The daughter of a West Virginia druggist, Joanne Dru came to New York in 1940. In New York she worked as a model and was cast by 'Al Jolson' . Perhaps even funnier is that she would play an Easterner after all those westerns is the fact that her character name was Babs. The show ended in 1961.
Her mother was president of the Motion Picture Mothers 1975-1976.
Sister of Peter Marshall.
Aunt of professional baseball player Pete LaCock and Suzanne LaCock.
In Italy, most of her films were dubbed by Dhia Cristiani. She was occasionally dubbed by Rina Morelli , like in My Pal Gus (1952) and Thunder Bay ; and once by Clelia Bernacchi in Wagon Master .
Ex-sister-in-law of Sally Carter-Ihnat.
Sister-in-law of Laurie Marshall.
Best friends with Helen OConnell.
Mother of Dick Haymes Jr..
Dru and Zsa Zsa Gabor worked together on 3 Ring Circus but did not like each other and clashed often. After one particular incident in which Dru got the better of Gabor, Zsa Zsa said, "Ill get even with you if it takes forever." Dru replied, "It probably will, but arent you rather old to talk about a future?".
