Rita Corday (born Jeanne Paule Teipo-Ite-Marma Croset; October 20, 1920 – November 23, 1992) was an American actress. She appeared in 30 films during the 1940s and 1950s. She was sometimes billed as Paula Corday or Paule Croset.
Biography Rita Corday was born Jeanne Paule Teipo-Ite-Marma Croset in Papeete, Tahiti, one of two children born to a Swiss-French father, Marc Paul Croset, traveling representative of a Swiss watch company, and an English mother, the former Lily Wigglesworth."Rita Corday -- Name Means Ball of Light". Des Moines Register. June 25, 1944. p. 49. Retrieved August 16, 2023."Latest Glamour Star Is Coming to Memphis". ' The Commercial Appeal. September 30, 1947. p. 13. Retrieved August 16, 2023."Paule Croset Wins Role 'Because She Was Ready; New Film Personality, Tyrolean Blonde, Selected for 'The Exile' by Douglas Fairbanks Jr.". The Los Angeles Times. March 9, 1947. p. 23. Retrieved August 16, 2023. She received theatrical training in Switzerland, Paris and Shanghai.
In 1942, RKO Pictures signed Corday to a long-term contract. She made her first film appearance in January 1943, in Hitler's Children. During her career in Hollywood, she appeared mostly in second features. In her later films she was billed as Paula Corday or Paule Croset.
Personal life In 1943, Corday announced her engagement to Navy Ensign Marshall Buell. She married producer Harold Nebenzal in 1947Katz, Ephraim (1979). The Film Encyclopedia: The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of World Cinema in a Single Volume. Perigee Books. . P.273. and, in 1954, retired to raise their two children. They divorced in 1961.Lentz III, Harris M. (2020). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2019. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. .
Corday died November 21, 1992, after surgery, from complications of diabetes. She is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.
Partial filmography Year Title Role Notes 1943 Hitler's Children Young matron Uncredited 1943 Mia Bruger 1943 Mr. Lucky Girl Uncredited 1943 Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event 1943 Ruth - Party Guest 1943 Gildersleeve on Broadway Model Uncredited 1943 Gangway for Tomorrow Georgine Uncredited 1943 Government Girl Girl in Hotel Lobby Uncredited 1943 Marguerita Serena 1944 Girl Rush Member of troupe Uncredited 1944 Lili D'Allio 1945 Pan-Americana Pan American girl Uncredited 1945 Mrs. Marsh 1945 What a Blonde Sonya Uncredited 1945 Joan Marshall 1945 West of the Pecos Suzanne 1946 Peggy 1946 Joan Meredith 1946 Dick Tracy vs. Cueball Mona Clyde 1947 Katie Credited as Paule Croset 1951 Lady Christiane Credited as Paula Corday 1951 Too Young to Kiss Denise Dorcet Credited as Paula Corday 1952 You for Me Lucille Brown Credited as Paula Corday 1952 Because You're Mine Francesca Landers Credited as Paula Corday 1952 Elga Von Bruno Credited as Paula Corday 1954 Celeste Credited as Paula Corday 1956 G.E. Summer Originals TV series, episode "Dawn at Damascus"; credited as Paula Corday
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