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Evelyn Ankers
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In 1942, after marrying actress Evelyn Ankers, Denning enlisted in the Navy -- which promptly shipping him to the South Pacific as part of their submarine service. He served out the war there, receiving an honorable discharge in October, 1945.
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After bowing out of films in 1950, while raising her daughter Ankers worked sporadically in the then-new medium of television, finally retiring from acting in the late 1950s. She and Richard Denning moved to Hawaii in the 1960s, and the couple enjoyed a marriage that lasted until her death in 1985 at the age of 67.
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This is a 1942 ad for a Pepsi Pepsi-Cola Soda w/ Lon Chaney, Jr., Evelyn Ankers! The size of the ad is approximately 5.5x8inches. The caption for this ad is 'Adds good taste to any scene' The ad is in great condition. This vintage ad would look great framed and displayed! Add it to your collecction today!
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In addition to looking properly terrified, Evelyn appears quite fetching in gowns by studio costumer Vera West, whose creations included an array of then-stylish hats that upon reflection could have played a part in driving men and monsters crazy. Sometime take a close look at some of the headwear Miss Ankers and others wore during that time.
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The Texan Meets Calamity Jane is a 1950 Western movie starring Evelyn Ankers as Calamity Jane and written and directed by Ande Lamb. The film is notable for being Ankers' last movie appearance for ten years.
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Ankers appeared in a few more movies and some television through the 1950s before retiring. During the Fifties, her husband, Richard Denning’s familiar face and stalwart presence to monster movie fans for his largely heroic roles in such films as Unknown Island (1948), Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954), Target Earth (1954), Creature With The Atom Brain (1955), The Day The World Ended (1956) and The Black Scorpion (1957).
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