Patricia Wheel (December 9, 1925 – June 3, 1986) was an American actress who appeared in films and TV series from the 1940s to the 1970s.[1]
Patricia Wheel | |
|---|---|
 Wheel with Donald Curtis, 1953 | |
| Born | December 9, 1925 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | June 3, 1986 (aged 60) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1949–1976 |
| Spouse |
Eric Henry Alba Teran
(m. 1954) |
| Children | 2 |
Early years
editWheel was the daughter of Lester H. Wheel and his wife, Helene,[2] and she had a sister, Lesley. She was born in New York City[3] in 1925.[citation needed] She graduated from St. Agatha's school in New York and attended Hunter Model School. When she was 15, she received a dramatic scholarship and performed with a Long Island summer stock company.[4]
Career
editDuring World War II, Wheel participated in a six-month USO tour through the South Pacific. Her activities with the troupe included tap dancing and acting in a production of Doughgirls. She also presented plays using people selected from the military personnel at Army camps.[5]
Wheel began her acting career in 1949, appearing in TV series like A Woman to Remember, Ford Theatre, Cameo Theatre, Somerset Maugham TV Theatre, The Billy Rose Show, and Lux Video Theatre among others.[1][6]
She also appeared in the films Cry Uncle! and Jeremy.[1] In the 1950s she had the title role in The Doctor's Wife, a soap opera on NBC radio.[7]
Wheel appeared in several Broadway Productions during the 1950s and 1960s like Cyrano de Bergerac, Charley's Aunt and Butterflies Are Free.[1]
Personal life and death
editOn September 27, 1954, Wheel married industrial designer Eric Henry Alba Teran.[2] They had two sons, Andrew and Timothy Teran. She died on June 3, 1986, aged 61, in New York City after a long illness.[3]
Selected filmography
editFilm
edit- Cry Uncle! (1971)
- Jeremy (1973)
Television
edit- A Woman to Remember (1949)
- Ford Theatre (1950)
- Cameo Theatre (1950)
- Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (1950)
- The Billy Rose Show (1951)
- Lux Video Theatre (1951)
- The Web (1951)
- The Guiding Light (1952)
- Kraft Television Theatre (1950-1954)
- Westinghouse Studio One (1952-1954)
- Producers' Showcase (1955)
- Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950-1959)
- The United States Steel Hour (1954-1961)
- Naked City (1961-1962)
- The Defenders (1964)
- For the People (1965)
- Coronet Blue (1967)
- The Doctors (1973)
- The Adams Chronicles (1976)
References
edit- ^ a b c d Patricia Wheel
- ^ a b "Patricia Wheel Married". The New York Times. September 28, 1954. p. 33. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ a b "Patricia Wheel". The New York Times. June 6, 1986. p. D 18. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Doctor's Wife". Radio-TV Mirror. November 1952. p. 18. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ "USO Camp Shows Boost GI Morale". The Montclair Times. September 6, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved August 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Patricia Wheel
- ^ "The Doctor's Wife". Variety. March 5, 1952. p. 42. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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