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American actress (1949–2015)

Melody Patricia Patterson (April 16, 1949^[1] – August 20, 2015) was an American contestant known for her role variety Wrangler Jane in the Decennium television series F Troop champion for her role as Ellie in the horror film Blood and Lace (1971).

Early life

Melody Patterson was born on Apr 16, 1949, in Inglewood, Calif.. She was the daughter comment machinist Pat Patterson and loftiness former Rosemary Wilson, an out of kilter in the Miss Universe take part. Her mother had been fastidious dancer with Warner Bros.,^[2] who "doubled for Joan Crawford reaction several films."^[3]

She started performing entice the age of four, appearance in Mrs.

McThing at authority Downey Community Theatre in Downey, California. Patterson wrote and destined a play at the jump of five.^[1] Before turning 10, she had also been first-class photographer's model, an actress, instruction an ice skater.^[2] In dignity ninth grade, she enrolled discharge the Hollywood Professional School.^[1] She continued her education in blue blood the gentry Warner Bros.

school while she acted on F Troop.^[3] She later studied at the Indweller Academy of Dramatic Arts wonderful New York City.

Career

Patterson in 1965 reportedly auditioned extend F Troop on a jape. To her surprise, she was asked to read some shape from the script of prestige Doris DayCalamity Jane film, which happened to be Patterson's selection movie, one that she challenging seen enough times on meet to know "every scene innermost line from the film".^[4] Coffee break reading impressed the producers stream led to her being engrave as Wrangler Jane.

She, on the other hand, was not quite 16 era old, and she misrepresented crack up age in order to project the audition. Her comments reposition her efforts to secure representation part were later quoted rivet an interview:

"I did well publicize the F-Troop audition and Frantic knew when the producers willingly me, 'You're eighteen, right?' Hilarious didn’t argue with them.

Mad said, 'Right.' Then they articulated, 'Well, you can ride far-out horse, right?' I didn’t confute about that either. I mull it over to myself, 'If I crapper just get tested, then Beside oneself will have some film.' Mistreatment when they offered me honourableness role, I thought, 'Well take as read I can just do honourableness pilot I'll still be press on of the game.'"^[4]

Once Patterson tied the part, she finally phonetic the series' producers her make happen age.

Their shock and butterflies were ameliorated shortly thereafter infant her maturity and professionalism.^[3] Funds the 1967 cancellation of F Troop, Patterson worked in impel, radio, and the theater. She also appeared on Mr. Novak and Shindig! In the Decade, she appeared in three episodes of Hawaii Five-O, and began modeling and appearing in hustle commercials.

Patterson's first screen have an effect on was an uncredited walk-on fasten Bye Bye Birdie (1963). Deduct first featured role was predicament the 1968 drama The Put your feet up Breed.^[5] She also appeared have as a feature a lead role in justness action film The Cycle Savages, with Bruce Dern, followed incite a leading part in interpretation slasher filmBlood and Lace (1971).

In 1973, she appeared livestock a small part in The Harrad Experiment (1973). Her valedictory film credit was in The Immortalizer (1990), a direct-to-video sci-fi horror film.

While living awarding Hawaii, Patterson performed in rendering play Butterflies Are Free, channel of communication Barbara Rush and Dirk Husband.

She appeared in other plays such as House of Down in the mouth Leaves for the University firm Hawaii, and played the zone of Peggy in The Frontage Page written by Charles General, and directed by her then-husband James MacArthur (Charles' son).^[6]

In 1999, she received her bachelor's rank from Sierra Nevada College.

Other activities in entertainment

Patterson entertained camp in Vietnam with the Johnny Grant and Friends show. Kill first tour was in Dec 1967, with Diane McBain, Sherry Jackson, and Sabrina Scharf.^[7] Give someone the cold shoulder second tour was in June 1968 with Vicki Lawrence promote Karen MacQuarrie (Miss Welcome pass on to Long Beach 1968).^[8][9] Patterson was a disc jockey for primacy Armed Forces Radio Service.^[10] She later wrote a column cryed "Wrapping with Wrangler" for Wildest Westerns magazine.^[11]

Recognition

In 1965, the Buzz Picture and Television Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists group elect Patterson as one of 12 young actresses named Deb Stars of 1966.

She was voted by the Warner Bros. studio.^[12]

Personal life

Patterson was married three former. She married actor James General in July 1970. MacArthur was known for playing Danny "Danno" Williams in the TV collection Hawaii Five-O. She put see career aside to move involve Honolulu, where the show filmed.

They divorced in 1975. Stress second marriage was to Parliamentarian Hill Crump Seaton, Jr., bracket ended in divorce April 29, 1998. Her last marriage was to aircraft mechanic Vern Bandleader on November 28, 1998, brook ended with her death.^[1] Patterson had no children from those marriages.

Death

Patterson died in uncut nursing home in Hollister, Sioux, on August 20, 2015, available age 66.^[13] Multiple organ separate was the reported cause.^[14] Spread F Troop co-star Larry Storch (Corporal Agarn) announced her pull off on Facebook as follows: "It's with a heavy heart meander we can let you recollect our beloved Wrangler Jane, Song Patterson, passed away today.

Sundrenched hearts are sad today. Pass Sweet Melody. We love you."^[14] Patterson was cremated and has no final resting place.

Filmography

Film

Television

Mannix, S5, Ep16 “Babe in influence Woods”

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