Barbra Fuller
(July 31, 1921 – May 15, 2024)
Actress Barbra Fuller has passed away 102.
Republic put her under contract in 1949 and put her in pictures like The Savage Horde (above, with Bob Steele), Rock Island Trail (1950) and Lonely Heart Bandits (all 1950). The Savage Horde, starring William Elliott, is excellent.
She was on the radio soap opera One Man’s Family from 1945 till 1959 and spent the late 50s working in TV quite a bit (Perry Mason, My Three Sons, etc.). She was in a 1953 episode of Adventures Of Superman.
Ms. Fuller was married to Lash La Rue for a while.
Thanks to Ralph Bradley for the news.
As usual this blog is a source that provides both education and inspiration. I have now discovered The Savage Horde on youtube and started watching it last night. So far – very enjoyable.
Sadly I can’t find a copy of The Showdown – why isn’t there more access to Wild Bill Elliott’s Republic Westerns? I have purchased every one of the post 1945 ones I can find e.g. The Plainsman & the Lady, Wyoming, The Fabulous Texan, Hellfire – and wish there was a complete compilation like The Monogram set from Warner Archive or his Detective Movies.
His Westerns never seem to disappoint me. And if I sound like I’m complaining – I’m not. I never in a million years thought we would have access to so many quiet treasures from the past.
And now I’m heading out to place flowers on random U.S. Service graves in honor of Decoration Day. The original post U.S. Civil War day to celebrate the fallen. Now known here as Memorial Day.