Templeton Fox

Templeton Fox (July 24, 1916 – January 9, 1993) was an American actress best known for her work in old-time radio.

Early years Fox was the daughter of Lawrence Brainard Fox (1880 – 1960) and his wife, Anne "Annie" Templeton (1885 – 1948). Sources disagree as to where and when she was born. A 1938 issue of the Radio Mirror Almanac wrote she was born in Pasadena, California on July 24, 1913, but her birth record states she was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 24, 1916; the latter is better supported by official documents. She was raised in Elgin, Illinois and attended Pomona College. and gained early acting experience at the Pasadena Community Playhouse.

Career

Radio Before Fox became an actress, she was a singer in Los Angeles. After her parents moved to Chicago, they challenged her to audition with NBC, which resulted in her gaining a contract as a dramatic actress on that network in September 1935.

Programs on which Fox had supporting roles included Manhattan at Midnight, Lights Out and The Mystery Man.

Film Fox worked at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, mostly in bit parts. Her film credits include Tony Rome, Fate Is the Hunter, Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte, Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?, and Shock Treatment.

Stage In 1942, Fox portrayed Miriam Blake in a production of Guest in the House in Boston.

Television Fox's television appearances include roles in Hazel, Route 66, Dennis the Menace, The Thin Man, My Three Sons, Slattery's People, Gentle Ben, My Living Doll, and Peyton Place.

Personal life Fox married Robert Lyon Welch (1910 – 1964), a radio advertising executive who later became a film producer for Paramount Pictures, on August 15, 1938, in New York City, New York. She and Welch had a son, Robert "Bob" Welch (1945 – 2012), a musician and early member of Fleetwood Mac, and a daughter. They remained married until his death in 1964. She married William Reid McLeod (1913 – 2005) on August 6, 1970, in Miami, Florida.

Fox died on January 9, 1993, in Los Angeles, California.