biographyFollowing the birth of her daughter, Domergue returned to the US in 1950 and resumed her career. She once again signed with Howard Hughes and went to work on the RKO film Where Danger Lives. Neither Vendetta nor Where Danger Lives were box-office successes, and eventually Faith Domergue asked Hughes to end her contract. In 1952, Domergue signed a two-picture-per-year deal with Universal-International where, after years of promise, she was finally showcased in a number of memorable films. Her first picture at Universal was The Duel at Silver Creek (1952; with Audie Murphy). She made the biggest splash, however, in horror and science fiction films, including Cult of the Cobra (1955; with Marshall Thompson and Richard Long), This Island Earth (1955; with Rex Reason, Jeff Morrow, and Russell Johnson), It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955; with Kenneth Tobey and Donald Curtis), and The Atomic Man (1955; with Gene Nelson). |
the films of faith domergueVendetta (1950)Images from RKO's Vendetta, directed by Mel Ferrer. LEFT: Lobby card. CENTER A and B: With co-star George Dolenz. RIGHT: With Hillary BrookeWhere Danger Lives (1950)The Duel at Silver Creek (1952)Sultry promotional stills from the Universal-International Audie Murphy vehicle The Duel at Silver CreekThe Great Sioux Uprising (1953)LEFT: Domergue with first husband Hugo Fregonese and Jeff Chandler on the set of The Great Sioux Uprising. CENTER A and B: Promotional photos with Jeff Chandler. RIGHT: Studio stillThis Is My Love (1954)With Linda Darnell in the RKO drama This Is My LoveThis Island Earth (1955)Another Universal production, the science fiction classic This Island Earth is probably Domergue's best-known film. The right photo includes Jeff Morrow and Rex ReasonCult of the Cobra (1955)From Universal's intriguing horror flick Cult of the Cobra. LEFT: With Marshall Thompson and Richard Long. CENTER A: Studio still. CENTER B: With Kathleen Hughes. RIGHT: With Marshall ThompsonIt Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)Santa Fe Passage (1955)From Republic's western release Santa Fe Passage with John PayneSpin a Dark Web (1956)From the British thriller Spin a Dark Web, released by Columbia. LEFT: Domergue as Bella Francesi. CENTER and RIGHT: With Lee PattersonCalifornia (1963)Domergue is threatened by Michael Pate in the western California, released by American International Pictureslater yearsDuring filming of Cult of the Cobra (1955), Faith Domergue's marriage to Hugo Fregonese unraveled, and the couple eventually divorced. Whereas Domergue had once been free to put her career on hold for periods of time, as a single mother with two children to support she threw herself into acting, making seven films and starring in a TV series between 1955 and 1957. Into the 1960s, Faith Domergue's film appearances became more sporadic, although she did appear often on popular television programs. After her 1966 marriage to Italian producer/director Paola Cossa, Domergue's career slowed considerably. She acted in a handful of films in Italy in the late 1960s, including One on Top of the Other (1969; with Marisa Mell), Besieged (1969; with Joan Collins and Massimo Serato), and The Man with Icy Eyes (1971; with Antonio Sabato and Barbara Bouchet). In the early 1970s, she wrapped up her career with a trio of horror films: Legacy of Blood (1971; with John Carradine, Jeff Morrow, and Merry Anders), The House of Seven Corpses (1974; with John Ireland and John Carradine), and So Evil, My Sister (1974; with Susan Strasberg and John Howard). Sadly, after a bout with cancer Faith Domergue passed away on April 4, 1999, at age 74. She was survived by a son and daughter. Her husband, Paolo Cossa, passed away in 1992 at age 62. |
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