Mara Lane Explained

Mara Lane
Birth Name:Dorothy Bolton
Birth Date:1 August 1930
Birth Place:Vienna, Austria
Death Date:2014 (aged 83–84)
Death Place:Marbella, Spain
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1951–1965
Spouse:William Dugger (m. 1961)
Relatives:Jocelyn Lane (sister)

Mara Lane (born Dorothy Bolton;[1] 1 August 1930 – 2014) was an Austrian-British actress.[2] [3] She appeared in more than 30 films from 1951 to 1965.

Life and career

Lane was born in Vienna, Austria.[4] She is the eldest daughter of Russian-born pianist mother Olga Mironova and English father Briton John Bolton, who worked for an American oil firm; he later died in a car crash in the U.S.A. Her youngest sister is the actress Jocelyn Lane.[5]

Lane's high school education came in New York,[6] and she attended Marguerite Bourgeois College in Montreal, Canada.[7]

Lane died in Marbella, Spain in 2014.[5]

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1964The World Revolves Around YouBaby Bird
1962The Old TestamentDiotima
79 A.D.Diomira
1961What Is Father Doing in Italy?Nadja Lamar
1958Ooh... diese FerienBaby 'Boronin'
Peter Voss, Thief of MillionsMonique
1957Love from ParisNadine
1956The Tour Guide of LisbonMercedes
1955Le avventure di Giacomo CasanovaBarbara
AngelaAngela Towne
1954Susan Slept HereMarilyn
1953Innocents in ParisGloria Delaney
Decameron NightsGirl in Villa
195224 Hours of a Woman's LifeAlice Brown
Treasure HuntYvonne
1951Hell Is Sold OutMidinette

Notes and References

  1. Book: McFarlane . Brian . The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition . 2016 . Oxford University Press . 9781526111975 . 434 . 5 February 2019 . en.
  2. News: Britain's answer to Marilyn. Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . (AP photo) . November 22, 1953. 10.
  3. Web site: Mara Lane . European Film Star Postcards . 5 February 2019 . https://archive.today/20190205025744/https://filmstarpostcards.blogspot.com/search/label/Mara%20Lane . 5 February 2019 . live .
  4. Book: McFarlane. Brian. The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. 2016. Oxford University Press. 9781526111975. 434. 9 April 2018. en.
  5. Web site: Mara Lane . Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen . 30 August 2023.
  6. News: Mara Lane Bars Label Of Monroe . 5 February 2019 . Press and Sun-Bulletin . January 4, 1954 . New York, Binghamton . 3. Newspapers.com.
  7. News: British Actress Presented with Glengarry . 5 February 2019 . The Gazette . August 17, 1953 . Canada, Montreal . 10. Newspapers.com.