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5 unusual facts about Carol Thurston


Carol Thurston

Thurston had other guest roles in the 1950s on such series as Sky King, Soldiers of Fortune, The Rough Riders, 26 Men, Behind Closed Doors, Highway Patrol, Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, and The Man and the Challenge.

Emma Clanton in the series had a romantic interest in Marshal Earp, and in the season that she appeared, so did hotel owner Nellie Cashman, played by Randy Stuart.

She appeared in eight other films in the 1940s, including the roles of Rosa in the spy thriller, The Conspirators, Siu-Mei in Pearl S. Buck's China Sky, Toni Rosseau in Swamp Fire, Carmelita Mendoza in Jewels of Brandenburg, Narana in Arctic Manhunt, and Watona in Apache Chief.

Thurston never acted again after the role of Smithy's wife in the 1963 Audie Murphy western film, Showdown.

China Sky

Sara and Siu-mei, a young Chinese intern played by Carol Thurston, evacuate patients and babies from the women's hospital.



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