Judy Jorell

Judy Jorell's love of theater began when she was a teenager. She studied dramatics at Wayne University. After winning Miss Snow and Queen of the Bloomfield-Motor City Photocade, she was crowned Miss Michigan, U.S.A of 1952 and was a semifinalist in the Miss U.S.A pageant. She set her sights on Hollywood soon afterwards. It was within a two-year period that she was signed by Universal Pictures, RKO Studios, and CBS. She had decorative roles in The Mississippi Gambler (1953) and Son of Sinbad (1955), but achieved greater success on the radio with recurring roles on The Jack Benny Show, Playhouse of Broadway, and Stars Over Hollywood. CBS crowned her Girl-of-the-Month for her contributions to radio. In an interview with Bob Thomas, she said that she wanted a man who had sincerity, faithfulness, and honesty. She found those qualities in Richard Becker, whom she married. They had three children together named Kenneth, Richard, and Corinne. She didn't wanna do show-business anymore, and devoted her life to her family. She lived in Finland until her death from Pancreatic Cancer.