Doe Avedon
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Dorcas Marie Avedon, known professionally as Doe Avedon, was an American model and actress.
Avedon in 1949
The High and the Mighty is a 1954 American aviation disaster film, directed by William A. Wellman, and written by Ernest K. Gann, who also wrote the 1953 novel on which his screenplay was based. Filme
Doe Avedon
…and overturned. Avedon suffered minor injuries but Matthews was killed. After her husband's death, Avedon returned to acting. In 1954, she appeared in The High and the Mighty starring John Wayne, followed by a supporting role in the biographical film Deep in My Heart. From 1955 to 1956, she appeared in the recurring role of…
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Captain John Sullivan panics and prepares to immediately ditch and Officer Dan Roman slaps him back to his senses
John Wayne pushed for the use of CinemaScope, although Wellman later considered it "bulky and unwieldy" during filming
Although Wayne and Wellman had considered Robert Cummings for the role of the captain, Robert Stack was selected after an interview with Wellman