Susan Morrow: Movies & Filmography

Susan Morrow, born Jacqueline Ann Teresa Bernadette Immoor on May 25, 1932, was an American actress whose career flourished during the golden age of Hollywood. She was the elder sister of Judith Exner, who later became infamous for her alleged connections to President John F. Kennedy and organized crime figure Sam Giancana. Her parents were Frederick W. Immoor and Katherine (née Shea) Immoor. When Susan was 13 years old, her family relocated to North Hollywood, California, where she would eventually attend and graduate from North Hollywood High School, laying the foundation for her future in the entertainment industry.

Morrow began her acting career with a screen debut in Gasoline Alley in 1951, marking the beginning of a decade-long journey in film and television. She gained notable recognition when she co-starred alongside the legendary Charlton Heston in the 1952 western film The Savage. One of her most remembered roles came in Cat-Women of the Moon (1953), a science fiction film that has since become a cult classic among genre enthusiasts. Her television career, though brief, lasted from 1954 to 1960 and included appearances in some of the most popular shows of the era.

Among her television credits were two episodes of The Loretta Young Show in 1955, and three episodes of Gunsmoke in 1957, where she portrayed a love interest for the character Chester Goode, played by Dennis Weaver. She also appeared in episodes of Sea Hunt and Perry Mason, the latter in 1958 as Arlene Dowling in the episode titled "The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary." Her final three television appearances in 1960 were on the western series Bronco, Maverick, and Lawman, bringing her on-screen career to a close at the end of the decade.

In her personal life, Morrow married comedian Gary Morton in December 1953, though they separated just eight months later in August 1954, with the marriage officially annulled on July 9, 1957. She remarried twice during her lifetime: first to William Robinson in 1957, ending in divorce in 1959, and later to Clarence Sheldon Attix Jr. in 1963. Morrow had four children throughout her life. She passed away on May 8, 1985, in San Diego, California, at the age of 52, leaving behind a legacy of memorable performances in classic Hollywood productions of the 1950s.