LINDA STIRLING BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
Linda Stirling was born on October 11th, 1921 in Long Beach, California with the birth name Louise Shultz. She began her career by studying music, dance and drama as a young child and then got a scholarship to a acting school in Hollywood. However, when she arrived in California she found the school to be closed and therefore found work as a showgirl at the Earl Carroll Theatre in Hollywood. She began also working as a model in fashion advertisements and one shoot led to a screen test with Republic Pictures. Her film debut was in, "The Powers Girl" (1942) working as a model. Soon after, in 1943, she was signed to a contract with Republic Pictures and earned the title of, "Queen of the Serials".
Stirling is best remembered for her role in, "The Tiger Woman" (1944). She was also the only female to play, "Zorro" in, "Zorro's Black Whip" (1945). This role followed with other serial roles such as, "The Purple Monster Strikes" (1945), "Manhunt on Mystery Island" (1946) and "The Crimson Ghost" (1946).
After she married Republic's screen writer, Sloan Nibley on December 20th, 1946 she retired from the film industry and only made a couple television appearances She focused on raising her two children, Christopher and Timothy Nibley.
When her children were adults she started a whole new career enrolling at UCLA and earning herself an MA and a BFA. She then began teaching at Glendale College as a teacher of the college of English and Drama.
Linda Stirling remained married to Sloan Nibley until he passed away on April 3rd, 1990. Seven years later, Stirling lost her battle to cancer, passing away on July 20th, 1997 in Studio City, Los Angeles, California.
Filmography
1959 The Real McCoys
1957 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial
1956 The Millionaire
1956 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1956 Cavalcade of America
1954-1955 The Adventures of Kit Carson
1954-1955 The Public Defender
1955 Medic
1955 The Whistler
1955 The Man Behind the Badge
1954 The Adventures of Falcon
1954 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1954 I Led 3 Lives
1947 The Pretender
1947 Jesse James Rides Again
1946 That Brennan Girl
1946 The Magnificent Rogue
1946 The Crimson Ghost
1946 Rio Grande Raiders
1946 The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
1946 The Invisible Informer
1946 Passkey to Danger
1946 The Madonna's Secret
1945 Wagon Wheels Westward
1945 The Cherokee Flash
1945 Dakota
1945 The Purple Monster Strikes
1945 Santa Fe Saddlemates
1945 Manhunt of Mystery Island
1945 Sheriff of Cimarron
1945 The Topeka Terror
1944 Zorro's Black Whip
1944 Vigilantes of Dodge City
1944 Sheriff of Sundown
1944 Strangers in the Night
1944 The San Antonio Kid
1944 The Tiger Woman
1943 The Powers Girl
