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Elena Verdugo
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Elena Verdugo, born April 25, 1925, in Paso Robles, California of Spanish parentage, is an actress who began in films at the age of six in Cavalier of the West (1931). Her career in radio, television and movies spanned six decades.
She made numerous film appearances through the 1940s, including several Universal horror films. While filming the Abbott and Costello comedy Little Giant (1946), she met and married screenwriter Charles R. Marion, who also wrote for the comedy team's radio show. The couple had one son, Richard Marion, who later became an actor/director.
Verdugo had a flair for comedy, and she garnered much laughter and applause in the title role of the hit situation comedy Meet Millie on both radio and live television of the early 1950s. She was twice nominated for an Emmy for her performances as Consuelo Lopez in Marcus Welby, M.D..
She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.