Jacqueline Dalya

Jacqueline Dalya (August 3, 1918 – November 25, 1980) was an American actress born in New York City who worked in both film and on the Broadway stage, with a career spanning from the 1940s into the early 1970s.

Dalya built an extensive filmography during the 1940s, appearing in a wide range of productions including Viva Cisco Kid, Primrose Path, One Million B.C., The Gay Caballero, Sky Raiders, Lady from Louisiana, Blood and Sand, Charlie Chan in Rio, A Tragedy at Midnight, I Married an Angel, The Secret Code, Submarine Base, So's Your Uncle, Crazy House, Flesh and Fantasy, Mystery of the 13th Guest, Voice in the Wind, Bathing Beauty, Song of Mexico, Queen of Burlesque, Adventures of Casanova, Mystery in Mexico, and Smugglers' Cove. Her film work continued into the 1950s with credits that included Wabash Avenue and Mystery Submarine.

Her Broadway career ran from 1945 to 1950. She appeared in The French Touch in 1945 and later in Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep in 1950. In 1947, Dalya made newspaper headlines when she was injured while signing autographs for fans on a New York City street. A fan grabbed her ankle and jerked it, causing her to fall and strike her head on the sidewalk, resulting in a skull fracture.

In her personal life, Dalya married screenwriter William Conselman, son of William Conselman, in Las Vegas, Nevada in January 1941. The marriage ended in divorce in 1944. She subsequently married lyricist Bob Hilliard in 1949, and the two remained married until his death in 1971. Dalya's later screen appearances included Blood Mania in 1970 and Miss Melody Jones in 1972, which marked her final film role. She died on November 25, 1980, in Los Angeles, California.