Maggie Thrett

Maggie Thrett
Born
Diane Pine

(1946-11-18)November 18, 1946
DiedDecember 18, 2022(2022-12-18) (aged 76)
New Hyde Park, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1962–1985
SpouseDonnelly Rhodes (m. 1975; div. 1977)

Maggie Thrett (born Diane Pine;[1] November 18, 1946 – December 18, 2022) was an American actress.

Biography

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At age 15, she made her off-Broadway debut in 1962 in Out Brief Candle.[1] By the age of 18, she was regularly performing as a dancer at Trude Heller's in Greenwich Village, New York, as observed in the January 1965 edition of Harper's Bazaar.[2]

As a vocalist, Thrett recorded a single (under her birth name) entitled "Lucky Girl" for Take 3 Records in 1964,[3] and had a minor US hit (as Maggie Thrett) in 1965 with "Soupy", produced by Bob Crewe and issued on the DynoVoice (formerly Dyno-Vox) label.[4] Billboard journalist Aaron Sternfield, reviewing a live performance at Basin Street East, New York, on July 15, 1965, wrote that she "has a magnificent range, her phrasing and timing are near perfect, and she blends the right combination of sex and satire."[5]

In 1966, Thrett went to Hollywood to further her acting career. As an actress, she had roles in a Star Trek episode ("Mudd's Women", 1966) and the comedy movie Three in the Attic (1968). She also appeared as a prostitute in the movie Cover Me Babe (1970). Having signed to Universal Studios, she is reported to have used her life savings to buy out her contract prior to appearing in Three in the Attic for American International Pictures.[1]

In May 1970, Thrett was involved in a road accident while a passenger on singer-songwriter Gram Parsons' motorcycle. She was apparently unharmed; Parsons, meanwhile, suffered significant injuries.[6] Her last appearance on TV was in 1974 on the show Run, Joe, Run with her then husband Donnelly Rhodes.[7] She continued her musical career – under her birth name, Diane Pine – as a studio backup singer until the mid-1980s.[7]

Personal life and death

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Thrett was married to Canadian actor Donnelly Rhodes from 1975 to 1977.[7] She died in New Hyde Park, New York, on December 18, 2022, at the age of 76.[8]

Discography

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  • "Lucky Girl" / "Your Love is Mine" (Take 3 709, 1964)
  • "Soupy" / "Put a Little Time Away" (DynoVoice 205, 1965)
  • "Soupy" / "Put a Little Time Away" (Barry B-3347, 1965) (Canadian release)

A further DynoVoice single, "Walk On By", is referenced in Aaron Sternfield's Billboard review of Thrett's July 1965 Basin Street East performance.[9] However, no evidence of this single's release is in the DynoVoice singles catalog,[10] nor does any other source appear to corroborate its existence.

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Lisanti, Tom; Paul, Louis (2002). Film fatales: women in espionage films and television, 1962–1973. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. pp. 289–291. ISBN 978-0-7864-1194-8.
  2. ^ It's All The Streets You Crossed Not So Long Ago. Accessed July 25, 2022.
  3. ^ Norman Bergen Discography
  4. ^ DynoVoice 45 Discography
  5. ^ Didley group electric act. (July 31, 1965). Billboard, pg. 12.
  6. ^ Meyer, David N. (2008). Twenty thousand roads: the ballad of Gram Parsons and his cosmic American music. Villard. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-345-50336-7.
  7. ^ a b c Lisanti, Tom (January 17, 2017). "Star Trek with Maggie Thrett: From Where No Man Has Gone Before to The Wild, Wild West". Sixties Cinema. Archived from the original on January 24, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  8. ^ Barnes, Mike (December 23, 2022). "Maggie Thrett, 'Star Trek' and 'Three in the Attic' Actress, Dies at 76". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles: Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  9. ^ Didley group electric act. (July 31, 1965). Billboard, p. 12.
  10. ^ DynoVoice 45 Discography
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