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person_profile-Mary Lee

Mary Lee Died at age: 71

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Mary Lee

Date of Birth:

Oct 24, 1924

Country of birth:

Illinois

Died:

Jun 06, 1996

Biography of

Mary Lee

    Mary Lee was born on October 24, 1924 in Centralia, Illinois, USA as Mary Lee Wooters. She was an actress, known for Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941), Nancy Drew... Reporter(1939) and Three Little Sisters (1944). She was married to Harry J. Banan. She died on June 6, 1996 in Sacramento, California, USA. Interred at Sierra Hills Memorial Park in Sacramento, California.

    Appeared in a few short features for Republic in 1941, including one entitled Meet the Stars #5: Hollywood Meets the Navy (1941). Frequent sagebrush co-star for Gene Autry in the 40s. A CD of her rare soundtrack performances was issued by Varese Sarabande and is available from the Gene Autry Museum. Mary Lee had two sisters, Vera and Norma Jean, who were also performers. Ted Weems saw them perform together and hired Mary Lee to sing with the Ted Weems Orchestra for two years in the late '30s. Later, Vera worked as a secretary in Gene Autry's office, and Norma Jean also became an actress in Westerns. Republic Studios promoted Mary as "America's Little Sweetheart". The middle of three daughters born to an Illinois barber. The three girls did a singing sister act for local events. Mary quickly went solo as a teenager and was later signed up for Ted Weems Orchestra. Appeared in nine Gene Autry westerns as a teenager in which she sang and provided mild comedy relief. The singing cowboy heard her on a Ted Weems radio broadcast and influenced Republic to sign her up. She later appeared on Autry's radio show "Melody Ranch" and when Autry went off to war duty, appeared in a couple of Roy Rogers westerns. One sister, Vera, later worked as a secretary for Autry's Flying "A" Productions. The other, Norma Jean, also acted in westerns.

    Had two children, Harry Philip and Laura L., with husband Harry J. Banan. She retired from films not long after they married.

    In later years she worked at Bank of America.

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Mary Lee

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Filmography of

Mary Lee

Found 18 Movies in total

Song of Nevada

Kitty Hanley ( Actor )

... 1944

Three Little Sisters

Sue Scott ( Actor )

... 1944

Cowboy and the Senorita

Chip Williams ( Actor )

... 1944

Nobody's Darling

Janie Farnsworth ( Actor )

... 1943

Shantytown

Elizabeth 'Liz' Gorty ( Actor )

... 1943

Angels with Broken Wings

Mary Wilson ( Actor )

... 1941

The Singing Hill

Patsy ( Actor )

... 1941

Back in the Saddle

Patsy ( Actor )

... 1941

Ridin' on a Rainbow

Patsy Evans ( Actor )

... 1941

Melody and Moonlight

Ginger O'Brien ( Actor )

... 1940

Barnyard Follies

Bubbles Martin ( Actor )

... 1940

Melody Ranch

Penny Curtis ( Actor )

... 1940

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

Patsy Randolph ( Actor )

... 1940

Carolina Moon

Patsy Stanhope ( Actor )

... 1940

Gaucho Serenade

Patsy Halloway ( Actor )

... 1940

Rancho Grande

Patsy Dodge ( Actor )

... 1940

South of the Border

Patsy ( Actor )

... 1939

Nancy Drew... Reporter

Mary Nickerson ( Actor )

... 1939