Kathleen Hughes

Kathleen Hughes
Mara Corday, Hughes, Myrna Hansen and Allison Hayes in Template:Film show year
Born
Elizabeth Margaret von Gerkan

(1928-11-14)November 14, 1928
DiedMay 19, 2025(2025-05-19) (aged 96)
EducationFairfax High School
Alma materLos Angeles City College
UCLA
Occupation(s)Film, stage, television actressTemplate:Force singular
Years active1948–1998
Known forIt Came From Outer Space
Spouse
Stanley Rubin
(m. 1954; died 2014)
Children4
RelativesF. Hugh Herbert (uncle)

Kathleen Hughes (born Elizabeth Margaret von Gerkan;[1] November 14, 1928 – May 19, 2025) was an American actress.

After graduating from Fairfax High School, Hughes attended Los Angeles City College and UCLA.[2]

She played in episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956–1957), Telephone Time (1956), The Bob Cummings Show (1958), The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, 77 Sunset Strip (1959), Hotel de Paree (1959), Tightrope (1959), General Electric Theater (1960–1962), The Tall Man (1961), Bachelor Father (1962), Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1965), and I Dream of Jeannie (1967).

On July 25, 1954, Hughes married Stanley Rubin, the producer of Bracken's World, at the home of her uncle.[3] The couple had one daughter and three sons. The marriage lasted 59 years, until Rubin died on March 2, 2014, at the age of 96.[4]

Hughes died at the age of 96 on May 19, 2025.[5]

References

  1. Mason, Buddy (January 8, 1953). "Behind the Movie Sets". The Algona Upper Des Moines. Algona, Iowa. p. 42. Retrieved July 19, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Behind the Movie Sets". The Los Angeles Times. February 9, 1949. p. 7. Retrieved September 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Kathleen Hughes Weds". Newport Daily News. Newport, Rhode Island. Associated Press. July 26, 1954. p. 7. Retrieved July 19, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Pool, Bob (March 4, 2014). "Stanley Rubin dies at 96; prolific writer-producer of TV and film". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  5. "Kathleen Hughes, Iconic Scream Queen of 'It Came from Outer Space,' Dies at 96". Extra. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.

Other websites