Vanessa Brown

Known as the bright radio "Quiz Kid," Vanessa Brown became a popular leading lady in films and stage productions of the 1940s and 1950s and later a respected writer. During her heyday as an actress, Brown appeared in such varied productions as "The Seven Year Itch" opposite Tom Ewell on Broadway (a role later assumed by Marilyn Monroe in the film version) and the motion picture "Tarzan and the Slave Girl." Brown toured with Katharine Hepburn in a Theatre Guild production of Shakespeare's "As You Like It" and became something of a protege of the legendary actress

Notable Roles

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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

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The Bad and the Beautiful

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The Heiress

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The Witch Who Came from the Sea

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Youth Runs Wild

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Mother Wore Tights

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The Basketball Fix

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The Secret Of St. Ives

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Tarzan and the Slave Girl

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The Late George Apley

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Big Jack

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Rosie!

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The Foxes of Harrow

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The Fighter

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Margie

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I've Always Loved You

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Bless the Beasts & Children

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The Girl of the Limberlost