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Lora Lee Michel(1940-1979)

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Lora Lee Michel
Lora Lee Michel was born on 13 September 1940 in La Grange, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for Mighty Joe Young (1949), Paid in Full (1950) and State Department: File 649 (1949). She was married to Frank O'Neil Scott, Carry Hand Bray, Joe Wendel Owen and Donald Mayo Ford. She died in 1979 in Texas, USA.
BornSeptember 13, 1940
Died1979
BornSeptember 13, 1940
Died1979
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Known for

Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Mighty Joe Young
7.0
  • Jill Young, as a Girl
  • 1949
Robert Cummings, Diana Lynn, Lora Lee Michel, and Lizabeth Scott in Paid in Full (1950)
Paid in Full
6.1
  • Betsy Prentice(as Laura Lee Michel)
  • 1950
Virginia Bruce and William Lundigan in State Department: File 649 (1949)
State Department: File 649
4.8
  • Jessica
  • 1949
Donald Buka, Edmond O'Brien, Gale Robbins, Mark Stevens, and Gale Storm in Between Midnight and Dawn (1950)
Between Midnight and Dawn
6.6
  • Kathy Blake
  • 1950

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  • Doggie in the Bedroom
    Short
    • Eddie's Daughter (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Donald Buka, Edmond O'Brien, Gale Robbins, Mark Stevens, and Gale Storm in Between Midnight and Dawn (1950)
    Between Midnight and Dawn
    6.6
    • Kathy Blake
    • 1950
  • It's a Small World (1950)
    It's a Small World
    6.0
    • Janie at Age 8
    • 1950
  • Robert Cummings, Diana Lynn, Lora Lee Michel, and Lizabeth Scott in Paid in Full (1950)
    Paid in Full
    6.1
    • Betsy Prentice (as Laura Lee Michel)
    • 1950
  • Humphrey Bogart and Florence Marly in Tokyo Joe (1949)
    Tokyo Joe
    6.3
    • Anya, Trina's daughter
    • 1949
  • Glenn Ford and Evelyn Keyes in Mr. Soft Touch (1949)
    Mr. Soft Touch
    6.6
    • Sonya (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Mighty Joe Young (1949)
    Mighty Joe Young
    7.0
    • Jill Young, as a Girl
    • 1949
  • Wally Brown, Jack Kirkwood, and Betty Underhill in Heart Troubles (1949)
    Heart Troubles
    Short
    • 1949
  • Virginia Bruce and William Lundigan in State Department: File 649 (1949)
    State Department: File 649
    4.8
    • Jessica
    • 1949
  • Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
    Short
    • Eddie's Daughter (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, June Allyson, Mickey Rooney, Lena Horne, and Ann Sothern in Words and Music (1948)
    Words and Music
    6.4
    • Mary, Age 5 (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Olivia de Havilland in The Snake Pit (1948)
    The Snake Pit
    7.6
    • Virginia - Age 6
    • 1948
  • Joan Fontaine, Burt Lancaster, and Robert Newton in Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)
    Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
    6.8
    • Little Girl (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Gary Cooper and Ann Sheridan in Good Sam (1948)
    Good Sam
    6.3
    • Lulu
    • 1948
  • Lady at Midnight (1948)
    Lady at Midnight
    6.1
    • Tina Wiggins
    • 1948

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Lora Lee
  • Born
    • September 13, 1940
    • La Grange, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • 1979
    • Texas, USA(Cancer)
  • Spouses
      Frank O'Neil ScottJuly 22, 1961 - ? (separated)
  • Parents
      Lena Willeford
  • Relatives
    • Barbara Ann Wright Isaacs(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

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    Lora Lee ran away from her adoptive parents in 1950 claiming they beat and starved her so she could still get small child roles in the movies. The court advised her parents to take her out of show business and back to Texas. They agreed but she went back to making movies.

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