From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Inez Courtney March 12 1908 April 5 1975 was an American actress on the Broadway stage and in films Born in New York City New York she came from a large IrishAmerican family Her father died when she was fifteen so she decided to go onto the stage A year later she was doing a specialty dance which earned her the nicknames of St Vitis Mosquito and Lightning Courtneys first role as a singer and dancer came in the musical The Wild Rose in 1926 She became wellknown among New York theatrical audiences for her work in Good News 1927 a musical comedy about college life Her other credits include Spring Is Here in 1929 and Americas Sweetheart in 1931 In the early 1930s Miss Courtney left Broadway and went to Hollywood Courtney acted in 58 films between 1930 and 1940 She secured her first movie work by asking Harry Cohn of Columbia Pictures for his assistance The redheaded comedian made her screen debut as Cousin Betty in Loose Ankles 1930 The film costarred Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Loretta Young Her many movie credits include The Raven 1935 Suzy 1936 The Shop Around the Corner 1940 and Turnabout 1940 her last film Courtney was married to an Italian nobleman whereby she acquired the title Marchesa but did not use it She died at the Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune New Jersey in 1975 of undisclosed causes at the age of 67
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