Mary Castle

About Mary Castle

Mary Ann Castle (January 22, 1931 – April 29, 1998) was an American actress of early film and television whose personal problems destroyed her once burgeoning career. In 1946, at age 15 she gave birth to her daughter Judith but did not marry the father, described as a "Navy man" stationed in Long Beach, California. Her best known role was as female detective Frankie Adams in the syndicated western series, Stories of the Century, which aired from 1954 to 1955. She was a role of cheerleader in The Music Man (1962).

Castle was married three times. In April 1957, Castle eloped to Las Vegas with William France Minchen, an aspiring actor. The turbulent marriage lasted a little more than two years and the couple divorced in September 1959. She married her second husband, insurance broker Wayne Cote in September 1960. In August 1961, she was seeking an annulment and the couple divorced the following year. On May 7, 1971, she married her third husband, musician Erwin Angelo Frezza. The marriage ended in July 1972.