Mona Freeman (born June 9, 1926) is an American film actress.
The 5' 1" blonde was a model while in high school, and after becoming the first "Miss Subways" of the New York City transit system, eventually signed a movie contract with Howard Hughes. Her contract was later sold to Paramount Pictures. After 1944, she became a popular teenage movie star. As an adult, her career slowed and she appeared in mostly B-movies, though one exception was her...
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Mona Freeman (born June 9, 1926) is an American film actress.
The 5' 1" blonde was a model while in high school, and after becoming the first "Miss Subways" of the New York City transit system, eventually signed a movie contract with Howard Hughes. Her contract was later sold to Paramount Pictures. After 1944, she became a popular teenage movie star. As an adult, her career slowed and she appeared in mostly B-movies, though one exception was her role in the film noir Angel Face (1952). Also in 1952, she was called a "vest pocket Venus" by sculptor Yucca Salamunich because her proportions were the same as those of the Venus de Milo but three-quarter size. Freeman's appearances in films ended in the 1950s but she continued to work in television.
On November 30, 1945, Mona and Patrick Nerney were married. They have 3 children, Anthony Nerney(July 19, 1946), June Nerney(May 30, 1947) and Patrick Nerney. Jr(January 25, 1949). After a marriage of violence, she divorced him on November 21,...
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