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Nichols was a popular model in [[Pin-up girl|cheesecake]] magazines of the era and was considered a minor rival to [[Marilyn Monroe]], along with [[Jayne Mansfield]], [[Mamie Van Doren]], [[Cleo Moore]], [[Greta Thyssen]], [[Diana Dors]] and [[Sheree North]]. Unlike the rest, Nichols rarely starred in films, but had showy supporting roles in A-films starring such actors as [[Clark Gable]], [[Susan Hayward]], [[Sophia Loren]], and [[Doris Day]]. One of her few starring roles was in the 1965 science fiction film ''[[The Human Duplicators]]''. |
Nichols was a popular model in [[Pin-up girl|cheesecake]] magazines of the era and was considered a minor rival to [[Marilyn Monroe]], along with [[Jayne Mansfield]], [[Mamie Van Doren]], [[Cleo Moore]], [[Greta Thyssen]], [[Diana Dors]] and [[Sheree North]]. Unlike the rest, Nichols rarely starred in films, but had showy supporting roles in A-films starring such actors as [[Clark Gable]], [[Susan Hayward]], [[Sophia Loren]], and [[Doris Day]]. One of her few starring roles was in the 1965 science fiction film ''[[The Human Duplicators]]''. |
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Nichols was also a frequent guest star on many television series including ''[[It's a Great Life]]'', ''[[The Jack Benny Show|The Jack Benny Television Show]]'', ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'', ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]'', '' |
Nichols was also a frequent guest star on many television series including ''[[It's a Great Life]]'', ''[[The Jack Benny Show|The Jack Benny Television Show]]'', ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'', ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]'', ''[[The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series)|The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters]]'', ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'', and ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]''. |
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Her last film was ''[[Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood]]'' in 1976. She starred in the now classic ''Twilight Zone'' episode 'TwentyTwo', as the mental patient who, in a recurring dream, meets a nurse who utters the sinister phrase "Room for one more, Honey"). |
Her last film was ''[[Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood]]'' in 1976. She starred in the now classic ''Twilight Zone'' episode 'TwentyTwo', as the mental patient who, in a recurring dream, meets a nurse who utters the sinister phrase "Room for one more, Honey"). |
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Born | Barbara Marie Nickerauer December 10, 1928 |
Died | October 5, 1976 | (aged 47)
Cause of death | Complications from organ damage |
Resting place | Pinelawn Memorial Park in Farmingdale, New York |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1953–1976 |
Barbara Marie Nickerauer (December 10, 1928 – October 5, 1976), better known as Barbara Nichols, was an American actress who often played brassy comic roles in a number of films in the 1950s and 1960s.
Early life and career
Nichols was born as Barbara Marie Nickerauer in Queens, New York. She began modeling for pinup magazines in the late 1940s. In the mid-1950s, she moved to Hollywood and began appearing regularly in second leads in a number of films including Miracle in the Rain (1956), The King and Four Queens (1956), The Naked and the Dead (1958), The Pajama Game (1957), Pal Joey (1957), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), That Kind of Woman (1958), Where the Boys Are (1960).
On Broadway, she appeared in the 1952 revival of Pal Joey and in Let It Ride (1961).
Nichols was a popular model in cheesecake magazines of the era and was considered a minor rival to Marilyn Monroe, along with Jayne Mansfield, Mamie Van Doren, Cleo Moore, Greta Thyssen, Diana Dors and Sheree North. Unlike the rest, Nichols rarely starred in films, but had showy supporting roles in A-films starring such actors as Clark Gable, Susan Hayward, Sophia Loren, and Doris Day. One of her few starring roles was in the 1965 science fiction film The Human Duplicators. Nichols was also a frequent guest star on many television series including It's a Great Life, The Jack Benny Television Show, The Twilight Zone, The Untouchables, The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, Batman, and The Beverly Hillbillies.
Her last film was Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood in 1976. She starred in the now classic Twilight Zone episode 'TwentyTwo', as the mental patient who, in a recurring dream, meets a nurse who utters the sinister phrase "Room for one more, Honey").
Death
Nichols died on October 5, 1976 from complications of a damaged spleen and liver which had initially occurred about twenty years earlier in an automobile accident.[1] She is interred at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Farmingdale, New York.
Filmography
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References
- ^ "Barbara Nichols, 'dizzy blonde' actress, is dead". Lodi News-Sentinel. October 7, 1976. Retrieved October 19, 2012.