Noreen Nash was an actress who starred in movies including “The Bix Fix” and “The Red Stallion” and had a small role in the James Dean (1931–1955) film “Giant.”
- Died: June 6, 2023 (Who else died on June 6?)
- Details of death: Died in Sherman Oaks, California, at the age of 99.
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Noreen Nash’s legacy
Nash received a screen test after being crowned Apple Blossom Queen in her hometown of Wenatchee, Washington. She held off on her movie career in order to finish high school, then began acting professionally in the mid-1940s with a string of small, uncredited roles. After appearing in a minor but credited role in “The Southerner,” Nash starred in 1947’s “The Big Fix,” about a gambling ring fixing college basketball games. Further leading roles came in “The Red Stallion,” “Assigned to Danger,” “The Checkered Coat,” and a variety of B-movies of the 1940s and ‘50s. Among Nash’s best-known movies is “Giant,” in which she had a small role as a movie star.
In addition to her film career, Nash appeared in such TV shows as “The Lone Ranger,” “The Abbott and Costello Show,” “My Little Margie,” “Dragnet,” and “77 Sunset Strip.” She retired from acting in the early 1960s, going on to write several books.
Nash on “Giant”
“What I remember most is, by the time I got on the picture, director George Stevens and James Dean were at each other. Dean did his usual mumbling and Stevens kept saying, ‘This script cost a lot of money. I want to hear those words!’ George didn’t like James’ style of acting!” —from an interview for Western Clippings
Tributes to Noreen Nash
Full obituary: Neptune Society
