Veda Ann Borg

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BIRTHDAY

January 11, 1915

Boston, MA

DIED

August 16, 1973

RECENT CREDITS

Scared Stiff (FILM) Jan. 1, 1998

The Alamo (FILM) Dec. 1, 1960

The Fearmakers (FILM) Oct. 1, 1958

The Wings of Eagles (FILM) Feb. 22, 1957

You're Never Too Young (FILM) Aug. 1, 1955

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Yes, that was her real name. Born in Massachussetts, Veda Ann Borg established herself as a model in New York in the early 1930s. Though she'd never had any previous acting experience, Veda was given a secret screen test by Paramount in 1936 and signed on the spot. After a few years of nondescript roles, Veda was nearly killed in a serious automobile accident in 1939. Her face completely reconstructed by plastic surgery, Veda emerged from the bandages with a harder, more distinctive countenance than before--one that proved ideal for the many brassy chorus girls, gun molls and "kept women" that she would portray over the next twenty years. Usually laboring away in B pictures, Veda began picking up some impressive "A" credits in the 1950s, notably as Vivian Blaine's showgirl pal in the mammoth musical Guys and Dolls (1955). Her last appearance was as an bedraggled Indian woman in the John Wayne-directed The Alamo (1960). For eleven years, Veda Ann Borg was the wife of director Andrew V. McLaglen.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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