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Ada Leonard(1915-1997)

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Ada Leonard was born on 22 July 1915 in Lawton, Oklahoma, USA. She was an actress, known for My Dream Is Yours (1949), Meet the Missus (1937) and Forty Naughty Girls (1937). She died on 29 November 1997 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornJuly 22, 1915
DiedNovember 29, 1997(82)
BornJuly 22, 1915
DiedNovember 29, 1997(82)
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Known for

Doris Day, Eve Arden, Jack Carson, Lee Bowman, Adolphe Menjou, and S.Z. Sakall in My Dream Is Yours (1949)
My Dream Is Yours
6.6
  • Ada Leonard
  • 1949
Helen Broderick, Victor Moore, and Anne Shirley in Meet the Missus (1937)
Meet the Missus
6.0
  • Princess Zarina - Stripper
  • 1937
James Gleason and Zasu Pitts in Forty Naughty Girls (1937)
Forty Naughty Girls
6.0
  • Lil
  • 1937
Search for Girls
TV Series
  • Self - Host

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Actress

  • Doris Day, Eve Arden, Jack Carson, Lee Bowman, Adolphe Menjou, and S.Z. Sakall in My Dream Is Yours (1949)
    My Dream Is Yours
    6.6
    • Ada Leonard
    • 1949
  • Katharine Hepburn, Lucille Ball, Ginger Rogers, Pandro S. Berman, Constance Collier, Samuel S. Hinds, George S. Kaufman, Gregory La Cava, Andrea Leeds, Adolphe Menjou, Gail Patrick, Morrie Ryskind, and Anthony Veiller in Stage Door (1937)
    Stage Door
    7.7
    • Actress (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Joan Fontaine and Nino Martini in Music for Madame (1937)
    Music for Madame
    5.9
    • Ms. Goodwin (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • James Gleason and Zasu Pitts in Forty Naughty Girls (1937)
    Forty Naughty Girls
    6.0
    • Lil
    • 1937
  • Helen Broderick, Victor Moore, and Anne Shirley in Meet the Missus (1937)
    Meet the Missus
    6.0
    • Princess Zarina - Stripper
    • 1937
  • Diana Gibson and Lee Tracy in Behind the Headlines (1937)
    Behind the Headlines
    6.1
    • Receptionist (uncredited)
    • 1937

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 22, 1915
    • Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
  • Died
    • November 29, 1997
    • Santa Monica, California, USA

Did you know

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    She was widowed twice, once having been married to her manager George L. McCall; then Dr. Harold Bernstein, one of the founders of the Reiss-Davis Clinic. Ada Leonard and her band also appeared regularly on KTTV television. In 1951, she launched a talent show on that station seeking talented women singers, titled "Search for Girls.".

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