'50S Star Patricia Medina Dies at 92

Time: 05-03-2012 22:09 User: ekalkowski PubDate: 05-04-2012 Zone: KY Edition: 1 Page Name: B7 Color: CyanMagentaYellowBlack KY METRO/DEATHS | courier-journal.com THE COURIER-JOURNAL | FRIDAY,MAY 4, 2012 | B7 ’50s star Patricia Medina dies at 92 By Dennis McLellan made her Broadway debut Los Angeles Times in 1962 in “Calculated Risk,” starring Cotten, who LOS ANGELES — Patri- died in 1994. cia Medina, aBritish-born They were “blissfully actress whose Hollywood devoted to one another,” career as aleading lady in United Press International the 1950s spanned the talk- Hollywood reporter Ver- ing mule comedy “Francis” non Scott wrote in 2000. and Orson Welles’ crime- “Medina and Cotten thriller “Mr.Arkadin,” has were acurious pair,” Scott died. She was 92. wrote. “She is avivacious The Kentucky Derby Festival princesses take part in the Pegasus Parade. PHOTOS BY SAM UPSHAWJR./THE COURIER-JOURNAL Medina, the widow of extrovert. Cotton was a actor Joseph Cotten, died gentlemanly Virginian, a Saturday at Barlow Respi- quiet, considerate man. PEGASUS: Parade on Broadwaypicture-perfect ratory Hospital in Los An- “At myriad parties and geles, said Meredith Silver- industry events they were Continued from Page B1 bach, aclose friend. She inseparable, among the had been in declining most popular couples in two grandchildren march health. town. They represented in the parade. Her group Apetite, dark-haired stability in this socially un- wasn’texactly sure what beauty who launched her stable community.” to expect so they left for film career in England in One of three sisters Louisville at 1p.m. and the late 1930s, Medina was whose mother was English were at the parade route married to actor Richard and father was Spanish, by 2p.m. Greene when she arrived Medina was born in Eng- “They want to see the in Hollywood after World land on July 19,1919,and police cars —heck with WarII. grew up in Stanmore, about the bands. But we want to “She was astunning an hour from London. see the bands,” she said. woman,” said Silverbach. She spent anumber of Besides Lauper,who “In her youth, they called years in Paris while grow- thrilled fans by kicking her ‘the most beautiful ing up and was fluent in off the parade by singing face in England.’” French, Italian and Span- her 1980s hit “True Col- Initially signed to ish. ors,” celebrities at the MGM, Medina went on to “In England Iwas near- parade included Miss play leads in movies such ly always cast as someone America Laura Kaeppel- as “Abbott and Costello in of mysterious origin, not er and University of the Foreign Legion” (1950), too clearly designated but Kentucky men’sbasket- University of Kentucky head basketball coach John Calipari, right, and assistant coach “Sangaree” with Fernando probably from some South- ball coach John Calipari, Kenny Payne wave to the crowd during the parade. Lamas (1953), “Plunder of ern European country,” who served as honorary the Sun” with Glenn Ford Medina told the Los Ange- grand marshal and held injury. (1953), “Botany Bay” with les Times in 1947. the 2012 NCAA basket- Lauper,who scored Alan Ladd (1953) and “Here they decided in ball championship trophy her first hit in the 1980s “Phantom of the Rue my first film, ‘The Secret as he rode in aconver- with “Girls Just Want to Morgue” with Karl Malden Heart,’ that Ishould be a tible. Have Fun,” caused a (1954). Yankee,” she said. “In my “It’sagreat opportuni- brief dust-up before the She also played opposite second I’m definitely Eng- ty to reach out to the song when she grew Louis Hayward in the early lish. It’sall rather confus- fans,” Calipari said dur- frustrated with technical ‘50s adventure films “For- ing, Imust say.” ing the VIP party before- issues and used acurse tunes of Captain Blood,” She met Greene while hand, adding that most of word that was caught on “The Lady and the Bandit,” they were working at the his team couldn’tmake it microphone. She apolo- “Lady in the Iron Mask” same studio in England, because they were taking gized, as did Kentucky and “Captain Pirate.” and they married in 1941. finals. Derby Festival officials. Medina and Greene They later co-starred in Stephanie Decker, This year’sparade was were divorced in 1951. In the 1944 romantic comedy who lost parts of both dedicated to the memory 1960, in aceremony at the “Don’tTake It to Heart” legs as she protected her of Bernard Trager,the home of David O. Selznick and appeared together in children during aSouth- founder and chairman of and Jennifer Jones, she the 1949 film “The Fighting ern Indiana tornado in Republic Bank, who died married the widowed Cot- O’Flynn.” March, also rode in the in February.The bank ten, who had made his fea- Medina, who lived in parade. She said she has sponsored the parade ture film debut in Welles’ Los Angeles’ Westwood wasn’tused to all the for more than adecade. 1941 classic “Citizen neighborhood, wrote the attention but was happy Kane.” 1998 autobiography “Laid to support an event in a Reporter Chris Kenning can They appeared in a Back in Hollywood.” community that had be reached at (502) 582-4697. number of stage produc- She had no immediate shown “so much support Reporter Mark Boxley can Daniyah Scearce, 3, sips adrink during the Pegasus tions together,and Medina survivors. and generosity” after her be reached at (502) 582-4241. 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