Years active 1933–1937 Name Joan Wheeler | Role Film actress | |
Born January 8, 1913 ( 1913-01-08 ) Palo Alto, California Occupation actress, art gallery owner Died December 20, 2001, Los Angeles, California, United States Spouse William Challee (m. 1984–1989), Morris Ankrum (m. 1935–1964) Parents Raymond Bert, Margaret Lucille Wheeler Movies Smarty, Twenty Million Sweethearts, Madame Du Barry, Desirable, The Merry Frinks Similar People Morris Ankrum, William Challee, Alfred E Green, William Dieterle, Robert Florey | ||
Children David Ankrum, Cary Ankrum | ||
Joan Wheeler Ankrum (January 8, 1913 Palo Alto, California – December 20, 2001 Los Angeles, California) was an American film actress of the 1930s and founder of the Ankrum Gallery on La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles. She was the wife of actor Morris Ankrum.
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Early life and career
Ankrum was born Joan Natalia Wheeler on January 8, 1913 in Palo Alto, California to Raymond Bert (1888–1980) and Margaret Lucille (Ozier) Wheeler (1888–1956), who had met and eloped while attending Stanford University. Ankrum was one of four siblings. She had one older sister and two younger brothers.
She got her start in acting with Pasadena Playhouse, where she met her husband Morris. They were married on August 16, 1935 in Benbow, California, and had 2 sons, David and Cary.
Broadway roles
Later life
She later founded the Ankrum Gallery, an art gallery for Morris Ankrum's deaf nephew, Morris Broderson. She was also married to actor William Challee later in life, in 1984. She lived out most of her later life in the Los Angeles, California area where she died on December 20, 2001.