Joyce Compton (January 27, 1907 – October 13, 1997) was an American actress.
Born Olivia Joyce Compton in Lexington, Kentucky, Compton appeared in a long string of mostly B-movies from the 1920s through the 1950s, often in the role of an attractive "dumb blonde", and frequently without credit. Among her films were Imitation of Life, Magnificent Obsession, The Awful Truth, Rose of Washington Square, They Drive by Night, Christmas in Connecticut, M...
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Joyce Compton (January 27, 1907 – October 13, 1997) was an American actress.
Born Olivia Joyce Compton in Lexington, Kentucky, Compton appeared in a long string of mostly B-movies from the 1920s through the 1950s, often in the role of an attractive "dumb blonde", and frequently without credit. Among her films were Imitation of Life, Magnificent Obsession, The Awful Truth, Rose of Washington Square, They Drive by Night, Christmas in Connecticut, Mildred Pierce, The Best Years of Our Lives, and Sorry, Wrong Number.
The Real Joyce Compton: Behind the Dumb Blond Movie Image, by Joyce Compton and Michael G. Ankerich, was released by BearManor Media () in July 2009.
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