Question: Facts: - years active: 1950 & ndash ; 1978 - caption: knudson in 1954 - birth name: barbara ann knudson - death date: 11 may 2014 - spouse: william henry -lrb- 1952-1962 ; divorced -rrb- - birth date: 4 december 1927 - name: barbara knudson - image: barbara knudson 1954.jpg - birth place: las vegas , nevada , u.s. - occupation: actress Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of barbara knudson .
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barbara ann knudson -lrb- december 4 , 1927 -- may 11 , 2014 -rrb- was an american film and television actress with more than forty professional credits , including starring roles in '' meet danny wilson '' in 1952 , '' the cry baby killer '' in 1958 , and '' the jayhawkers ! ''in 1959 .knudson was born in las vegas , nevada , on december 4 , 1927 , to k.o. and beatrice knudson .she graduated from las vegas high school .she met her future husband , william '' bill '' henry , while she was performing for the las vegas little theatre at the last frontier hotel .henry asked her to appear at the pasadena playhouse , where she was spotted by talent scouts .knudson signed with paramount studios in january 1950 , which she chose over 20th century fox .her early roles , including a small part in a party scene in a rock hudson film , led to a further contract with universal-international .she married bill henry at a wedding ceremony on waikiki in 1952 .prominent guests included jack lemon and john ford .the couple had one son , bill , in 1958 .their marriage ended in divorce in 1962 .she co-starred in the 1952 film , '' meet danny wilson '' , and appeared in two episodes of '' the lone ranger '' in 1956 .