Linda Lawson (born Linda Gloria Spaziani; January 14, 1936 – May 18, 2022) was an American actress and singer.
Early life and career The first of three children born to Italian immigrants Maria Cataldi and Edward Spaziani, she was five years old when her family moved from Michigan to Fontana, California. After graduating from Chaffey High School, Linda followed her sister Diana Spaziani to Las Vegas and joined the Sands Hotel as a chorus girl. As a Sands showgirl she was photographed as "Miss Cue" in a promotional photo by the Las Vegas News Bureau promoting the Atomic testing in Nevada.
She appeared in several television series, including Alfred Hitchcock Presents; The Alfred Hitchcock Hour; Maverick starring James Garner, as Clint Eastwood's "other woman" in the episode "Duel at Sundown"; James Michener's Adventures in Paradise, as recurring character "Renee" in six episodes; Don't Call Me Charlie!, in which she portrayed "Pat Perry" for eighteen episodes; Ben Casey, seen as "Laura Fremont" for nine episodes; M Squad; Overland Trail, and Wagon Train, co-starring with Raymond Massey as the princess of a lost Aztec settlement.
Lawson also appeared in two episodes of Bonanza, It Takes a Thief, ER; The Virginian, Mr. Lucky, Perry Mason, The Real McCoys, The Aquanauts, Sea Hunt; Tales of Wells Fargo, 77 Sunset Strip; Hawaiian Eye; Border Patrol, Colt .45, Peter Gunn, Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer and The Tall Man among many others.
She also appeared in several movies, including Sometimes a Great Notion. She co-starred opposite Dennis Hopper in Night Tide (1961).
Personal life She was married to film producer John Foreman. Amanda Foreman and Julie Foreman, both actresses, are their daughters. She died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles on May 18, 2022, at the age of 86. Her death was announced 2 weeks later.
Music In 1960, Lawson recorded Introducing Linda Lawson. The music was conducted and arranged by Marty Paich.
Tracks: Are You With Me (H. Levin, D. Robinson) Where Flamingos Fly (J. Kennedy, M. Spoliansky) But Beautiful (J. Burke, J. VanHeusen) Me And My Shadow (B. Rose, A. Jolson, D. Dreyer) You Don't Know What Love Is (Raye, DePaul) Easy To Love (Cole Porter) Meaning of the Blues (Bobby Troup, Leah Worth) Mood Indigo (D. Ellington, I. Mills, A. Bigard) Like Young (P. F. Webster, A. Previn) Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo (H. Deutsch, B. Kaper) Make The Man Love Me (D. Fields, A. Schwartz) Up Pops Love (R. Faith, C. Kehner)
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1960The ThreatGerri1961Night TideMora1964Apache RiflesDawn Gillis1966Let's Kill UncleJustine1970Sometimes a Great NotionJan Stamper2005Anna
Television Year Title Role Notes1958Tales of the Texas RangersDoloresSeason 3 Episode 4: "Edge of Danger"1958Peter GunnLynn MartelSeason 1 Episode 7: "Lynn's Blues"1958Man with a CameraCarmenSeason 1 Episode 10: "Six Faces of Satan"1959Mickey Spillane's Mike HammerKathy DeanSeason 2 Episode 33: "Wedding Mourning"1959MaverickLilySeason 2 Episode 19: "Duel at Sundown"1959Five FingersPrincess TucomcariSeason 1 Episode 3: "The Moment of Truth"1959Border PatrolAnnaSeason 1 Episode 30: "Hare and Hounds"1959Marcia LittletonSeason 6 Episode 10: "Millionaire Sergeant Matthew Brogan"195977 Sunset StripDorisSeason 1 Episode 20: "Lovely Alibi" (uncredited)1959-61Adventures in ParadiseRenee5 episodes (Recurring role)196077 Sunset StripJeanneSeason 2 Episode 18: "Ten Cents a Death"1960Colt .45BarbaraSeason 3 Episode 12: "Impasse"1960Tombstone TerritoryJeannie MagrawSeason 3 Episode 17: "No Widow for Tombstone"1960Mr. LuckyAngieSeason 1 Episode 18: "The Parolee"1960Overland TrailRuby, Saloon GirlSeason 1 Episode 4: "The High Bridge"1960M SquadDelores FayeSeason 3 Episode 31: "Man with the Ice"1960Alfred Hitchcock PresentsGeorgiaSeason 5 Episode 31: "I Can Take Care of Myself"1960Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveNola CarterSeason 4 Episode 2: "And Whose Little Baby Are You?"1960Alcoa Presents: One Step BeyondJoyce ChapmanSeason 3 Episode 6: "Moment of Hate"1960Wagon TrainPrincess Lia of the AztecsSeason 4 Episode 6: "Princess of a Lost Tribe"1960Hawaiian EyeTikiSeason 1 Episode 21: "Fatal Cruise"1960Hawaiian EyeMona LynnSeason 2 Episode 10: "Girl on a String"1960Tales of Wells FargoKate FallonSeason 5 Episode 13: "Escort to Santa Fe"1960BonanzaMelinda BowersSeason 2 Episode 11: "The Trail Gang"1960Sea HuntNancy StewartSeason 3 Episode 7: "Counterfeit"1960Sea HuntRita JulienSeason 3 Episode 15: "The Living Fossil"1961Sea HuntJill MarzackSeason 4 Episode 2: "River Treasure"1961Stagecoach WestStella SmithSeason 1 Episode 21: "The Root of Evil"1961WilvaSeason 1 Episode 19: "The Defective Tank Adventure"1961WilvaSeason 1 Episode 20: "The Jeremiah Adventure"1961Vashti CroxtonSeason 3 Episode 26: "Assault"1961Perry MasonErin MooneySeason 5 Episode 10: "The Case of the Injured Innocent"1962Target: The Corruptors!CarolynSeason 1 Episode 16: "One for the Road"1962-63Don't Call Me Charlie!Pat Perry18 episodes (Main role)1963Betty LockwoodSeason 6 Episode 20: "Luke in the Ivy League"1963Betty LockwoodSeason 6 Episode 33: "Luke Grows a Beard"1964Kraft Suspense TheatreGracia HernandezSeason 2 Episode 9: "Threepersons"1964Lucille BrownSeason 2 Episode 12: "Three Wives Too Many"1965Fiona McNieceSeason 3 Episode 25: "The World's Oldest Motive"1965BonanzaMaria HackettSeason 6 Episode 29: "To Own the World"1965Ben CaseyLaura Fremont9 episodes (Recurring role)1966Becky EllisSeason 4 Episode 19: "Chaff in the Wind"1968It Takes a ThiefJeanSeason 2 Episode 11: "Glass Riddle"1994Saved by the Bell: The New ClassMrs. FarrelSeason 2 Episode 2: "All Play and No Work"2000Another Woman's HusbandAgnesTV film2000-01That's LifeMrs. Paganini9 episodes (Recurring role)2002Without a TraceMrs. JaneySeason 1 Episode 9: "In Extremis"2005Dr. VegasFlossieSeason 1 Episode 9: "Babe in the Woods"2005ERAunt EileenSeason 11 Episode 20: "You Are Here"
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