Lona Andre

Lona Andre (born Launa Anderson; <ref>Template:Cite book</ref> March 2, 1915 – September 18, 1992) was an American film actress, golfer, and businesswoman.

Biography

Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Andre attracted attention with her first films in Hollywood and was named as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1932.Template:Citation needed

In 1934, she was part of the cast of School For Girls along with Toby Wing, Lois Wilson, Sidney Fox, and Dorothy Lee. In 1936 she appeared alongside Laurel and Hardy in their feature film Our Relations.<ref>Maltin, Leonard (1993). The Laurel & Hardy Book. New York: Curtis Books. p. 272; Template:OCLC</ref>

Marriages

In June 1935, Andre eloped to Santa Barbara, California to marry MGM actor Edward Norris, then filed for an annulment action four days after her marriage in Tijuana, Mexico.<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref> When she worked with Buster Keaton for Educational Pictures in the mid-1930s, she enjoyed his company and they were often seen nightclubbing.

In October 1942, she married Richard E. Patton.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

She was later married to salesman, James T. Bolling, and was divorced from him in March 1947. (An Associated Press story dated May 23, 1947, reported that a judge granted the divorce "yesterday", which would have been May 22, 1947.)<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>

Golf

In 1938, Andre set a then world golfing record for women by shooting 156 holes of golf in 11 hours and 56 minutes on the Lake Norconian, California course. Her best round was 91 for 18 holes and her worst was 115.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Post-acting career

{{ safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst||date=__DATE__ |$B= Template:Ambox }} Her acting career greatly diminished during the 1940s, and she made her last film appearance in 1943, in the Hal Roach featurette Taxi, Mister. After her film career ended she became a successful real estate broker and never returned to acting.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1933	The Mysterious Rider	Dorothy
1933	The Woman Accused	Cora Matthews
1933	Pick-Up	Party Girl	Uncredited
1933	The Girl in 419	Chambermaid	Uncredited
1933	International House	Chorus Queen
1933	College Humor	Ginger Chadwick
1933	Her Bodyguard	Hat Check Girl	Uncredited
1933	Too Much Harmony	Show Girl	Uncredited
1933	The Way to Love	M. Prial's Assistant	Uncredited
1933	Take a Chance	Miss Miami Beach
1934	School for Girls	Peggy
1934	Come on Marines!	Shirley
1934	Woman Unafraid	Peggy
1934	Let's Be Ritzy	Store Clerk
1934	Murder at the Vanities	Lona - Earl Carroll Girl	Uncredited
1934	The Old Fashioned Way	Girl in Audience	Uncredited
1934	Two Heads on a Pillow	Pamela Devonshire
1934	The Merry Widow	Maid to Sonia	Uncredited
1934	By Your Leave	Florence Purcell
1934	Lost in the Stratosphere	Sophie
1935	One Run Elmer	The Girl	Short
1935	Under the Pampas Moon	Girl	Uncredited
1935	Border Brigands	Diane
1935	Broadway Melody of 1936	Showgirl	Uncredited
1935	Happiness C.O.D.	Beatrice Manning
1935	Skybound	Teddy Blaine
1935	The Timid Young Man	Helen	Short
1936	Custer's Last Stand	Belle Meade	Serial
1936	Three on a Limb	Molly	Short
1936	Lucky Terror	Ann Thornton aka Madame Fatima
1936	Our Relations	Lily
1936	The Plainsman	Southern Belle	Uncredited
1936	Death in the Air	Helen Gage
1937	High Hat	Dixie Durkin
1937	The Great Hospital Mystery	Miss White	Uncredited
1937	Slaves in Bondage	Dona Lee
1937	Trailin' Trouble	Patience 'Patty' Blair
1938	Sunset Murder Case	Nita Madera
1938	Race Suicide	Florence Davis
1940	Ghost Valley Raiders	Linda Marley
1940	A Night at Earl Carroll's	Chorus Girl	Uncredited
1941	You're the One	Girl
1942	Pardon My Sarong	Girl on Bus with Tommy	Uncredited
1943	Taxi, Mister	Chorus Girl
1943	Confessions of a Vice Baron	Florence Davis (edited from 'Race Suicide')	Uncredited, (archive footage)
1949	Two Knights from Brooklyn	Chorus Girl	Uncredited, (archive footage)

References

• Los Angeles Times, "Change Of Mind Balks Marriage", November 2, 1933, Page 17.
• Los Angeles Times, "Musical Picture Tops Program On Pantages Screen", October 18, 1934, Page 19.
• Los Angeles Times, "Daughter Trio Elope; Cupid Snares Mother", June 7, 1935, Page A1.
• Los Angeles Times, "Lona Andre's Marriage Ends With Annulment", October 19, 1935, Page A3.
• Ogden, Utah Standard-Examiner, "Going Hollywood", October 28, 1938, Page 9.
• Syracuse Herald-Journal, "Big Phone Bill Wins Divorce", March 23, 1947, Page 104.

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