Lenita Mary Lane (December 16, 1901 – March 15, 1995) was an American stage and film actress. She appeared in several Broadway plays before turning to movies. Her more than two dozen movie appearances include The Mad Magician (1954) and The Bat (1959).
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Born | Lenita Mary Lane December 16, 1901 Parnassus, New Kensington, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | March 15, 1995 Culver City, California, U.S. | (aged 93)
Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1931–1959 |
Spouse |
Personal life
editLane was born on December 16, 1901, in Parnassus, Pennsylvania. In April 1936 she married director Crane Wilbur. They remained married until his death in 1973. Lane died in Culver City, California on March 15, 1995, aged 93. She is buried with her husband at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.[1]
Filmography
edit- Murder by the Clock (1931) as Nurse
- Now I'll Tell (1934) as Virginia
- By Your Leave (1934) as Laura
- Imitation of Life (1934) as Mrs. Dale
- I Believed in You (1934) as Novelist
- We're Rich Again (1934) as Charmion
- The Gay Deception (1935) as Peg De Forrest
- Thunder in the Night (1935) as Guest
- Women Must Dress (1935) as Eve Sheldon
- Ginger (1935) as Society woman
- Federal Agent (1936) as Vilma
- A Dangerous Adventure (1937) as Frances Damon
- Girls on Probation (1938) as Marge
- The Women (1939) as Mrs. Spencer's friend
- Girl in 313 (1940) as Mrs. Whitman
- Free, Blonde and 21 (1940) as Mrs. Whitman
- Manhattan Heartbeat (1940) as Bentley's nurse
- I Want a Divorce (1940) as Wanda's friend
- For Beauty's Sake (1941) as Miss Sawter
- Man at Large (1941) as Nurse
- Dead Men Tell (1941) as Dr. Anne Bonney
- Castle in the Desert (1942) as Lucy Manderley
- Home Sweet Homicide (1946) as Mrs. Flora Sanford
- The Devil on Wheels (1947) as Mrs. Clark
- I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951) as Principal
- The Mad Magician (1954) as Alice Prentiss
- The Bat (1959) as Lizzie Allen
References
edit- ^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Lenita Lane.
- Lenita Lane at IMDb
- Lenita Lane at the TCM Movie Database
- Lenita Lane at the Internet Broadway Database