''Series/KungFu1972'', and ''Series/PoliceWoman''. |
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| 11 | !!Karen Morley works with TV Tropes pages: |
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| 13 | * ''Film/MataHari'' (1931) as Carlotta |
| 14 | * ''Film/ArseneLupin1932'' as Sonia |
| 15 | * ''Film/Scarface1932'' as Poppy |
| 16 | * ''Film/{{Downstairs}}'' (1932) as Karl's New Employer (uncredited) |
| 17 | * ''Film/ThePhantomOfCrestwood'' (1932) as Jenny Wren |
| 18 | * ''Film/TheMaskOfFuManchu'' (1932) as Sheila Barton |
| 19 | * ''Film/GabrielOverTheWhiteHouse'' (1933) as Pendola Molloy |
| 20 | * ''Film/DinnerAtEight'' (1933) as Mrs. Lucy Talbot |
| 21 | * ''Film/OurDailyBread'' (1934) as Mary Simms |
| 22 | * ''Film/TheLittlestRebel'' (1935) as Mrs. Cary |
| 23 | * ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'' (1940) as Mrs. Collins |
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