Summary
Joan Dixon (June 6, 1930 – February 20, 1992) was an American film and television actress in the 1950s. She is known for her role in the film noir Roadblock (1951).
Joan Dixon | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 6, 1930 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | February 20, 1992 (aged 61) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film, television actress, singer |
| Years active | 1950–1958 |
| Spouse(s) |
Theodore Briskin
(m. 1952; div. 1953)William Driscoll
(m. 1958; div. 1959) |
Career edit
Dixon appeared in ten films in the early 1950s, co-starring in a number of westerns with Tim Holt. She had a starring role in a 1950 crime drama, Experiment Alcatraz. In the late 1950s, she appeared on television, including in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) and in a few episodes of The Ford Television Theatre (1957).
While under contract at RKO Pictures, Dixon was managed by Howard Hughes.
In December 1960, Dixon performed as a vocalist at Dean Martin's nightclub, Dino's Lodge in Los Angeles, California.
Personal life edit
In October 1952, Dixon eloped with Chicago, Illinois camera manufacturer Theodore "Ted" Briskin, the first husband of Betty Hutton. Dixon and Briskin were married in the wedding chapel of the Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada; she was 23 and he was 35. Their marriage lasted three weeks, with Dixon leaving Briskin in early November 1952.
She married writer William Driscoll in 1958 and they divorced in 1959.
Dixon died on February 20, 1992, in Los Angeles at age 61.
Partial filmography edit
- Experiment Alcatraz (1950) as Lieutenant Joan McKenna
- Bunco Squad (1950) as Grace Bradshaw
- Law of the Badlands (1951) as Velvet
- Gunplay (1951) as Terry Blake
- Hot Lead (1951) as Gail Martin
- Roadblock (1951) as Diane Morley
- Pistol Harvest (1951) as Felice Moran
- Desert Passage (1952) as Emily Bryce
- Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953) as Powhatan Maiden (uncredited)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) (Season 1 Episode 35: "The Legacy") as Jealous Girl
References edit
- Los Angeles Times, Hughes Contract Calls for Loan of $8,000,000, September 25, 1952, Page 10.
- Los Angeles Times, Ted Briskin Weds Actress Joan Dixon, October 18, 1952, Page A1.
- Los Angeles Times, Joan Dixon Film Actress, Gets Divorce, January 19, 1954, Page A1.
- Los Angeles Times, Debbie's Divorce From Eddie Noisiest of Loud Splits In 1959, January 2, 1960, Page B1.
- Los Angeles Times, Night Life Scene, December 31, 1960, Page 9.
References edit
- ^ "Joan Dixon - the Private Life and Times of Joan Dixon. Joan Dixon Pictures".