Lori March

Lori March
Lori March
	March in an episode of One Step Beyond (1959)
Born	Lori von Eltz; March 6, 1923; Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Died	March 19, 2013 (aged 90); Redding, Connecticut, U.S.
Resting place	Church of the Transfiguration
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1949-1982
Spouse(s)	Alexander Scourby (1943–1985) (his death) (1 child); Howard Taubman (1988–1996) (his death); Milton L. Williams (1997–2008) (his death)
Parent(s)	Theodore von Eltz and Peggy Prior; Joseph Moncure March (adoptive father)

Lori March (March 6, 1923 – March 19, 2013) was an American television actress. She was best known for her roles on daytime soap operas. Her obituary on the Television Academy's web site noted that she "was dubbed 'First Lady of Daytime Television'."^[2]

Early years

March was born in Hollywood, California. She was the daughter of Theodore von Eltz, an actor, and Peggy Prior, a screenwriter. Poet Joseph Moncure March was her adoptive father.^[3] She attended Beverly Hills High School.^[4] She studied theatre at HB Studio^[5] in New York City.

Stage

March's Broadway credits include Giants, Sons of Giants (1961), The Chalk Garden (1955), and Charley's Aunt (1953).^[6]

Television

March played Lenore Bradley on the soap opera The Brighter Day^[7]^: 136. Her other soap operas and roles included Three Steps to Heaven (Jennifer),^[7] As the World Turns (Nurse Harris), The Secret Storm (Valerie Hill Ames Northcoate), One Life to Live (Adele Huddleston), The Edge of Night (Mrs. Hinson), Texas (Mildred Canfield), Another Life (Barbara Gilbert), The Guiding Light (Lady Agnes Gilmore), and Another World (Abigail Kramer).^[3] She appeared in 6 Perry Mason episodes including the role of defendant Paula Wallace in "The Case of the Wary Wildcatter" (1960), defendant Edna Culross in "The Case of the Posthumous Painter" (1961) and murderess Olive Omstead in "The Case of the Capricious Corpse" (1962).

Personal life

In May 1943, March married actor Alexander Scourby.^[4]

Death

On March 19, 2013, March died at age 90 while sleeping in Redding, Connecticut.^[3]

Selected television credits

Man Against Crime (1953) (Season 4 Episode 37: "Black Leg-White Tie") as Margaret
Three Steps to Heaven (1953–1954) (380 episodes) as Jennifer Alden
The Brighter Day (1956–1958) as Lenore Bradley
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 4 Episode 5: "The $2,000,000 Defense") as Eve Ashley
Perry Mason (1958–1964) (5 episodes) as Helen Lessing / Paula Wallace / Edna Culross / Olive Omstead / Madame Zillia
The Twilight Zone (1960) (Season 1 Episode 14: "Third from the Sun") as Eve Sturka
Dr. Kildare (1963) (Season 3 Episode 11: "The Backslider") as Ruth Keening
The Secret Storm (1964–1974) (22 episodes) as Valerie Ames / Valerie Ames Northcote

One Life to Live (1979) (2 episodes) as Adele Huddleston
The Edge of Night (1980) (5 episodes) as Mrs. Henson
Texas (1982) (26 episodes) as Mildred Canfield

Film credits

Ransom! (1956) as Elizabeth Stannard
Lovers and Lollipops (1956) as Ann

References

^ "Lori March, 'Secret Storm' Actress, Dies at 90". The New York Times. March 27, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
^ "Lori March, Memorable Matriarch of Daytime's Secret Storm". May 21, 2013. p. 6 March 2017. Archived from the original on May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lentz, Harris M. III (2014). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2013. McFarland. p. 239. ISBN 9780786476657. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Barnes, Mike (March 25, 2013). "Actress Lori March Scourby Dies at 90". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ HB Studio Alumni
^ "("Lori March" search results)". Playbill Vault. Playbill. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 1079. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.