Lita Milan

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Lita Milan
Born
Iris Maria Lia Menshall

1933 (age 9091)
Brooklyn, New York
OccupationActress
Years active1954 - 1959
Spouse
(m. 1960;died 1969)
Children2 sons

Lita Milan also known as Lita Trujillo (born Iris Maria Lia Menshall; 1933) is an American actress. Her film credits include The Violent Men (1955), Desert Sands (1955), Gun Brothers (1956), The Ride Back (1957), Bayou (1957), The Left Handed Gun (1958), Never Love a Stranger (1958) and I Mobster (1959). [1]

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Early years

Born Iris Leah Menchel in New York City, Milan was the daughter of a furrier. [1] She gave a memorable performance in S1 E33 of Have Gun – Will Travel , playing the chanteuse Mlle. Annette Vargas who inherits a mine in "The Silver Queen," which aired on May 3, 1958.

Personal life

Milan married the son of former president of the Dominican Republic, Ramfis Trujillo in 1960. [2] They had two sons. [1] In 1969, Trujillo died of pneumonia, following hospitalization for a traffic accident. For years she had a sentimental relationship with the spanish bullfighter Jaime Ostos. [3]

In a 2013 interview, Milan said of her marriage: "It was a gallant kidnapping. He (Trujillo) was a dark prince on a white horse. But at the same time it was my mistake because I could have gone much further as an actress.” She also described herself as "a sad figure. I have a tragic sense of life, although I always try to disguise it with frivolity, a way to alleviate sadness." [4] In 2017 it was reported that Milan lives in Madrid, rarely makes public appearances, and has not appeared on television or film since 1959. [5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1954 The Big Chase Nurse
1955 The Violent Men Elena
1955 Duel on the Mississippi YvetteUncredited
1955 The Toughest Man Alive Lida Velasco
1955 Desert Sands Alita
1956 Gun Brothers Meeteetse
1957 The Ride Back Elena
1957 Bayou Marie Hebert
1957 Naked in the Sun Chechotah
1958 Girls on the Loose Marie Williams
1958 Have Gun – Will Travel S1E33 "The Siver Queen"
1958 The Left Handed Gun Celsa
1958 Never Love a Stranger Julie Cabell
1958 Colgate Theatre AmeliaS1E3 "Tonight in Havana"
1959 I Mobster Teresa Porter

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