Renie Riano
Renie Riano | |
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Born |
Rene Isabel Riano August 7, 1899 London, England, UK |
Died |
July 3, 1971 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged
Resting place | Westwood Memorial Park |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1937–1951 |
Parent(s) | Robert Riano and Irene Riano |
Renie Isabel Riano (August 7, 1899 – July 3, 1971[1]) was an English-born American actress who, with the exception of the Jiggs and Maggie comedies, had minor roles in 1940s-1950s films.
She was the daughter of Irene Riano (1871–1940), the daughter of Joseph Rice, a Philadelphia theatre owner, who, in the early 1890s, married vaudeville acrobat Robert Riano (b. 1867, Yonkers, New York – 1909, New York City). Irene Riano was a stage actress, the sole female member of vaudeville's popular Four Rianos acrobatic act, eccentric acrobat act which toured the world in vaudeville, variety and music halls, and the mother of actress Renie Riano.[2] Irene was the daughter of Joseph Rice, a Philadelphia theatre owner. In the early 1890s, she married vaudeville acrobat Robert Riano (b. 1867, Yonkers, New York – 1909, New York City) who organised the famous "Four Rianos" eccentric acrobat act which toured the world in vaudeville, variety and music halls.[3]
Partial filmography
- Tovarich (1937)
- The Road to Reno (1938)
- Day-Time Wife (1939)
- The Women (1939)
- Kit Carson (1940)
- Ice-Capades (1940)
- The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940)
- You're the One (1941)
- Adam Had Four Sons (1941)
- Affectionately Yours (1941)
- There's One Born Every Minute (1942)
- The Man from Music Mountain (1943)
- Three Is a Family (1944)
- A Song for Miss Julie (1945)
- Bringing Up Father (1946)
- So Goes My Love (1946)
- Jiggs and Maggie in Society (1947)
- Jiggs and Maggie in Court (1948)
- Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters (1949)
- Jiggs and Maggie Out West (1950)
Television
- Green Acres (1966) (TV series)
- The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1970) (TV series)
- Mayberry RFD (1969) (TV series)
References
- ↑ "Renie Riano". Find a Grave. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ↑ Quinlan, David (1995). Quinlan's illustrated directory of film character actors. Batsford. p. 301. ISBN 978-0-7134-7040-6. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ↑ "18 Sep 1946, Page 17 - The Cincinnati Enquirer at Newspapers.com".