Veronica Hurst

Veronica Hurst (b. November 11, 1931) is an English motion pictureand television actress who was born in Malta. She was raised in Tooting, South London, England. Her hair was honey blond.

Actress In Cult Film

Hurst debuted as "Joan Webb" in "Laughter in Paradise" (1951). The film featured Alistair Sim, Fay Compton, and Guy Middleton. She was then contracted to the Associated British Picture Corporation for seven years. In one of her most popular roles, as Kitty Murray in "The Maze" (1953), she was loaned out to Allied Artists. "The Maze" was based on a novel by Maurice Sandoz and directed by William Cameron Menzies. Miss Hurst, then 21, co-starred with actor Richard Carlson. They were supported by cast members Hillary Brooke, Lillian Bond, John Dodsworth and others. The film was released in 1953. Like "It Came From Outer Space", it is a cult film and helped introduce the 3D Film to movie audiences.

Motion Pictures

Allied Artists retained Veronica for a second film, titled "The Royal African Rifles" (1953). Her second American feature was directed by Leslie Selander and had a screenplay by Daniel Ullman. Hurst played the daughter of a traitor who assists in smuggling German arms to British East Africa during World War I.

Some of her other film credits include "The Yellow Balloon" (1953), "Bang, You're Dead" (1954), "The Gilded Cage" (1955), "Peeping Tom" (1960), and "Licensed to Kill (1965 film)".

Television

Hurst appeared in fifteen motion pictures in the 1950s and 1960s. By the early 1960s she began to act frequently in both British and American tvseries. She had roles in "The Pursuers" (1961), "Public Eye" (1966), "The Baron" (1967), "Man In A Suitcase" (1968), "Detective" (1968), "Market In Honey Lane" (1967), "The Troubleshooters" (1969), "Fraud Squad" (1970), "The Persuaders!" (1971), "Dixon of Dock Green" (1968-1971), "The Flaxton Boys" (1969), and "General Hospital" (1972).

External links

Veronica Hurst at IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0403667/

References

*Ames Daily Tribune, "3-D Used In New Suspense Film, The Maze", Saturday, August 1, 1953, Page 8.
*Los Angeles Times, "Arrau, Rabin to Play for Rhapsody; Craig Stevens in Murder Tale", April 10, 1953, Page B9.
*Los Angeles Times, "Veronica Hurst Stars For Second Film", May 1, 1953, Page B7.

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