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NoncomRetired · 08-11-2013, 01:37 PM

The choice for your very own pinup during WWII was a hard one but after I saw this gal play the opposite of Gary Cooper as Mrs Alvin York (Gracie Williams), she won hands down.

She was an unknown when she was cast for that part and she was cast because of her age. For Sgt York to agree to the movie, he would be the one who picked who played him and his wife Gracie. Gary Cooper was a show on but Gracie was a problem. The actress had to be vice free, couldn't smoke, drink or had a run around reputation. For the producer to find her, they had to look outside the studio. I met Gracie Williams-York at Ft Campbell, Memorial Day, 1982.

Joan Leslie...............Donna Reed was a close second choice.

08-11-2013, 01:37 PM	#19
NoncomRetired Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 719 Thanks: 144 Thanked 306 Times in 146 Posts	The choice for your very own pinup during WWII was a hard one but after I saw this gal play the opposite of Gary Cooper as Mrs Alvin York (Gracie Williams), she won hands down. She was an unknown when she was cast for that part and she was cast because of her age. For Sgt York to agree to the movie, he would be the one who picked who played him and his wife Gracie. Gary Cooper was a show on but Gracie was a problem. The actress had to be vice free, couldn't smoke, drink or had a run around reputation. For the producer to find her, they had to look outside the studio. I met Gracie Williams-York at Ft Campbell, Memorial Day, 1982. Joan Leslie...............Donna Reed was a close second choice.