Leslie Banning Explained
| Leslie Banning |
| Birth Name: | Mary Louise Welch |
| Birth Date: | 15 November 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Simi Valley, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Yearsactive: | 1949–1956 (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.
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
Bibliography
- Bernard A. Drew. Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide. Routledge, 2013.
Notes and References
- News: At Lunch with Leslye Banning Of Hollywood; Leslye with a Y . The Dispatch . August 23, 1950 . Illinois, Moline . 24. Newspapers.com. October 21, 2018.
- Drew p.18
- News: Jane Russell's Sister-in-Law in the Movies, too . The Times . October 24, 1950 . Indiana, Nunster . 17. Newspapers.com. October 21, 2018.
- News: Chit Chat . The Akron Beacon Journal . December 11, 1949 . Ohio, Akron . 56. Newspapers.com. October 20, 2018.
- News: Majestic . Shamokin News-Dispatch . April 21, 1951 . Pennsylvania, Shamokin . 9. Newspapers.com. October 20, 2018.
- News: Leslye Banning, Film Starlet, Will Visit Glens Falls Today . The Post-Star . August 28, 1950 . New York, Glen Falls . 11. Newspapers.com. October 21, 2018.
- News: Former Film Actress Will Play 'Dolly' . The Los Angeles Times . December 26, 1974 . California, Los Angeles . F 10. Newspapers.com. October 21, 2018.
- Web site: Leslye Banning . Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen . 29 April 2023.
