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Mary Lee is a Actor American born on 24 october 1924 at Centralia (USA)
Mary Lee (born October 24, 1924, Centralia, Illinois – died June 6, 1996, Sacramento, California) was a big band singer and B movie actress from the late 1930s into the 1940s, starring mostly in Westerns. She maintained a youthful look well into her thirties.
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Birth name Mary Lee Wooters
Nationality USA
Birth 24 october 1924 at Centralia (USA)
Death 6 june 1996 (at 71 years) at California (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 24 october 1924 at Centralia (USA)
Death 6 june 1996 (at 71 years) at California (USA)
Biography
In Ottawa, Illinois, Mary Lee attended Lincoln Elementry School, graduating from the eighth grade in 1938. In late 1939 or early 1940 the Wooters family moved from Ottawa to Los Angeles. There Mary Lee attended Mar-Ken School, a private school in Hollywood for professional children. As a Junior she was elected Secretary of the Student Body. She graduated from Mar-Ken in 1942. On November 12, 1943, Mary Lee Wooters married Harry J. Banan, First Sergeant, United States Army, returning from World War II, to whom she would remain married until his death in 1990. Together they had two children, Harry Philip and Laura L. Later in life, Mary Lee was an account teller at Bank of America.Usually with
Filmography of Mary Lee (15 films)
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Cowboy and the Senorita (1944)
, 1h18Directed by Joseph Kane
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western
Actors Roy Rogers, Mary Lee, Dale Evans, John Hubbard, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, George McFarland
Roles Chip Williams
Rating57%
Roy and his sidekick Teddy Bear are mistaken for the kidnappers of a runaway teenager. After escaping from a posse the two find the teenager, Chip who explains their innocence and has her sister Ysobel and her soon to be husband the rich Craig Allen give the pair jobs. Chip tells Roy she is sure her late father had riches hidden away that the unscrupulous Craig Allen tries to take for himself. The film opens and closes with musical numbers.
Song of Nevada (1944)
, 1h15Directed by Joseph Kane
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Roy Rogers, Lloyd Corrigan, Thurston Hall, Dale Evans, Mary Lee, Ruth Roman
Roles Kitty Hanley
Rating60%
Nobody's Darling (1943)
, 1h11Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Louis Calhern, Mary Lee, Gladys George, Lee Patrick, Jackie Moran, Marcia Mae Jones
Roles Janie Farnsworth
Rating56%
Janie Farnsworth est étudiante à la Pennington High School, un pensionnat chic pour les enfants des artistes d'Hollywood. Elle aime Charles Grant Jr., l'auteur et le producteur de la pièce de fin d'année, mais Chuck pense qu'elle n'a pas assez de talent pour avoir le rôle. De plus, ses parents sont Curtis Farnsworth et Eve Hawthorne, un couple célèbre d'acteurs qui ont fait plus attention à leur carrière qu'à leur fille...
Angels with Broken Wings (1941)
, 1h12Directed by Bernard Vorhaus
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Jane Frazee, Binnie Barnes, Gilbert Roland, Katharine Alexander, Mary Lee, Billy Gilbert
Roles Mary Wilson
Rating69%
Back in the Saddle (1941)
, 1h11Directed by Lew Landers
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Western
Actors Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Mary Lee, Edward Norris, Julie Bishop, Addison Richards
Roles Patsy
Rating59%
Singing cowboy and ranch foreman Gene Autry (Gene Autry) and his sidekick Frog Millhouse (Smiley Burnette) are in New York City at a rodeo looking to "round up" their new ranch owner Tom Bennett (Edward Norris) and bring him back to Solitude, Arizona to run the Bar Cross ranch left to him by his late father. Tom, however, has no interest in leaving behind the excitement and glamour of the city for a boring life out West. Having promised Tom's father that he would take care of his son, Gene takes him to the train by force.
The Singing Hill (1941)
, 54minutesDirected by Lew Landers
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Virginia Dale, Mary Lee, Spencer Charters, George Meeker
Roles Patsy
Rating64%
Singing cowboy Gene Autry (Gene Autry) is the foreman of the Circle R Ranch, which has been in the Adams family for generations. The ranchers in the area have enjoyed free grazing rights on the Circle R for years. Recently, the madcap heiress of the ranch, beautiful Jo Adams (Virginia Dale), negotiated the sale of the ranch in order to pay off some of her debts. She accepted a $25,000 down payment, with an option to purchase in 60 days, from unscrupulous cattle broker John Ramsey (George Meeker) who is conspiring with Adams' business manager James Morgan (Harry Stubbs) to buy the ranch and cut off grazing rights to the ranchers.
Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941)
, 1h15Directed by Lew Landers
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Anthony Warde, Mary Lee, Guy Usher, Jimmy Conlin
Roles Patsy Evans
Rating55%
Singing cowboy and rancher Gene Autry (Gene Autry) arrives in the town of Riverton and helps his fellow cattlemen sell their herds for the first profit they've seen in four years. Gene convinces the cattlemen to deposit their money into Eben Carter's bank for safekeeping before going out to watch the parade. Captain 'Lijah Bartlett (Ferris Taylor) has just arrived on the riverboat Jolly Betsy with its troupe of entertainers who are now parading through town. While the townspeople are distracted, Matt Evans (Byron Foulger), a washed-up dancer looking to provide for his young daughter Patsy (Mary Lee), reluctantly assists Blake and Morrison rob the bank. Evans is shocked when they gun down Carter, but still agrees when the men order him to bring the money to them in nearby Colesburg.
