Merry Anders practically grew up in local bijous watching films and their accompanying stage shows with her movie-crazy mother and grandmother. The family relocated to Los Angeles in 1949 and, while attending John Burroughs Junior High School, Anders made the acquaintance of Rita La Roy, an old-time film actress who convinced her to take a modeling course. Later, to help her with her modeling, she took dramatic lessons at the Ben Bard Playhouse and was "spotted" by a 20th Century-Fox talent scout in a Playhouse stage presentation. After several years at Fox, Anders turned freelancer, working in TV as well as starring in a string of modestly budgeted Western, science fiction and horror films.
罗伯特·J·安德森(Robert J. Anderson )在一个电影世家中长大。他的父亲基恩，是一名助理导演，后成为制片人。导演威廉姆·波丹(William Beaudine)和詹姆斯·弗朗德(James Flood)是他的叔叔，而他的兄弟中，有的成为了电影编辑，有的成为了制片人。 ...
