| | In 1959, she portrayed Mary MacNamara in the episode of the same name in the NBC children's western series set in a fictitious [[Montana]] town, ''Buckskin,'' with [[Tom Nolan (actor)|Tom Nolan]]. She guest-starred too in the ABC western series, ''Destry'' with John Gavin (1931-2018), whom Sturgess noted later went into [[Republican Party|Republican]] politics: "He was interesting. Such a handsome man!"<ref name=wclippings/> She was cast too on NBC's ''Laramie,'' ''[[The Man and the Challenge]],'' ''[[Outlaws (TV series)|Outlaws]],'' ''The Wide Country,'' ''The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.,'' and ''The Virginian,'' and CBS's ''Rawhide,'' ''Have Gun - Will Travel,'' ''The Texan,'' ''General Electric Theater,'' hosted by [[Ronald W. Reagan]], and the detective series, ''Checkmate,'' as Felice O'Neill in the 1962 episode, "Brooding Fixation."<ref name=imdb/>Sturgess describes Earl Holliman of ''The Wide Country,'' a western drama about rodeo riders, as "such a good actor — a very down to earth person. That’s why he goes on and on!”<ref name=wclippings/> | | In 1959, she portrayed Mary MacNamara in the episode of the same name in the NBC children's western series set in a fictitious [[Montana]] town, ''Buckskin,'' with [[Tom Nolan (actor)|Tom Nolan]]. She guest-starred too in the ABC western series, ''Destry'' with John Gavin (1931-2018), whom Sturgess noted later went into [[Republican Party|Republican]] politics: "He was interesting. Such a handsome man!"<ref name=wclippings/> She was cast too on NBC's ''Laramie,'' ''[[The Man and the Challenge]],'' ''[[Outlaws (TV series)|Outlaws]],'' ''The Wide Country,'' ''The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.,'' and ''The Virginian,'' and CBS's ''Rawhide,'' ''Have Gun - Will Travel,'' ''The Texan,'' ''General Electric Theater,'' hosted by [[Ronald W. Reagan]], and the detective series, ''Checkmate,'' as Felice O'Neill in the 1962 episode, "Brooding Fixation."<ref name=imdb/>Sturgess describes Earl Holliman of ''The Wide Country,'' a western drama about rodeo riders, as "such a good actor — a very down to earth person. That’s why he goes on and on!”<ref name=wclippings/> |
| − | Three times in 1960 and 1961, Sturgess was cast as May McBean on NBC's ''The Tall Man,'' with Barry Sullivan and Clu Gulager; May is one of the daughters of the crusty Pa McBean, played by Andy Clyde. She played Allie in the 1961 episode "Big Game Hunter" of the short-lived CBS sitcom, ''Bringing Up Buddy,'' starring Frank Aletter in the title role; Diana Masters in "Shy Alfie" of CBS's ''The Danny Thomas Show,'' and Elsie Barton in "Race Against the Stork" on CBS's ''Petticoat Junction.''.<ref name=imdb/> | + | Three times in 1960 and 1961, Sturgess was cast as May McBean on NBC's ''The Tall Man,'' with Barry Sullivan and Clu Gulager; May is one of the daughters of the crusty Pa McBean, played by Andy Clyde. She played Allie in the 1961 episode "Big Game Hunter" of the short-lived CBS sitcom, ''[[Bringing Up Buddy]],'' starring Frank George Aletter (1926-2009) in the title role; Diana Masters in "Shy Alfie" of CBS's ''The Danny Thomas Show,'' and Elsie Barton in "Race Against the Stork" on CBS's ''Petticoat Junction.''.<ref name=imdb/> |