Ingrid Goude

Ingrid Goude (born 1937) is a model from Sandviken, Sweden.

She became an actress in B-movie and sci-fi motion pictures of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. Edward K.Goude. Her father was the manager of a steel plant in Sandviken. Her mother's name was Valdy.

Film Contract

Goude won the 1956 Miss Sweden beauty pageant. As 2nd runner-up in the 1956 Miss Universe, and 1st runner-up in Miss Europe contests, Goude signed a Universal Pictures film contract on July 25, 1956. The studio also offered contracts to the 1956 Miss Universe, Carol Morris, and MarinaOrschel of Germany, the 1st runner-up. Universal picked up her optionduring Christnas 1956 and requested that she report back to the studioon January 8.

Goude won the right to manage all of the earnings from her Universal contract in September 1957. The contract was paying $250 per week at the time. It called for her to invest 20% of her earnings in government bonds. A superior court judge in Los Angeles waived this proviso. He noted that Goude would turn twenty-one on May 26, 1958. Also, he noted, the contract was signed thirteen months earlier, and she had lived within her means since then. Universal started her at $150 weekly with a maturation salary of $800 a week. After eighteen months with Universal, Goude asked for and was granted, her release from her studio agreement in January 1958.

Actress

Neither Morris or Orschel were successful in movies. Goude earned arole as a secretary in "The Big Beat" (1958). The film is studded withmusicians like Harry James and Fats Domino in its cast. Sheplayed "Beulah", a bride, in "Once Upon A Horse" (1958). The comedy was written by Dan Rowan and Dick Martin and produced by Universal. Goude trained for this part at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. There she learned to use boxing gloves under the supervision ofDuke Llewellyn, athletic director.

In July 1957 Goude went to Denver, Colorado to play hostess for "Night Passage" (1957), a motion picture starring James Stewart and Audie Murphy.

Goude was cast with James Best in January 1959, in "The Killer Shrews". A production of the Hollywood Pictures Corporation, thesci-fi movie was filmed on location in Dallas, Texas. Ken Curtisis a co-star in this cult movie, which was backed financially by Gordon and B.R. McClendon.

Television

In her brief career Goude played in several t.v. series. Among her appearances are episodes of "Flight" (1957), Steve Canyon (1959-1960), Johnny Staccato (1959), and "The Best of the Post"(1961).

Marriage

Goude married Jerome K. Ohrbach in Palm Springs, California, in April 1962. He was president of Ohrbach's department stores. The couple made their home in Beverly Hills after a honeymoon in Europe.

References

*Los Angeles Times, "They're In The Swim For Miss Universe", July 11, 1956, Page 3.
*Los Angeles Times, "Miss Universe Contest Trio Signs for Films", July 26, 1956, Page 21.
*Los Angeles Times, "Hedda Hopper; Good News", December 19, 1956, Page B10.
*Los Angeles Times, "Hedda Hopper", July 2, 1957, Page B6.
*Los Angeles Times, "Three Nations To Join In All-Star Film; Wise Guides Gable, Lancaster, July 19, 1957, Page 25.
*Los Angeles Times, "Court Waives Savings Plan For Swedish Girl", September 5, 1957, Page 5.
*Los Angeles Times, "Blond Boxer", October 15, 1957, Page C4.
*Los Angeles Times, "Localities Launch Movies In Dallas", January 27, 1959, Page C7.
*Los Angeles Times, "Ingrid Goude Wed To Jerome K. Ohrbach", April 3, 1962, Page C2.
*New York Times, "Ingrid Goude Married To Jerome K. Ohrbach", April 2, 1962, Page 28.
*Suburbanite Economist, "Hollywood Promenade", January 29, 1958, Page 14.