Joanne Dru

1922 - 1996  (74 years)    Has no ancestors and no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Joanne Dru
  Birth	31 Jan 1922	Logan, West Virginia, USA
  Gender	Female
  Prominent People	USA
  actor
  Death	10 Sep 1996	Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
  Person ID	I372467	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	26 May 2006

  
  

  Family 1	John Benjamin Ireland,   b. 30 Jan 1914, Vancouver, BC, Canada d. 21 Mar 1992, Santa Barbara, California, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	7 Aug 1949
  2 children
  Divorce	16 May 1957
  Family ID	F147535	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 May 2006

  
  

  Family 2	Dick Haymes,   b. 13 Sep 1916, Buenos Aires, Argentina d. 28 Mar 1980, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, USA (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	21 Sep 1941
  3 children
  Divorce	Jul 1949
  Family ID	F144733	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 May 2006

  
  

  Family 3	C. V. Wood, Jr.   d. 1993
  Marriage	1972
  Family ID	F144731	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 May 2006

  
  

  Family 4	George Pierose   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1963
  Family ID	F144730	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 May 2006

  
  

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• Notes

  The daughter of a West Virginia druggist, Joanne came to New York in 1940. In New York, she worked as a model and was cast by Al Jolson , as one of the showgirls in his Broadway play "Hold Onto Your Hats". When the show closed in 1941, Joanne married popular singer Dick Haymes and went with him to Hollywood. Discovered by a talent scout while working in the theater, Joanne made her screen debut in a film called Abie's Irish Rose (1946), and that picture almost ended her career. Two years later, she would become well known with her role of Tess in the classic Western Red River (1948). She followed that with another Western titled She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), again playing opposite John Wayne . With two of the best Westerns directed by John Ford and Howard Hawks , the scripts submitted to her were predominately Western and she became typecast. This was from a woman who said "I simply hated horses...". In 1950, she was cast in another Western called Wagon Master (1950) which became the basis for the Ward Bond Television Series called "Wagon Train" (1957). Even though she did other roles besides Westerns, those roles were not what she is remembered for. She appeared in films like All the King's Men (1949), The Pride of St. Louis (1952) and Hell on Frisco Bay (1955). By the mid 50's, Western's were running out of steam and so was her screen career, so she turned to Television where she appeared on shows such as "Playhouse 90" (1956). In 1960, Joanne was cast in the role of the Eastern Owner of a Dude Ranch in the Television Series "Guestward Ho!" (1960). Perhaps even funnier that she would play an Easterner after all those Westerns is the fact that her character name was "Babs". The show ended in 1961. Spouse George Pierose (1963 - ?) John Ireland (7 August 1949 - 16 May 1957) (divorced) 2 children Dick Haymes (21 September 1941 - July 1949) (divorced) 3 children Trivia Her mother was president of the Motion Picture Mothers 1975-76. Sister of entertainer Peter Marshall . (See also Tommy Noonan .) Aunt of professional baseball player Pete LaCock. She had two sons by her marriage with John Ireland : John Ireland and Peter Ireland . Personal quotes [In an interview with Hedda Hopper in 1957, about her attitude toward westerns] "Once you're typed, you're lost." [Same interview] "And those long gingham dresses with boned bodices are miserable things to wear."