Hollywood actress of the Thirties and Forties who played Pamela Armitage opposite John Wayne in I Cover the War 1937 and enjoyed starring roles in a series of Westerns with the likes of William Hopalong Cassidy Boyd Born in Melbourne Australia she emigrated to America where she studied at Pasadena College Then moved to London to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts Starred in The Women 1938 on Broadway before heading to Hollywoods Paramount Pictures where she featured in The Secret of Treasure Island 1938 House of Errors 1942 with comedian Harry Langdon and with Brenda Joyce in Thumbs Up 1943 Later had a parttime radio show and appeared on stage and television