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Leslie Banning | |
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Born | Mary Louise Welch November 15, 1930 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | July 22, 2014 83) Simi Valley, California, U.S. | (aged
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1949–1956 (film) |
Leslie Banning (born Mary Louise Welch; [1] November 15, 1930 – July 22, 2014) was an American film actress. [2] She was sometimes credited as Leslye Banning.
Banning attended Glendale High School. [3]
Banning signed a contract with Universal International in 1949. [4] She played the female lead in the Western film Cactus Caravan (1951). [5]
On May 1, 1949, Banning married Wallace Russell, brother of actress Jane Russell. [6] In 1974, her married name was Mary Lou Rogers; she was married to a teacher in Simi Valley, California. [7]
Banning died in Simi Valley, California on July 22, 2014, at the age of 83. [8]
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