Joan Evans, an actress and the goddaughter of Joan Crawford, died on October 21 in Henderson, Nevada, according to her son John Weatherly. No reason was given.
During her career she worked with Farley Granger, Audie Murphy, Irene Dunne and Esther Williams, among others.
Her film roles included roles At large (1951), It grows on trees (1952); And Skirts Ahoy! (1952).
She signed her first film contract in 1948 at the age of 14 to work with producer Samuel Goldwyn.
During the reshoots, she was accidentally shot in the arm by Farley Granger. His gun went off and she had to have emergency surgery and hospitalization.
Evans later appeared in films such as The outcasts (1954), A strange adventure (1956), The Flying Fontaines (1959) and The running goal (1960) and on television programs including Climax!, The Millionaire, Cheyenne, 77 Sunset Strip, Wagon Train, Zorro, Tales of Wells Fargo, The Tall Man And Laramie.
She gave up acting in the early 1960s to raise a family, but later became editor of Hollywood Studio Magazine and teacher at Carden Academy in Van Nuys.
Survivors include her son John Weatherly, a daughter Dale and a grandson Chris.
Source: Deadline
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