Lillian Randolph is an American actress, singer, and radio host. She starred a lot in the 30s and 70s of the last century. Mostly played secondary roles. But on radio, Lillian was a real star. The audience really fell in love with the comedy presenter.
Biography
Lillian Randolph's real name is Castello Randolph. She was born on December 14, 1898 in the third largest city in Tennessee and its first capital, Knoxville. Lillian died on September 12, 1980 in Los Angeles at the age of 81.
Randolph was born to a Methodist priest and teacher. She had an older sister, Amanda. She also devoted her life to acting. Their brother Steve Gibson became a musician.
Career
Lillian's professional career began at Cleveland Radio, where she worked as a singer. Then she moved to Detroit, then to Los Angeles. Popularity came to Randolph in the 1930s. She was a comedy radio host. Her film debut has featured supporting roles in various films, the most famous of which was It's a Wonderful Life, a 1946 drama. Also, Lillian could be seen in the 1947 comedy film "The Bachelor and the Girl". From 1940 to 1952 she was engaged in the voice acting of the maid in the famous animated series "Tom and Jerry".
In the 1950s, Randolph was active in television. She played small roles in TV series and participated in television shows. During that period, she was less likely to act in films. One of her roles in those years was in the 1964 film Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte. She also played a cameo role in 1979 in the film Onion Field. This was her last film work. A year later, Lillian died of cancer. She was buried in Hollywood Hills Cemetery next to her sister.
Filmography
In the 1930s, Lillian starred in 5 films: The Duke of the Summit, The Toy Wife, The Streets of New York, The Way South, and At the Circus. The Duke of the Summit is a low-budget musical by William Nolte, written by Phil Dunham and featuring songs from Harvey Brooks and Ben Ellison. The main characters were played by Ralph Cooper and Lena Horn. The 1938 drama Toy Wife was directed by Richard Thorpe, starring Louise Rainer and Melvin Douglas. She talks about the life of the coquette Frou-Frou. Streets of New York was released in 1939. The film was directed by William Knight. Way South is another musical that was filmed in 1939 with Bobby Brin and Alan Mowbray in the lead roles. At the Circus is a 1939 comedy from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
From 1940 to 1944, Lillian starred in several comedies: Hello Neighbor, The Palm Beach Story, No Time for Love, Three Sisters. She could also be seen in musical films of this period, for example, in the films "Animal Farm Follis", "The Birth of the Blues". Lillian has worked with directors such as Frank McDonald, Norman Zenos McLeod, Robert Siodmak, Victor Scherzinger, Leroy Prinze, Leslie Goodwins, Charles Lamont, Preston Sturges, Stuart Heisler, Mitchell Leisen, Curtis Bernhardt Juggardt, Eppert Nughardt …
From 1945 to 1950, Randolph starred in several films. Among them: "A Song for Miss Julie" - a 1945 American film directed by William Rowland, "Riverboat" - a 1946 comedy directed by Leslie Goodwins, "Child of Divorce" - Richard O. Fleischer's 1946 debut.
In 1943, Lillian worked in the film It's a Wonderful Life. In the story, James Stewart as George Bailey decides to commit suicide on Christmas Eve. His guardian angel intervenes and shows what the life of other people would be like without him. Randolph also starred in The Hunters, a 1947 Jack Conway film directed by Jack Conway with Clark Gable, and The Bachelor and Bobby Soxer, a 1947 comedy directed by Irwin Reis and written by the acclaimed writer Sydney Sheldon.
Also during this period, Lillian Randolph's piggy bank was replenished thanks to the 1948 American film noir, Sleep, My Love. It was directed by Douglas Sirk and starred by Claudette Colbert, Robert Cummings and Don Amech. The actress's next work is in the 1948 romantic comedy Let's Live A Little. It was directed by Richard Wallace. The film became popular largely thanks to Heli Lamarr and Robert Cummings, who played the main roles. This is a story about an advertising manager who is being stalked by his ex-fiancee. In 1949, Lillian took part in the comedy Once Again, My Darling. The film won an Oscar for Best Sound Recording.
In the 50s and 70s of the 20th century, Randolph starred in many interesting films that received recognition from viewers and film critics, and were nominated for prestigious awards. Among them, for example, the psychological horror film from 1978 "Magic". He talks about the life of a ventriloquist. Starring Anthony Hopkins. Another horror film was shot in 1978 by Bryce Mac. It's called "Jennifer" and is about a girl who can command snakes.
Guy Green and Dick Richards invited Lillian to their pictures. She starred with Max Baer Jr. in the 1975 drama Wild McCullohey, opposite Forrest Tucker as JJ McCulloch, Julie Adams as Hannah McCulloch, and Max Baer Jr as Culver Robinson. Randolph can be seen in Martin Ritt's 1970 biography The Great White Hope, Robert Aldrich's 1964 psychological thriller Hush Sweet Charlotte, and Anthony Mann's 1952 Bend in the River. And in 1951 she played in Hal Walker's musical film This is My Boy.
