'Tarzan' actress Brenda Joyce dies - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 07-17-2009, 11:04 PM

Brenda Joyce, the only "Jane" to star opposite two different Tarzans in the talking era of the big screen, died July 4 at a nursing home in Santa Monica. A friend said she was 92.

After Maureen O'Sullivan exited the "Tarzan" series after six films, the strikingly blond Joyce stepped in to star with Johnny Weissmuller in "Tarzan and the Amazons" (1945). She played the intrepid Jane Parker in four more movies, culminating with "Tarzan's Magic Fountain" (1949) opposite the new Tarzan, Lex Barker.

As a model and 21-year-old student at UCLA, Joyce was spotted by a Fox talent scout and named the studio's Discovery of the Year for 1939. That year, she was given the plum role of Fern Simon in "The Rains Came," an adaptation of the Louis Bromfield novel that starred Myrna Loy, Tyrone Power and George Brent.

In addition to the "Tarzan" films, Joyce appeared in such pics as "Little Old New York" (1940), "Marry the Boss's Daughter" (1941), "The Postman Didn't Ring" (1942) and "The Spider Woman Strikes Back" (1947).

Joyce didn't make a movie after 1949. She worked for a decade in Washington for the Department of Immigration and appeared in two episodes of PBS kids show "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" in 1971.

catlover79 · 07-18-2009, 09:39 AM

She was a beautiful lady.

Torgo · 07-20-2009, 07:06 PM

RIP

I grew up watching these on Sunday afternoons, one of our local stations aired a bunch of these- 2 back-to-back every weekend.

Jude The Obscure · 07-21-2009, 06:53 PM

Same here but it was Sunday mornings on our local CBS. I remember her more than Maureen.

asanka000 · 07-24-2009, 02:18 AM

really sad. it was one of my favourite old movie

07-17-2009, 11:04 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	'Tarzan' actress Brenda Joyce dies Brenda Joyce, the only "Jane" to star opposite two different Tarzans in the talking era of the big screen, died July 4 at a nursing home in Santa Monica. A friend said she was 92. After Maureen O'Sullivan exited the "Tarzan" series after six films, the strikingly blond Joyce stepped in to star with Johnny Weissmuller in "Tarzan and the Amazons" (1945). She played the intrepid Jane Parker in four more movies, culminating with "Tarzan's Magic Fountain" (1949) opposite the new Tarzan, Lex Barker. As a model and 21-year-old student at UCLA, Joyce was spotted by a Fox talent scout and named the studio's Discovery of the Year for 1939. That year, she was given the plum role of Fern Simon in "The Rains Came," an adaptation of the Louis Bromfield novel that starred Myrna Loy, Tyrone Power and George Brent. In addition to the "Tarzan" films, Joyce appeared in such pics as "Little Old New York" (1940), "Marry the Boss's Daughter" (1941), "The Postman Didn't Ring" (1942) and "The Spider Woman Strikes Back" (1947). Joyce didn't make a movie after 1949. She worked for a decade in Washington for the Department of Immigration and appeared in two episodes of PBS kids show "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" in 1971. Attached Images
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07-20-2009, 07:06 PM	#3
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,038	RIP I grew up watching these on Sunday afternoons, one of our local stations aired a bunch of these- 2 back-to-back every weekend.

07-21-2009, 06:53 PM	#4
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	Same here but it was Sunday mornings on our local CBS. I remember her more than Maureen.

07-24-2009, 02:18 AM	#5
asanka000 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 21, 2009 Posts: 12	really sad. it was one of my favourite old movie