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Raven-haired Carol Forman's main claim to fame is the fact that she was one of the first villainesses in serials. There were a few during the silent era, but they were mainly of the regal, imperious type; Carol Forman was not afraid to use her considerable attractiveness to bamboozle the poor saps who tried to stop her nefarious plans for world domination, to steal atomic secrets, or whatever she had up her sleeve.
Alabama-born and raised, she had wanted to become an actress since childhood, and took every dramatic class and appeared in every play she could while in school. Soon after graduating high school she set out for Hollywood, after her mother had made arrangements for her to board with a singing teacher and study with her. She also took drama lessons and took up with a theatrical company.
While performing in one of the company's plays, she was spotted by director John Berry, who gave her a part in his RKO film From This Day Forward (1946). She did such a good job that the studio put her under contract, but she left after a year.
It was in 1947 that she essayed the role for which she is best-remembered: Spider Woman in Republic's The Black Widow (1947). Republic immediately assigned her to other "bad girl" parts, but she turned them down, not wanting to be pigeonholed in serials. She freelanced for a while, doing a few westerns and a Columbia serial, then returned to Republic for her turn as the villainous "Nila" in Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. (1949).
After a few more westerns and another serial for Columbia, though, she basically retired from the screen and turned to work in TV series, theatrical plays and television commercials.- Marianne Schönauer was born on 31 May 1920 in Vienna, Austria. She was an actress, known for Don Juan (1955), Bel-Ami Der Frauenheld von Paris (1955) and Bel Ami (1955). She was married to Gustav Manker. She died on 9 July 1997 in Vienna, Austria.
- John Little was born on 3 May 1947 in Tallulah, Louisiana, USA. He died on 9 July 1997 in Hot Coffe, Mississippi, USA.
- Siegfried-Michael Ressel was born on 28 February 1916 in Germany. He was an actor, known for The Diary of Anne Frank (1982), Entlassen auf Bewährung (1965) and Gewissen in Aufruhr (1961). He died on 9 July 1997 in Berlin, Germany.