Laura Devon

Laura Devon was an American actress and singer who performed in amateur theatricals and light opera before taking a lead in a Detroit production of The Boy Friend. Born in Chicago and schooled there and in Grosse Pointe, she studied journalism and political science at Wayne State University, where she took up acting in school plays. Singing at a Detroit club led to a studio contract in 1961 and to lessons in voice, dancing and drama. From 1960 to 1967 she worked steadily in television, with an early significant part on Route 66 and appearances on The Twilight Zone, Rawhide, Bonanza, The Fugitive, The Big Valley, The Invaders and a recurring role on Dr. Kildare. Her films included Red Line 7000 (1965), Chamber of Horrors (1966) and A Covenant with Death (1967), and she recorded a Henry Mancini single tied to Gunn. She died in 2007.