Vonne Lester
Vonne Lester | |
|---|---|
| Born | Vonnie LaVerne Hill July 16, 1928 North Dakota, U.S. |
| Education | Hollywood High School |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1945–1989 |
| Spouse | Lawrence Gross[1] |
| Children | 2 |
Vonne Lester (born July 16, 1928) is an American actress who appeared in several movies throughout the 1940s and 1950s.[2]
Biography
Lester was an usherette at the Pantages Theatre when an agent saw her at a pharmacy and helped her get a contract with RKO Pictures.[3] She was subsequently profiled in Life as one of the Goldwyn Girls.[4] It was after appearing in There's Always Tomorrow (1956) that she took a hiatus from acting and worked as a secretary at the William Morris Agency.[5]
She was first wed to Carl R. Botefuhr.[6] The couple divorced and she married Lawrence Gross with whom she had two daughters.
Filmography
- The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
- Sunset Pass (1946)
- The Bamboo Blonde (1946)
- Sinbad, the Sailor (1947)
- If You Knew Susie (1948)
- The Girl from Jones Beach (1949)
- The Desert Hawk (1950)
- Son of Sinbad (1955)[7]
- There's Always Tomorrow (1956)
- The Heist (1989)
References
- ^ "Ancestry.com". www.ancestry.com.
- ^ "Hollywood Discovers New Starlet at Soda Fountain". The Times-Herald. 11 February 1948. p. 7. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ Larson, Herbert (21 December 1945). "Grand Larsony". The Oregonian. p. 16. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "What Became of This Rookie Class of RKO Starlets?". www.life.com.
- ^ Samuel Claesson (January 31, 2025). Glamour: Models, Mannequins, and Pinups of the 1950s. Sequoia Press. p. 142. ISBN 9798350736847.
- ^ "Actress' Wedding Announced Here". Grand Forks Herald. 31 October 1948. p. 16. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "Son of Sinbad". AFI|Catalog. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
External links
- Vonne Lester at IMDb