Tedi Thurman
American actress (1923–2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Theodora "Tedi" Thurman (born Dorothy Ruth Thurman; June 23, 1923 – September 17, 2012) was an American fashion model and actress who found fame in the 1950s as Miss Monitor on NBC's Monitor, a 40-hour weekend radio show developed by Pat Weaver.[1]
Tedi Thurman | |
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Born | Dorothy Ruth Thurman (1923-06-23)June 23, 1923 Midville, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | September 17, 2012(2012-09-17) (aged 89) Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
Other names | Miss Monitor |
Occupation(s) | Actress, model, radio announcer |
Born in Midville, Georgia, the daughter of a banker, Thurman originally planned to become a painter, studying at the Corcoran Institute in Washington, D. C. Her career plans changed, and she went to New York for modeling. Her first shoot wound up as a Vogue cover, bringing with it many other modeling jobs and some work on television soap operas.[2] Columnist Alice Hughes described her appearance:
She's 5-feet-7, weight 115, sea-blue eyes, long loosely combed red hair and a 33-21-33 figure. Ingredients like hers can turn the morning dew into a monsoon.[citation needed]
She had film offers, but only one role, in the z-grade 1954 Ed Wood movie, Jail Bait. In 1954, Leopold Stokowski needed an accomplished jew's harpist for a performance of Charles Ives' symphony, New England Holidays. Thurman was one of the 22 who auditioned, but she lost the gig to two professional musicians.[3]