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Inez Courtney (March 12, 1908 – April 5, 1975) was an American actress on the Broadway stage and in films. Born in New York City, New York, she came from a large Irish-American family. Her father died when she was fifteen so she decided to go onto the stage. A year later she was doing a specialty dance which earned her the nicknames of ''St Vitis'', ''Mosquito'' and ''Lightning''. Courtney's first role as a singer and dancer came in the musical ''The Wild Rose'' in 1926. She became well-known among New York theatrical audiences for her work in ''Good News'' (1927), a musical comedy about college life. Her other credits include ''Spring Is Here'' in 1929 and ''America's Sweetheart'' in 1931. In the early 1930s, Miss Courtney left Broadway and went to Hollywood. Courtney acted in 58 films between 1930 and 1940. She secured her first movie work by asking Harry Cohn of Columbia Pictures for his assistance. The red-headed comedienne made her screen debut as Cousin Betty in ''Loose Ankles'' (1930). The film co-starred Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Loretta Young. Her many movie credits include ''The Raven'' (1935), ''Suzy'' (1936), ''The Shop Around the Corner'' (1940), and ''Turnabout'' (1940), her last film. Courtney was married to an Italian nobleman, whereby she acquired the title ''Marchessa'', but did not use it. She died at the Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune, New Jersey in 1975 of undisclosed causes at the age of 67. ==Partial filmography== *''Sunny'' (1930) *''Spring is Here ''(1930) *''Big City Blues'' (1932) *''Hold Your Man'' (1933) *''The Raven'' (1935) *''Ship Cafe'' (1935) *''The Affair of Susan'' (1935) *''It Couldn't Have Happened – But It Did'' (1936) *''Let's Sing Again'' (1936) *''Suzy'' (1936) *''Having Wonderful Time'' (1938) *''Beauty for the Asking'' (1939) *''The Shop Around the Corner'' (1940) *''Turnabout'' (1940) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Inez Courtney」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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