- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMary Leona Gage
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Leona Gage was born on April 8, 1939 in Longview, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for Tales of Terror (1962), Scream of the Butterfly (1965) and A House Is Not a Home (1964). She was married to Lawrence William Stone, Alexander Bernard Kaminer, Gunther Collins, Nicholas Bala Covacevich, Gene Norris Ennis and Edward Thacker. She died on October 5, 2010 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.
- SpousesLawrence William Stone(October 2, 1979 - January 15, 1981) (divorced)Alexander Bernard Kaminer(December 15, 1967 - March 1973) (divorced, 1 child)Gunther Collins(September 8, 1962 - February 27, 1964) (divorced, 1 child)Nicholas Bala Covacevich(November 17, 1958 - June 9, 1961) (divorced, 1 child)Gene Norris Ennis(February 3, 1954 - February 25, 1958) (divorced, 2 children)Edward Thacker(November 1953 - November 1953) (annulled)
- ChildrenRobert F. KaminerCynthia A. CollatzGene Norris Ennis Jr.Nicholas Anthony Covacevich Jr.David Ennis
- ParentsFrank Draper GageGirtie Mae Squires
- Representing the state of Maryland, Leona won the title of Miss USA 1957. The next day, she was stripped of her crown when it was revealed that she was married and the mother of two children.
- After her last movie in 1965, Gage enrolled in hairdressing school. She also performed as a singer and dancer in strip clubs, worked as a model and did commercials.
- After news of her story broke, her subsequent appearance on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' became one of CBS's highest rated shows at the time.
- Two of her children have since died. Her first-born son, Gene, died in 1988. Her daughter Cynthia died of hepatitis in 2002.
- Living alone in North Hollywood, California.
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