Judith Braun
Judith Braun | |
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| Born | February 16, 1930 |
| Died | June 24, 2021 (aged 91) |
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Judith Braun (February 16, 1930 – June 24, 2021) was an American actress, with a career spanning two decades, acting in dramas in the 1950s and 1960s.
Early life[edit]
Braun was born February 16, 1930, in New York City. Her father was an accomplished Lawyer and wanted her to go into the legal industry, but she chose acting as a career.[1]
Roles[edit]
Braun was mainly active in the 1950s and 60s. She initially acted for MGM movies, in particular starring in a number of Budd Boetinger dramas. One of her earlier break out roles was in Red Ball Express where she played a Red Cross Officer, coming between the two leads characters played by Jeff Chandler and Art Grey.[2] She went on to play supporting roles in Horizons West and Flame of Araby in the early 1950s.[3][4]
After a number of film parts, she acted in TV roles including Perry Mason and Shirly Temples Tales, from the later 1950s through the 1960s, eventually retiring in 1962.[citation needed]
Personal life[edit]
Braun lived in New York, and was married to famed blacklisted writer, Walter Bernstein from 1960, with whom she had three children, Nicholas Bernstein, Andrew Bernstein, and Jake Bernstein before her divorce in 1984.[5] She died in New York June 2021, aged 91.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ Picture Show Annual - 1954. The Amalgamated Press. 1954.
- ^ Nott, Robert (1980). The Films of Budd Boetinger. McFarland.
- ^ Nash, Jay (1985). Motion Picture Guide. p. 325.
- ^ "Judith Braun". FilmAffinity. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ Foundas, Scott (August 26, 2014). "Screenwriter Walter Bernstein at 95: Still Front and Center". Variety. Retrieved May 5, 2024.