Joan Wheeler(1913-2001)

Joan Wheeler was born on 8 January 1913 in Palo Alto, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Ondes d'amour (1934), Smarty (1934) and The Merry Frinks (1934). She was married to William Challee and Morris Ankrum. She died on 20 December 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Alternative name
- Joan Wheeler Ankrum
Born
- January 8, 1913
- Palo Alto, California, USA
Died
- December 20, 2001
- Los Angeles, California, USA(natural causes)
Spouses
Children
- David Ankrum
Other works
Founded the Ankrum Gallery to showcase the art of her deaf nephew, Morris Broderson. Ankrum first met Broderson when he was 14 and had been working in art for seven years. She steered him into classes at the Pasadena Art Museum, organized his first show, and in 1960 opened her gallery, where his figurative paintings and still lifes were displayed and sold.
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