Carol Nugent
Born
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years active1944–1968
Spouses
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(m. 1959; died 1968)​
    John G. Stephens
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    (m. 2002; died 2018)​
    Children2
    RelativesJudy Nugent (sister)

    Carol Nugent (born July 7, 1937) is an American actress who began her career as a child. Nugent appeared in over 20 feature films and 11 television programs during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Her 1959 marriage to actor Nick Adams ended with his death in 1968, before their divorce had been finalized.

    Biography

    Early life

    Nugent was born in Los Angeles, the elder daughter of Lucille and Carl Nugent. Her father was a property master for MGM and her mother later became a talent agent, managing Carol's career along with that of her younger sister Judy Nugent.

    Hollywood career

    Nugent was a child actor, first appearing on screen at age seven in Secret Command (1944). She played small parts in four more movies over the next three years and in one of these, she and her sister Judy portrayed the same character at different ages. She was in a few popular hits, including Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) and Belles on Their Toes (1952) but as a child actor never quite made the transition from bit player to larger roles. However, as a teen Nugent grew into ingenue parts on television and in B-films. She was a supporting actress throughout her career, which tapered off sharply after she married and had children.

    Personal life

    Nugent married actor Nick Adams.[1]

    In a 1961 interview Adams said, "Carol is my good-luck charm. My first real success, the turn of the tide, came right after I fell in love with her. Then I formed my own production company and we sold The Rebel."[2] However, in the same interview Nugent said, "Let's not overdo the sweetness and light. Naturally, Nick and I had our problems at the start". Gossip columnist Rona Barrett later wrote that Nugent "was one of the most refreshing wives in the entire community."[3]

    John G. Stephens and Nugent married in 2002; Stephens died in 2018.[4]

    Filmography

    Television credits

    References

    1. ↑ Fitzgerald, Michael G.; Magers, Boyd (2015). Ladies of the Western: Interviews with Fifty-One More Actresses from the Silent Era to the Television Westerns of the 1950s and 1960s. McFarland. p. 266. ISBN 978-1-4766-0796-2. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
    2. ↑ Kathleen Post, TV Radio Mirror, July 1961, Vol 56 No 2 p.66.
    3. ↑ Barrett, Rona, Miss Rona (1974)
    4. ↑ Lentz, Harris M. III (2019). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2018. McFarland. p. 361. ISBN 978-1-4766-3655-9. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
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