The actor was described by her manager as a ‘superb talent and a wonderful human being’.
She died early on Saturday at her Los Angeles home, with her manager Marion Rosenberg giving the cause as old age.Laurie arrived in Hollywood in 1949 as Rosetta Jacobs and was quickly given a contract with Universal-International, a new name that she hated and a string of starring roles with Ronald Reagan, Rock Hudson and Tony Curtis, among others.
She made several films with Curtis, whom she once dated, including The Prince Who Was A Thief, No Room For The Groom, Son Of Ali Baba and Johnny Dark. She moved to New York, where she found the roles she was seeking in theatre and live television drama.
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