Lenita Lane

American actress (1901–1995)

Crane Wilbur

(m. 1936; died 1973)

Lenita Mary Lane (December 16, 1901 – March 15, 1995) was an American stage and film actress. She appeared in several Broadway plays before turning to movies. Her more than two dozen movie appearances include The Mad Magician (1954) and The Bat (1959).

Personal life

Lane was born on December 16, 1901, in Parnassus, Pennsylvania. In April 1936 she married director Crane Wilbur. They remained married until his death in 1973. Lane died in Culver City, California on March 15, 1995, aged 93. She is buried with her husband at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.^[1]

Filmography

Murder by the Clock (1931) as Nurse
Now I'll Tell (1934) as Virginia
By Your Leave (1934) as Laura
Imitation of Life (1934) as Mrs. Dale
I Believed in You (1934) as Novelist
We're Rich Again (1934) as Charmion
The Gay Deception (1935) as Peg De Forrest
Thunder in the Night (1935) as Guest
Women Must Dress (1935) as Eve Sheldon
Ginger (1935) as Society woman
Federal Agent (1936) as Vilma
A Dangerous Adventure (1937) as Frances Damon
Girls on Probation (1938) as Marge
The Women (1939) as Mrs. Spencer's friend
Girl in 313 (1940) as Mrs. Whitman
Free, Blonde and 21 (1940) as Mrs. Whitman
Manhattan Heartbeat (1940) as Bentley's nurse
I Want a Divorce (1940) as Wanda's friend
For Beauty's Sake (1941) as Miss Sawter
Man at Large (1941) as Nurse
Dead Men Tell (1941) as Dr. Anne Bonney
Castle in the Desert (1942) as Lucy Manderley
Home Sweet Homicide (1946) as Mrs. Flora Sanford
The Devil on Wheels (1947) as Mrs. Clark
I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951) as Principal
The Mad Magician (1954) as Alice Prentiss
The Bat (1959) as Lizzie Allen

References

^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.