 (From Old Corral image collection)  (From Old Corral image collection) |  | Pamela Blake Adele Pearce 1915 - 2009 Pamela Blake's career lasted about 15 years, and in addition to about 10 B westerns, she did 4 cliffhangers - THE MYSTERIOUS MR. M (Universal, 1946), CHICK CARTER, DETECTIVE (Columbia, 1946), THE SEA HOUND (Columbia, 1947) and THE GHOST OF ZORRO (Republic, 1949). Boyd Magers is a friend of Pamela Blake and provides the following info: Pam was previously married to actor Malcom "Bud" McTaggart (1910-1949) who died in a swimming pool accident. She later married Mike Stokey of TV's PANTOMINE QUIZ fame. Her son, Mike Stokey, was in demolitions in Viet Nam and transferred that knowledge to movies. He has worked for Spielberg and other movie companies. Pamela Blake passed away at a Las Vegas, Nevada care facility on October 6, 2009 at age 94. There's a profile and images on Pamela Blake at Daniel Neyer's "The Files of Jerry Blake" serial website : http://filesofjerryblake.netfirms.com/html/pamela_blake.html  Although some of the data is incomplete or inaccurate, the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) has information on Adele Pearce/Pamela Blake: http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0086680/
Info on Pamela's son Mike Stokey can be found at: http://www.stuntgrunts.com/sections/veterans/stokey.htm
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 (From Old Corral image collection) Above from L-to-R are John Wayne dancing with Adele Pearce while baddies Yakima Canutt and Le Roy Mason look on. From WYOMING OUTLAW (Republic, 1939), one of the Three Mesquiteers adventures. |
 (Courtesy of Les Adams) | | Left are John Wayne and Adele Pearce/Pamela Blake during filming of WYOMING OUTLAW (Republic, 1939). Note the white golf tees in her vest. |