by Hal Erickson
biography
Hollywood leading lady Claire Rochelle was active in films from 1936 to 1946. With rare exceptions, she was generally limited to bit roles, usually as a brassy good-time girl. She was promoted to leads in Westerns bearing titles like Harvest Melody (1937) and Texas Justice (1942). Claire Rochelle spent the last few years of her career as something of an actress-in-residence at PRC Pictures.
