Vonne Lester

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Vonne Lester
Born
Vonnie LaVerne Hill

(1928-07-16) July 16, 1928 (age 97)
North Dakota, U.S.
Education Hollywood High School
OccupationActress
Years active1945–1989
SpouseLawrence Gross [1]
Children2

Vonne Lester (born July 16, 1928) is an American actress who appeared in several movies throughout the 1940s and 1950s. [2]

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Biography

Lester was an usherette at the Pantages Theatre when an agent saw her at a pharmacy and helped her get a contract with RKO Pictures. [3] She was subsequently profiled in Life as one of the Goldwyn Girls. [4] It was after appearing in There's Always Tomorrow (1956) that she took a hiatus from acting and worked as a secretary at the William Morris Agency. [5]

She was first wed to Carl R. Botefuhr. [6] The couple divorced and she married Lawrence Gross with whom she had two daughters.

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Ancestry.com". www.ancestry.com.
  2. ↑ "Hollywood Discovers New Starlet at Soda Fountain". The Times-Herald. 11 February 1948. p. 7. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  3. ↑ Larson, Herbert (21 December 1945). "Grand Larsony". The Oregonian. p. 16. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "What Became of This Rookie Class of RKO Starlets?". www.life.com.
  5. ↑ Samuel Claesson (January 31, 2025). Glamour: Models, Mannequins, and Pinups of the 1950s. Sequoia Press. p. 142. ISBN   9798350736847.
  6. ↑ "Actress' Wedding Announced Here". Grand Forks Herald. 31 October 1948. p. 16. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Son of Sinbad". AFI|Catalog. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
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