Karen X. Gaylord obit

Model and Actress Karen X. Gaylord Has Died 

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The daughter of W. C. and Marie Goerner, Gaylord was born Jane Goerner on August 29, 1921. She was born in Milwaukee but grew up in Minneapolis and lived in Devils Lake, North Dakota, for three years. She attended West High School in Minneapolis and a junior college in North Dakota. She worked at a bank in Minneapolis and won the Miss Minnesota title in 1942.

One of the Miss Minnesota judges was Harry Conover, and after she won that title he hired her to work in his modeling agency in New York. Pictures of her appeared in many magazines, and she was featured on the cover of Liberty magazine. Gaylord was one of six models who worked in England for six weeks in 1946 while six models from there came to work in the United States for the same period in an exchange initiated by England's Lucie Clayton.

In Hollywood, Gaylord became a member of the Goldwyn Girls musical stock company. Films in which she appeared included Cover Girl (1944), Wonder Man (1945), The Kid from Brooklyn (1946), Night in Paradise (1946), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), A Song Is Born (1948), and The Girl From Jones Beach (1949).

On August 15, 1948, Gaylord married Don McGuire, an actor, television writer and director. By the mid-1950s, she had retired from acting to be a homemaker.

 

Actress

Ronald Reagan, Eddie Bracken, and Virginia Mayo in The Girl from Jones Beach (1949)

The Girl from Jones Beach

6.2

Model (uncredited)

1949

 

Danny Kaye, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Barnet, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Virginia Mayo, and Mel Powell in A Song Is Born (1948)

A Song Is Born

6.9

Woman at Crow's Nest (uncredited)

1948

 

Janet Blair and Franchot Tone in I Love Trouble (1948)

I Love Trouble

6.7

Betty (uncredited)

1948

 

John Hubbard, Elyse Knox, and Marie Wilson in Linda, Be Good (1947)

Linda, Be Good

5.8

Cameo Girl (uncredited)

1947

 

Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

6.9

Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

1947

 

Betty Grable and Dick Haymes in The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

6.4

Redheaded Girl (uncredited)

1947

 

Celeste Holm, Vivian Blaine, and June Haver in Three Little Girls in Blue (1946)

Three Little Girls in Blue

6.4

Minor Role (uncredited)

1946

 

Turhan Bey and Merle Oberon in Night in Paradise (1946)

Night in Paradise

5.3

Palace Maiden (uncredited)

1946

 

Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, and The Goldwyn Girls in The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)

The Kid from Brooklyn

6.5

Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

1946

 

Fred Astaire and Lucille Bremer in Yolanda and the Thief (1945)

Yolanda and the Thief

5.9

Maid (uncredited)

1945

 

Lucille Ball in Ziegfeld Follies (1945)

Ziegfeld Follies

6.4

Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)

1945

 

Wonder Man (1945)

Wonder Man

6.8

Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

1945

 

Van Johnson and Esther Williams in Thrill of a Romance (1945)

Thrill of a Romance

6.4

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

1945

 

Betty Grable, Dick Haymes, and Phil Silvers in Diamond Horseshoe (1945)

Diamond Horseshoe

6.5

Chorine (uncredited)

1945

 

Rita Hayworth, Janet Blair, and Lee Bowman in Tonight and Every Night (1945)

Tonight and Every Night

6.2

Showgirl (uncredited)

1945

 

Carmen Miranda, Don Ameche, William Bendix, and Vivian Blaine in Greenwich Village (1944)

Greenwich Village

6.2

Customer at Danny's Den (uncredited)

1944

 

Robert Mitchum, Kim Hunter, Neil Hamilton, and Dean Jagger in When Strangers Marry (1944)

When Strangers Marry

6.5

Girl on Train (uncredited)

1944

 

Ray Milland, Hillary Brooke, and Marjorie Reynolds in Ministry of Fear (1944)

Ministry of Fear

7.1

Young Woman (uncredited)

1944

 

Veronica Lake and Franchot Tone in The Hour Before the Dawn (1944)

The Hour Before the Dawn

5.7

Maid (uncredited)

1944

 

Betty Grable in Pin Up Girl (1944)

Pin Up Girl

6.0

Dancer (uncredited)

1944

 

Cover Girl (1944)

Cover Girl

6.7

Cover Girl: The Liberty Magazine

1944

 

John Wayne, Albert Dekker, and Martha Scott in In Old Oklahoma (1943)

In Old Oklahoma

6.4

Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)

1943

 

Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and Tommy Dorsey in Girl Crazy (1943)

Girl Crazy

6.8

Showgirl (uncredited)

1943

 

Cary Grant and Laraine Day in Mr. Lucky (1943)

Mr. Lucky

7.1

War Relief Worker (uncredited)

1943

 

Gloria Jean, Elyse Knox, Donald O'Connor, Robert Paige, and Peggy Ryan in Mister Big (1943)

Mister Big

7.9

Theatrical Party Member (uncredited)

1943

 

Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey, and Teresa Wright in Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Shadow of a Doubt

7.8

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

1943

 

Van Heflin and Ruth Hussey in Tennessee Johnson (1942)

Tennessee Johnson

6.5

Woman at Trial (uncredited)

1942

 

Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, Shemp Howard and John Wayne in Pittsburgh (1942)

Pittsburgh

6.4

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

1942

 

Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Morocco (1942)

Road to Morocco

7.0

Handmaiden (uncredited)

1942

 

Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Agnes Moorehead, and Sam Levene in The Big Street (1942)

The Big Street

6.4

Florida Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

1942

 

James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

Yankee Doodle Dandy

7.6

Chorus Girl - 'Little Johnny Jones' Number (uncredited)

1942

 

Shirley Temple and Dickie Moore in Miss Annie Rooney (1942)

Miss Annie Rooney

6.3

Marty's Party Guest (uncredited)

1942

 

Adele Mara and Chester Morris in Alias Boston Blackie (1942)

Alias Boston Blackie

6.4

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

1942

 

Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in Babes on Broadway (1941)

Babes on Broadway

6.6

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

1941

 

Hugh Herbert, Mischa Auer, Chic Johnson, Ole Olsen, and Martha Raye in Hellzapoppin' (1941)

Hellzapoppin'

7.4

Party Guest (uncredited)

1941

 

Nelson Eddy and Risë Stevens in The Chocolate Soldier (1941)

The Chocolate Soldier

6.0

Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

1941