Who Am I ? Ladies of the
B-Westerns
Choose an answer after each question and then
"Check Your
Answers" at the end of the quiz.
 1) I was born in Massachusetts on July 4, 1913. I
married a test pilot for Lockheed and he died missing on a flight over the
Atlantic after World War II. I had a short second marriage. I became a
secretary. I made about 30 films, of which 8 were westerns starring Tim
McCoy, Buck Jones, Tom Tyler and Charles Starrett. Who am I?
2) My birth name is Elizabeth Harriet
Henninger. I
was born in 1910. I lead a very private life and had very little written
about me. In 1931, I graduated from USC. In many films I worked as a
double and stuntwoman. I even had a chance to star with Tom Keene, Bill
Elliot, Hoot Gibson and Ken Maynard. Who am I?
3) I was born as Rebecca Benedict Heffener in
1914. I’m best remembered because of my work in two cliffhangers: I was
‘Volita’ in “Zorro's Fighting Legion” (Republic, 1939) and I
portrayed the "Dragon Lady" in “Terry and The Pirates”
(Columbia, 1940). I did about thirty films from the mid 1930s to the early
1940s. In her early film work, I was known as Rebecca Wassem. I married
movie star Preston Foster (1900-1970) in 1946, and we remained married
until his death in 1970. Who am I?
4) I was born in 1915 in Arizona. In 1941, I
married the man who I made many Western with, Tex Ritter. I died about two
months after my one son, John died from a sudden heart attack. Who am I?
5) I was born Margarita Carmen Cansino. Before
becoming a star at Columbia Pictures, I did supporting roles and bit parts
in a about a half dozen mid to late 1930s westerns starring the Three
Mesquiteers, Tom Keene, George O'Brien and Tex Ritter. During this period,
I was also laboring in a variety of B films (including entries in the Lone
Wolf, Charlie Chan and Blondie series). I was married several times, and
my husbands included Orson Welles, Aly Khan and big band singer Dick
Haymes. Who am I?
6) I was born in October 1912 as either Frances
Octavia Smith or Lucille Wood Smith. My mom told me my I’m Frances,
however, my birth certificate says Lucille. I was married at 14 and had
one child. I would be married four times. I meet my last husband when I
landed the co-star role in The Cowboy and the Senorita in 1944. We were
married in 1947. Who am I?
7) I was born in 1923 and my family moved to
California in the 1930s, and I was lucky enough to play the teenage
daughter of Joel McCrea in “Wells Fargo” (1936). By the 1940s, I was
the resident heroine at Republic to cowboy stars Wild Bill Elliott, Sunset
Carson, Allan Lane and others. I was married to Republic western hero Don
‘Red’ Barry. Who am I?
8) In 1914, I was born in Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania. During my early career, I worked in several Broadway plays
and worked as a model. I went to Hollywood in the early 1930’s, and one
of my first screen appearances was as a bridesmaid in Universal's “Frankenstein”
(1931). Various other roles followed including “Heidi” (1937) with
Shirley Temple and portraying ‘Ann Rutledge’ opposite Henry Fonda in
“Young Mr. Lincoln” (1939). I was at Republic Pictures and made a
couple of Roy Rogers westerns and the “King Of The Texas Rangers”
serial which starred football great Sammy Baugh. I retired in the early
1940s to rear my three children. I did a few films and TV appearances in
the 1950s. Who am I?
9) I was the daughter of Jack Holt, and the sister
of RKO cowboy hero Tim Holt. I made a batch of westerns in the 1940s,
primarily at Universal and PRC as the heroine to Johnny Mack Brown, Rod
Cameron, Eddie Dean and Lash LaRue. I also played the female lead in a
couple of cliffhangers. Who am I?
10) I was born Iris Marie Shunn on June 3, 1915 in
Iowa. My film career spanned from the early 1930s to the early 1940s. Most
of my work was at Columbia Pictures in westerns starring Charles Starrett,
Bill Elliott and Bob Allen. My last films were a couple of sagebrush
adventures for Monogram and PRC (Producers Releasing Corporation). Who am
I?
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