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Joan Katherine Eunson was the daughter of playwright/screenwriter Dale Eunson and movie press agent, journalist and writer Katherine Albert. They were friends with Joan Crawford who became her godmother. With such connections in show business, it was always on the cards that teenaged Joan would divide her time "between the Broadway theatrical world and the swimming pools of Hollywood".
Brought up in an adult world, she attended the Birch Wathen Lenox School in Manhattan, but dropped out before her sophomore year when she was signed at 14 years of age by Samuel Goldwyn. At that time, she had no formal dramatic training and only limited stage experience. However, a New York theatre critic had seen her perform as a child in the play Guest in the House and recommended her to Goldwyn who had been casting for a teenage lead in his next film.
Thus, Joan (now billed as 'Joan Evans') made her film debut opposite Farley Granger in the title role of Roseanna McCoy (1949). The wafer-thin romance was set against the background of the infamous hillbilly feud between the Hatfield and McCoy families which began in 1863 and lasted 28 years. Since the age of consent was 16, her parents lied about their daughter's date of birth prior to the picture's release, adding two years to her age. She appeared with Granger in two more RKO productions (Our Very Own (1950) and Edge of Doom (1950)) before headlining as a teenager driven to the brink of suicide by uncaring and irresponsible parents (played by Melvyn Douglas and Lynn Bari) in On the Loose (1951). The melodramatic screenplay was written by Evans' parents.
Next, she was loaned to MGM to appear in the Esther Williams musical Skirts Ahoy! (1952) (for the musical numbers her voice was dubbed by another Joan: vocalist Joan Elms), then to Universal to play Irene Dunne's daughter in It Grows on Trees (1952). Ironically, Skirts Ahoy was produced by Joe Pasternak, whose screen test Evans had failed years earlier. On that occasion, Pasternak had expressed the opinion that she would never make it in pictures.
Evans made a few more films, including a couple of westerns opposite Audie Murphy (Column South (1953) and No Name on the Bullet (1959)), the circus drama The Flying Fontaines (1959) and the noirish crime thriller The Walking Target (1960). She had several TV guest roles before retiring from acting in 1961, her last outing being an episode of Laramie (1959) .
In 1952, she married a car dealer named Gerald Kirby Weatherly (over the objections of her parents who thought her too young for wedlock) who asked her godmother, Joan Crawford, to try to talk her out of it. Instead, a secret wedding ceremony was performed in Crawford's home and Evans' parents were not informed. This ended the friendship between Evans' parents and Crawford but the marriage, against all odds, was a success and lasted until Evans' death in 2023. The Weatherlys had two children.
Post-retirement, Joan Weatherly devoted herself to family life. She worked for some time as an editor for the Hollywood Studio Magazine before becoming director of the Carden Academy in Van Nuys during the 1970s, teaching the largely classical-based "Carden Method".- Writer
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Stephen Kandel was born on 30 April 1927 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for MacGyver (1985), Iron Horse (1966) and Mannix (1967). He was married to Anne. He died on 21 October 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Marzia Ubaldi was born on 2 June 1938 in Milan, Italy. She was an actress, known for Una coccarda per il re (1970), La coscienza di Zeno (1966) and Elisa di Rivombrosa (2003). She was married to Gastone Moschin. She died on 21 October 2023 in Narni, Umbria, Italy.- Sir Robert Charlton is an English former footballer who played either as a midfielder or a forward. Considered one of the greatest players of all time, he was a member of the England team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the year he also won the Ballon d'Or. He played almost all of his club football at Manchester United, where he became renowned for his attacking instincts, his passing abilities from midfield and his ferocious long-range shot, as well as his fitness and stamina. He was cautioned only twice in his career; once against Argentina in the 1966 World Cup, and once in a league match against Chelsea. His elder brother Jack, who was also in the World Cup-winning team, was a former defender for Leeds United and international manager.
- Actress
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Script and Continuity Department
Alejandra Villafañe was born on 8 October 1989 in Zarzal, Colombia. She was an actress and assistant director, known for La Nieta Elegida (2021), La Ley del Corazón (2016) and Verdad Oculta (2020). She died on 21 October 2023 in Bogotá, Colombia.- Additional Crew
- Production Manager
Jessica Harris-Merrida was born on 31 October 1979 in Alameda County, California, USA. She was a production manager, known for Hey Girl (2013), Teen Mom 3 (2013) and Octonauts & the Great Barrier Reef (2020). She died on 21 October 2023 in Oakland, California, USA.- Dusty Street was born on 19 October 1946 in San Francisco, California, USA. She died on 21 October 2023 in Eugene, Oregon, USA.
- Ida Applebroog was born on 11 November 1929 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Belladonna (1989), Letters to Dad (1979) and Reclaiming the Body: Feminist Art in America (1995). She was married to Gideon Horowitz. She died on 21 October 2023 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Robbin Bain was born on 10 August 1936 in Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA. She was married to Alexander Gaudieri, Arno Schefler and Edward V. Mele. She died on 21 October 2023 in Southampton, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Yakov Yavno was born on 27 May 1947 in Minsk, Belarussian SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for The Burning Land (2003), Zakat (1990) and Mir vam, Sholom (1989). He died on 21 October 2023 in New York, USA.
- Michael Low was born on 30 December 1940 in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Quark and the Mosquitos (1987). He died on 21 October 2023 in unknown.
- Actress
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
Natalie Zemon Davis was born on 8 November 1928 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for The Return of Martin Guerre (1982), Divine Magic (1995) and Apostrophes (1975). She was married to Chandler Davis. She died on 21 October 2023 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Bill Hayden was born on 23 January 1933 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He was an actor, known for How Far Can You Wear Your Underpants from the Beach? (2000). He died on 21 October 2023 in Australia.
- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Wojciech Korda was born on 11 March 1944 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland. He was an actor and composer, known for Kulig (1968). He died on 21 October 2023.- Producer
- Sound Department
- Director
Lanze Spears was born on 12 July 1987 in San Diego, California, USA. Lanze was a producer and director, known for 20 Something (2011) and 20 Something New York (2012). Lanze died on 21 October 2023 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.- Luis Baylón was born in 1958 in Madrid, Spain. He died on 21 October 2023.
- Betsy Rawls was born on 4 May 1928 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. She died on 21 October 2023 in Lewes, Delaware, USA.
- Director
- Writer
- Editor
Alvaro Sanjurjo Toucon was born on 19 April 1942 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Alvaro was a director and writer, known for El espejo (1977) and El último (1983). Alvaro died on 21 October 2023.- Writer
- Additional Crew
- Director
Carlos Amorim was born on 4 May 1952 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a writer and director, known for 9mm: São Paulo (2008), Programa Mistério (1996) and Rock in Rio (1985). He was married to Regina Sassaki, Claudia Cruz and Irene Cristina Gurgel. He died on 21 October 2023 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.- Director
- Writer
Sergio Staino was born on 8 June 1940 in Piancastagnaio, Tuscany, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Cavalli si nasce (1989), Non chiamarmi Omar (1992) and Paz '77 (2001). He was married to Bruna Binasco. He died on 21 October 2023 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.- Director
- Producer
Miguel Brito was a director and producer, known for Punto G (2011) and O Cinema Já Morreu (2018). Miguel died on 21 October 2023 in Havana, Cuba.- Art Department
Peter Battistelli was born on 30 March 1956 in White Plains, New York, USA. He is known for Kiss the Girls (1997), The Longest Ride (2015) and The Choice (2016). He was married to Evie. He died on 21 October 2023 in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.