Leslie Banning

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Leslie Banning
Born
Mary Louise Welch

(1930-11-15)November 15, 1930
DiedJuly 22, 2014(2014-07-22) (aged 83)
OccupationActress
Years active1949–1956 (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.

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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]

Selected filmography

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References

  1. "At Lunch with Leslye Banning Of Hollywood; Leslye with a Y". The Dispatch. Illinois, Moline. August 23, 1950. p. 24. Retrieved October 21, 2018 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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  3. "Jane Russell's Sister-in-Law in the Movies, too". The Times. Indiana, Nunster. October 24, 1950. p. 17. Retrieved October 21, 2018 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. "Chit Chat". The Akron Beacon Journal. Ohio, Akron. December 11, 1949. p. 56. Retrieved October 20, 2018 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. "Majestic". Shamokin News-Dispatch. Pennsylvania, Shamokin. April 21, 1951. p. 9. Retrieved October 20, 2018 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. "Leslye Banning, Film Starlet, Will Visit Glens Falls Today". The Post-Star. New York, Glen Falls. August 28, 1950. p. 11. Retrieved October 21, 2018 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. "Former Film Actress Will Play 'Dolly'". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. December 26, 1974. p. F 10. Retrieved October 21, 2018 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  8. "Leslye Banning". Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen. Retrieved 29 April 2023.

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