Carolina Moon (1940)
, 1h5Directed by Frank McDonald
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey, Mary Lee, Eddy Waller, Hardie Albright
Roles Patsy Stanhope
Rating61%
While riding the rodeo circuit, singing cowboy Gene Autry (Gene Autry) and his sidekick Frog Millhouse (Smiley Burnette) meet Southerners Caroline Stanhope (June Storey) and her grandfather (Eddy Waller). The Stanhopes are hoping to win prize money in order to pay back taxes on their plantation. Their hopes are shattered when Caroline's horse Valdena is injured in an accident and unable to compete in the rodeo. With no hope of winning the prize money, Stanhope gets involved in a card game and loses $1,000 to some gamblers. With no money, he offers to give them Valdena, his only asset, but the gamblers refuse.
Gaucho Serenade (1940)
, 1h7Directed by Frank McDonald
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Western
Actors Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey, Duncan Renaldo, Mary Lee, Lester Matthews
Roles Patsy Halloway
Rating63%
Down and out rodeo stars Gene Autry (Gene Autry) and Frog Millhouse (Smiley Burnette) leave New York City for California with their car and horse trailer. Along the way they discover young Ronnie Willoughby (Clifford Severn), a school boy from London, has accidentally stowed away in their car. Having just arrived from London by steamship, Ronnie climbed into the car and fell asleep, believing they were Jenkins and Carter, sent by his father to take him to his father's "ranch" in California.
Melody and Moonlight (1940)
Directed by Joseph Santley
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Jane Frazee, Johnny Downs, Jonathan Hale, Barbara Jo Allen, Mary Lee, Frank Jenks
Roles Ginger O'Brien
Rating61%
Melody Ranch (1940)
, 1h24Directed by Sol C. Siegel, Joseph Santley, F. Hugh Herbert
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Gene Autry, Jimmy Durante, Ann Miller, Barton MacLane, Jerome Cowan, George "Gabby" Hayes
Roles Penny Curtis
Rating61%
Gene Autry (Gene Autry) returns to his hometown of Torpedo as guest of honor at the Frontier Days Celebration, where he meets his childhood enemies, the Wildhack brothers—Mark (Barton MacLane), Jasper (Joe Sawyer), and Bud (Horace McMahon)—who are now local gangsters. The Wildhacks own a saloon next door to the school, and when their shooting and brawling endangers the safety of the children, Gene protests and threatens to expose them during his next radio broadcast. The Wildhacks stop the broadcast and beat Gene up.
Rancho Grande (1940)
, 1h7Directed by Frank McDonald
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey, Mary Lee, Ferris Taylor, Roscoe Ates
Roles Patsy Dodge
Rating65%
Following the death of rancher John Dodge, foreman Gene Autry (Gene Autry) is left the responsibility of taking care of Rancho Grande ranch and Dodge's three spoiled grandchildren raised in the east. Gene is also responsible for completing a major project started by Dodge—the construction of an irrigation system that would bring valuable water to the faithful Rancho Grande employees in the southern part of the valley. Dodge mortgaged his ranch in order to finance the project.
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride (1940)
, 1h5Directed by Frank McDonald
Origin USA
Genres Musical, Romance, Western
Actors Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey, Mary Lee, Slim Whitaker, Warren Hull
Roles Patsy Randolph
Rating67%
Singing cowboy Gene Autry (Gene Autry) and his sidekick Frog Millhouse (Smiley Burnette) work on a ranch owned by Ann Randolph (June Storey). Gene is unaware that he has just inherited the Belmont Packing Company. While Gene and Frog take the cattle to market, Gene has an argument with Ann who fires them both, giving them one of the steers as back pay. Later the local sheriff, seeing a Randolph steer in the possession of the two cowboys, arrests Gene and Frog on suspicion of cattle rustling. Attorney Henry Walker (Forbes Murray), who has been searching for the singing cowboy, finally locates Gene at the jail and informs him of his inheritance.
Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)
, 1h8Directed by William Clemens
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Bonita Granville, John Litel, Frankie Thomas, Mary Lee, Dickie Jones, Betty Amann
Roles Mary Nickerson
Rating64%
Nancy Drew, competing in the local newspaper's amateur reporter contest, clears a girl named Eula Denning of murder charges.
South of the Border (1939)
, 1h10Directed by George Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, William Farnum, June Storey, Lupita Tovar, Mary Lee
Roles Patsy
Rating59%
United States government agents Gene Autry (Gene Autry) and Frog Millhouse (Smiley Burnette) are sent down to Mexico to foil the plans of foreign spies trying to start a revolution on the Mexican island of Palermo in order to gain control of American oil facilities and establish a submarine refueling base. When they arrive in Mexico they attend a fiesta, where Gene has his heart stolen by the beautiful Señorita Dolores Mendoza (Lupita Tovar).