Angela Katherine Greene (Dublin, February 24, 1921 – Los Angeles, February 9, 1978) was an Irish actress. (The reference Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory gives February 4, 1921 as her date of birth.)[1]
Before becoming an actress, Greene was a model for the John Robert Powers agency.[2]
Born as Angela Catherine Williams, she was the only daughter of Margaret and Joseph Williams. At the age of six, she was adopted by her uncle Eddie Greene, Margaret's brother, and moved to Flushing, Queens.[3]
Greene's films included:
Hollywood Canteen (1944)
King of the Bandits (1947),
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land (1952),
Loose in London (1953),
Night of the Blood Beast (1958),
The Cosmic Man (1959),
and Tickle Me (1965).
Greene's television work included:
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (1956),
Wagon Train (1963),
and Batman (1966).
After having dated naval lieutenant John F. Kennedy,[4][5] she married Stuart Warren Martin on December 7, 1946. They divorced in 1975.[3]
Angela Katherine Greene Martin died of a stroke,[1] just two weeks before turning 57.[3] She is buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery.
References
1. Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. p. 197. ISBN 9780786450190.
2. Liebman, Roy (2003). Vitaphone Films: A Catalogue of the Features and Shorts. McFarland. p. 361. ISBN 9781476609362.
3. Angela Greene Profile at
4. Sullivan, Michael John (1994). Presidential Passions: The Love Affairs of America's Presidents--from Washington and Jefferson to Kennedy and Johnson. SP Books. p. 19. ISBN 9781561710935.
5. Irish Movie Actresses of the 1940s and 1950s at The Vintage Inn
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