Lenore Lonergan
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Lenore Lonergan | |
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![]() Lenore Lonergan (1952) in The Lady Says No | |
Born | Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | 2 June 1928
Died | 31 August 1987 Stuart, Florida, U.S. | (aged 59)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1941-1954 |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 1[1] |
Lenore Lonergan (June 2, 1928 in Toledo, Ohio – August 31, 1987 in Stuart, Florida[1]) was a stage and film actress during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.
Biography[]
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She came from a long line of actors; her paternal grandfather, Lester Lonergan (1869–1931), was an Irish-born actor, and her father, Lester Lonergan, Jr. (1893–1959), was a renowned actor. Her mother, Julia Mary (Juliet) McIntyre-Lonergan (1889–1942), daughter of Hector McIntyre and Julia Fennell of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, was also an actress and opera singer who trained at New England Conservatory of Music. There was a floor-to-ceiling portrait of her as Juliet Capulet from Romeo and Juliet that hung in their apartment at 58 West 58th Street in New York City. Her brother, Lester (Lessi) Lonergan, was an actor as well.
Lenore Lonegan made her stage debut on Broadway at the age of 6, in Mother Lode, starring Melvyn Douglas. She later played in the original adaption of The Philadelphia Story on Broadway.
She later played juvenile roles in Junior Miss by Jerome Chodorov and Joseph Fields, and in Dear Ruth by Norman Krasna. She appeared in Crime Marches On, Fields Beyond, and in the film Tom, Dick and Harry, among others. Later films included Westward the Women, The Whistle at Eaton Falls, and The Lady Says No.
Personal life[]
Lonergan died from cancer at 59 years old.
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1941 | Tizio, Caio, Sempronio | Butch | |
1951 | The Whistle at Eaton Falls | Abbie | |
1951 | The Lady Says No | Goldie | |
1951 | Westward the Women | Maggie O'Malley |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Lenore Lonergan, Actress, 59". The New York Times. September 1, 1987. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
External links[]
- 1928 births
- 1987 deaths
- American child actresses
- American film actresses
- American stage actresses
- 20th-century American actresses
- Actresses from Toledo, Ohio
- Deaths from cancer in Florida