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269:, did not start until April 1957, while newspaper photos from one year earlier show her doing a modeling assignment in Los Angeles as "Bek Nelson". This is the earliest verifiable use of her stage name. Columnist Lowell E. Redelings said "there's quite a story to how she got that unusual first name", but didn't see fit to share it with his readers.
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398:. Guest star, feature player, and bit part were all represented in her resume of parts that year, and for years to come. She had no professional vanity about her billing status, but like other television actresses of the time, found doing
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that the ocean rescue scene was filmed at the studio lake, with the director requesting "Please don't anyone stand up in the water... we don't want anyone to know our ocean is only three feet deep." Next came another comedy short, with
358:, was made and released in 1958. It was also her last film; Harry Cohn died of a heart attack at the end of February that year. His successors let her contract finish up in 1958 with lending her out for television shows.
370:. As 1957 was top-heavy with film work, she did only two TV programs that year, but 1958 had her doing 15 episodes, a large number for anyone not playing a series regular. Included among these were 9 episodes of the
380:, where she had a recurring role as a widowed restaurant owner. Columnist Jack Gaver mused, "It is difficult to decide which name is odder -- Bek Nelson or Dru Lemp. The former plays the latter ..." An unknown
187:, when Stiner was 18 months old. Her father worked as a metal sander and then later as an inspector for Timken Roller Bearing Company. At age 10, Stiner won a "Cutest Child" contest. She attended
218:, an understanding man, told me to sit at a table and watch the show. The next night I went on and performed like a pro, otherwise my career would have ended before it began.
168:; May 8, 1927 – March 28, 2015) was an American model and showgirl who turned to acting at age 29, making seven films and two dozen television shows in her first three years.
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Dusheck, George (November 19, 1965). "Lollipops, Love Went Into Film".
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2706:. Battle Creek, Michigan. October 10, 1959. p. 28 – via
2312:. Hollywood, California. December 21, 1957. p. 16 – via
2037:. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. February 19, 1952. p. 3 – via
2334:. Hollywood, California. February 15, 1958. p. 9 – via
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2630:. South Bend, Indiana. December 13, 1958. p. 16 – via
2611:. Modesto, California. December 14, 1958. p. 35 – via
2592:. St. Joseph, Missouri. November 29, 1958. p. 7 – via
2290:. Hollywood, California. August 17, 1957. p. 19 – via
2075:. New York City, New York. June 3, 1951. p. 122 – via
344:. Finally, she went back to an uncredited dance-hall girl bit in
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2725:. Fresno, California. October 18, 1959. p. 112 – via
2447:. Los Angeles, California. July 12, 1959. p. 2 – via
2192:. Hollywood, California. April 27, 1956. p. 16 – via
1938:. Knoxville, Tennessee. October 4, 1957. p. 15 – via
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1996:. Davenport, Iowa. August 12, 1950. p. 17 – via
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2649:. Des Moines, Iowa. May 3, 1959. p. 128 – via
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Suhrheinrich, Jeanne (May 25, 1957). "Front Row Center".
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2018:. Dover, Ohio. November 15, 1958. p. 6 – via
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Hopper, Hedda (June 19, 1957). "Looking at Hollywood".
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2550:"Television Log: Thursday, October 30, 1958".
2402:"6 Roles Open for Girl Stars Doing Westerns".
2094:. Garfield, New Jersey. p. 3 – via
1934:"Home Girl Bek Nelson Gets Bigger Film Pact".
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2607:"Gunmen Draw Straws To Kill Marshal Troop".
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