Ann Codee

Ann Codee was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. Codee's earliest roles were in film, including "Expensive Husbands" (1937), the Victor Mature action movie "Captain Caution" (1940) and the James Stewart comedy "Come Live With Me" (1941). She also appeared in "Charlie Chan in Rio" (1941) with Sidney Toler, "Tonight We Raid Calais" (1943) and the Bette Davis dramatic adaptation "Old Acquaintance" (1943). Her passion for acting continued to her roles in projects like the adaptation "Tonight and Every Night" (1945) with Rita Hayworth, the Merle Oberon romance "This Love of Ours" (1945) and "Kitty" (1946) with Paulette Goddard. She also appeared in the mystery "So Dark the Night" (1946) with Steven Geray. Film continued to be her passion as she played roles in the comedy adaptation "On the Riviera" (1951) with Danny Kaye, "Detective Story" (1951) with Kirk Douglas and "Dangerous When Wet" (1953). She also appeared in the adaptation "Kiss Me Kate" (1953) with Kathryn Grayson and the drama "The Last Time I Saw Paris" (1954) with Elizabeth Taylor. Codee more recently acted in the Frank Sinatra adaptation "Can-Can" (1960). Codee passed away in May 1961 at the age of 71.