- Joy Page
Infobox Actor
name = Joy Page
birthname = Joy Cerrette Paige
birthdate = birth date|1924|11|9
birthplace =Los Angeles, California
deathdate = death date and age|2008|4|18|1924|11|9
deathplace =Los Angeles, California
spouse =William T. Orr (1945-1970)
yearsactive = 1942 - 1959Joy Page (
November 9 ,1924 -April 18 ,2008 ) was an American actress best known for her role as theBulgaria n bride "Annina Brandel" in thefilm "Casablanca" (1942).Born Joy Cerrette Paige [ [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3834693.ece Joy Page | Times Online Obituary ] ] , she was the daughter of
Mexican-American silent film starDon Alvarado (born José Paige) and Ann Boyar (1908-1990), the daughter ofRussia nJew ish immigrants. Her parents divorced when she was five.In 1936, her mother married
Jack Warner , then head ofWarner Brothers studios. Warner, however, did not encourage his stepdaughter's interest in acting. Joy, who initially thought the script to "Casablanca" was "old fashioned" and "cliched", landed the role on her own and Warner reluctantly approved. She was only seventeen and fresh out of high school.Warner, however, refused to sign Page to a contract, and she never featured in another Warner Brothers film. She went on to perform in a number of films for other studios and made some television appearances. Page married actor
William T. Orr and he became a Warner Bros. executive, leading to accusations ofnepotism . She retired from acting after appearing in the first season of theDisney series "The Swamp Fox" in 1959.She and Orr divorced in 1970, and their son,
Gregory Orr , is a writer and producer.Page died on April 18, 2008, of complications arising from a stroke and pneumonia. [ [http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-page24apr24,0,6992883.story Joy Page, 83; in 'Casablanca,' Bogart told her: 'Go back to Bulgaria.' - Los Angeles Times ] ]
Filmography
*"Casablanca" (1942)
*"Kismet" (1944)
*"The Bullfighter and the Lady " (1950)
*"Conquest of Cochise " (1953)
*"Fighter Attack " (1953)
*"The Shrike" (1955)
*"Tonka" (1958)References
External links
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* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3834693.ece Obituary: "Times"]
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