COBINA WRIGHT, JR - Charlie Chan Star
Actress Cobina Wright, Jr., who starred in a handful of films in the early 1940s, died in Solvang, California, on September 1, 2011. She was 90. Wright was born in New York City on August 14, 1921. Her mother was society columnist Cobina Wright, Sr., who pushed her daughter into a career in show business. She worked as a model and performed on radio. She was also featured in the films "Small Town Deb" (1941), "Murder Among Friends" (1941), "Moon Over Miami" (1941), "Accent on Love" (1941), "Charlie Chan in Rio" (1941), "Week-End in Havana" (1941), "Right to the Heart" (1942), "Footlight Serenade" (1942), and "Something to Shout About" (1943). She married Palmer Beaudette in 1941, and soon retired from show business to raise a family. She was widowed when Beaudette died in 1968.
Actress Cobina Wright, Jr., who starred in a handful of films in the early 1940s, died in Solvang, California, on September 1, 2011. She was 90. Wright was born in New York City on August 14, 1921. Her mother was society columnist Cobina Wright, Sr., who pushed her daughter into a career in show business. She worked as a model and performed on radio. She was also featured in the films "Small Town Deb" (1941), "Murder Among Friends" (1941), "Moon Over Miami" (1941), "Accent on Love" (1941), "Charlie Chan in Rio" (1941), "Week-End in Havana" (1941), "Right to the Heart" (1942), "Footlight Serenade" (1942), and "Something to Shout About" (1943). She married Palmer Beaudette in 1941, and soon retired from show business to raise a family. She was widowed when Beaudette died in 1968.
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