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Name
  
Joan Dixon


Role
  
Film actress

Joan Dixon Roadblock 1951 Joan Dixon Film Noir at Twenty Four


Born
  
June 6, 1930 (
1930-06-06
)
Norfolk, Virginia

Occupation
  
Film, television actress, singer

Died
  
February 20, 1992, Los Angeles, California, United States

Marriage location
  
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Spouse
  
Ted Briskin (m. 1952–1952), William Dixon (m. ?–1959)

Movies
  
Roadblock, Experiment Alcatraz, Bunco Squad, Desert Passage, Hot Lead

Similar People
  
Lesley Selander, Edward L Cahn, Ted Briskin, Betty Hutton, Paul Sawtell

Joan Dixon (June 6, 1930 in Norfolk, Virginia – February 20, 1992 in Los Angeles) was an American film and television actress in the 1950s. She is known for her role in the film noir Roadblock (1951).

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Life and career

Dixon's career, while under contract at RKO Pictures, was in the hands of Howard Hughes. He attempted but failed to make her into the star he made of Jane Russell (whom Dixon resembled). Hughes had personal contracts with Dixon, Russell, and Janis Carter.

In September 1952, it was revealed that Hughes had an agreement with the Ralph E. Stolkin syndicate to lend RKO Pictures the sum of $8,000,000. The loan commitment was made as part of a sales accord following losses sustained by RKO in the previous two years. Earlier Hughes controlled RKO Radio studio.

Joan eloped and married Chicago, Illinois camera manufacturer Theodore (Ted) Briskin in October 1952. Briskin was formerly the husband of Betty Hutton, having married and divorced her twice. Dixon and Briskin were married in a surprise ceremony in the wedding chapel of the Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. She was 23 and he was 35. Their marriage lasted but three weeks, with Miss Dixon leaving Briskin in early November 1952. She was later married to writer William Driscoll, but they divorced in 1959.

The actress appeared in ten films (mostly westerns), co-starring in a number of cowboy pictures with Tim Holt. She had a starring role in a 1950 crime drama, Experiment Alcatraz. Dixon appeared on a few television programs, including episodes of The Ford Television Theatre (1957) and Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956).

She also performed as a vocalist at Dean Martin's nightclub, Dino's Lodge in Los Angeles, California, in December 1960.

She died on February 20, 1992, in Los Angeles at age 61.

Filmography

Actress
1958
I Married a Woman as
Leonard's Wife (uncredited)
1957
The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series) as
Charlene Lopez
- Sweet Charlie (1957) - Charlene Lopez
1956
Highway Patrol (TV Series) as
Dispatcher
- Prospector (1956) - Dispatcher
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) as
Jealous Girl
- The Legacy (1956) - Jealous Girl
1956
The Lineup (TV Series) as
Stewardess
- The Wharton Case (1956) - Stewardess
1956
General Electric Theater (TV Series)
- That's the Man! (1956)
1953
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas as
Powhatan Maiden (uncredited)
1952
Desert Passage as
Emily Bryce
1951
Hot Lead as
Gail Martin
1951
Roadblock as
Diane Morley
1951
Pistol Harvest as
Felice Moran
1951
Gunplay as
Terry Blake
1951
Law of the Badlands as
Velvet
1950
Experiment Alcatraz as
Lt. Joan McKenna
1950
Bunco Squad as
Grace Bradshaw

References

Joan Dixon Wikipedia