Lenita Lane

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 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.

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