Rosemary La Planche

Rosemary La Planche

Born: October 11, 1923
Died: May 6, 1979
in Los Angeles, California, USA
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Rosemary E. LaPlanche (October 11, 1923 – May 6, 1979) was an American beauty queen and actress. She won Miss California two years in a row (1940 and 1941), and won Miss America in 1941.

LaPlanche moved to southern California from Kansas with her mother and sister, Louise LaPlanche, at a very early age. LaPlanche, who lived in Los Angeles, California, was Miss California in both 1940 and 1941. A new rule after her victory disallowed contestants from competing at the national level more than once. She also had an active career as a movie actress. She was married to Harry Koplan from 1947 until his death in 1973, and had two children: a daughter Carol and son Terry.

LaPlanche became an actress, appearing in films such as Angels' Alley and in episodes of television programs like The Donna Reed Show. Her sister Louise LaPlanche also was an actress.

Movies for Rosemary La Planche...

Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.
Title: Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.
Character: Laura Keith
Released: January 29, 1949
Type: Movie
The female leader of an international crime ring steals a valuable artifact that can give her the power to control men's minds. Federal agents are dispatched to get it back and stop her evil plans.
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An Old-Fashioned Girl
Title: An Old-Fashioned Girl
Character: Emma Davenport
Released: January 19, 1949
Type: Movie
A music teacher in 1870s Boston works hard to succeed, while her wealthy distant relatives find their fortunes turning.
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Angels' Alley
Title: Angels' Alley
Character: Daisy Harris
Released: March 7, 1948
Type: Movie
Slip invites his cousin Jimmy to stay with his family after he is released from prison. However, Jimmy soon gets mixed up with an auto-theft ring.
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Jack Armstrong
Title: Jack Armstrong
Character: Betty Fairfield
Released: February 6, 1947
Type: Movie
Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy, battles the evil Dr. Grood, who has placed a death ray aboard his spaceship orbiting Earth.
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Betty Co-Ed
Title: Betty Co-Ed
Character: Glenda Warren
Released: November 28, 1946
Type: Movie
The plot gets under way when Joanne, a carnival hootchy-kootchy dancer, is accepted into a snobbish college sorority when it is assumed that she hails from a blueblooded Virginia family.
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Devil Bat's Daughter
Title: Devil Bat's Daughter
Character: Nina Carruthers/MacCarron
Released: April 15, 1946
Type: Movie
Wishing to dispose of his wife, psychiatrist Dr. Elliott makes his patient Nina think that she suffers from a compulsion to kill. He drugs Nina, murders his wife and leaves evidence that points to Nina. The latter, pre-conditioned by Elliott, also thinks she is guilty.
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Strangler of the Swamp
Title: Strangler of the Swamp
Character: Maria Hart
Released: January 2, 1946
Type: Movie
A number of swamp land men have died by strangulation and the inhabitants believe that an innocent man they hanged is seeking revenge on all of the male descendants of those responsible for his death. Maria, granddaughter of the innocent ferryman, decides to operate the ferry service. Chris Sanders, a son of one of the men who did the hanging, and Maria fall in love. The "strangler" seizes Chris and Maria offers her life if Chris is spared.
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Youth Runs Wild
Title: Youth Runs Wild
Character: Blanche (uncredited)
Released: September 1, 1944
Type: Movie
The teens of a defense-plant town hop on the road to juvenile delinquency while their parents are busy with the war.
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Mademoiselle Fifi
Title: Mademoiselle Fifi
Character: Blondini
Released: July 28, 1944
Type: Movie
In occupied France during the Franco-Prussian War, a young French laundress shares a coach ride with several of her condescending social superiors. But when a Prussian officer holds the coach over, social standings are leveled and integrity and spirit are put to the test.
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Around the World
Title: Around the World
Character: Rosemary
Released: November 27, 1943
Type: Movie
Bandleader Kay Kyser takes his troupe of nutty musicians, goofball comics and pretty girl singers on a tour around the world to entertain the troops during World War II.
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The Falcon and the Co-Eds
Title: The Falcon and the Co-Eds
Character: Student (uncredited)
Released: November 10, 1943
Type: Movie
The Falcon is called to a young woman's school to investigate a murder. When he arrives, another victim is discovered.
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The Falcon in Danger
Title: The Falcon in Danger
Character: Nurse (uncredited)
Released: July 17, 1943
Type: Movie
Two industrialists disappear from an airplane while the plane is in the air. Also missing is $100,000. The Falcon investigates and discovers a plot against the government.
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Prairie Chickens
Title: Prairie Chickens
Character: Yola
Released: May 21, 1943
Type: Movie
Two unemployed cowhands help a pill-popping rancher find the nasty varmint who's been rustling cattle.
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Swing Your Partner
Title: Swing Your Partner
Character: Secretary
Released: May 20, 1943
Type: Movie
Caroline Bird, the crotchety and stingy owner of Bird Milk Products, is not amused when her employees at the Dairyville factory, the oldest plant in the company, broadcast a special radio program in honor of her birthday. Employees Lulubelle, Scotty and Vera Vague, fed up with the terrible working conditions at Dairyville, cut into the broadcast, and Lulubelle asserts that Caroline is a "big hunk of cheese." Lane, the factory manager, cannot find the culprit, and so Caroline goes with her secretary, Dale Evans, to Dairyville.
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Two Weeks to Live
Title: Two Weeks to Live
Character: Miss LaPlanche, Dr. O'Brien's Nurse
Released: February 26, 1943
Type: Movie
When Abner is mistakenly diagnosed as having only two weeks to live, his partner gets the idea that they can make a ton of money by having Abner perform all kinds of dangerous stunts.
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Fall In
Title: Fall In
Character: Canteen Girl
Released: November 20, 1942
Type: Movie
An Army sergeant's photographic memory puts him in conflict with a Nazi spy.
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Irene
Title: Irene
Character: Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Released: April 23, 1940
Type: Movie
Upholsterer's assistant Irene O'Dare meets wealthy Don Marshall while she is measuring chairs for Mrs. Herman Vincent at her Long Island estate. Charmed by her, Don anonymously purchases Madame Lucy's, an exclusive Manhattan boutique, and instructs newly hired manager Mr. Smith to offer Irene a job as a model. She soon catches the eye of socialite Bob Vincent, whose mother is hosting a ball at the family mansion. To promote Madame Lucy's dress line, Mr. Smith arranges for his models to be invited to the ball.