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Mauri Leighton(1927-1969)

  • Actress
  • Soundtrack
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Mauri Leighton in The Big Night (1951)
Mauri Leighton was born in 1927 in Savannah, Georgia, USA. She was an actress, known for The Big Night (1951), Joe Adams Presents (1951) and Nat 'King' Cole and Joe Adams' Orchestra (1952). She was married to Oracio Patrick "Pat" Jackson. She died on 17 November 1969 in New York City, New York, USA.
Born1927
DiedNovember 17, 1969
Born1927
DiedNovember 17, 1969
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Known for

John Drew Barrymore and Joan Lorring in The Big Night (1951)
The Big Night
6.3
  • Terry Angelus(as Mauri Lynn)
  • 1951
Joe Adams Presents
TV Series
  • Self - Singer(as Mauri Lynn)
  • 1951
Nat 'King' Cole and Joe Adams' Orchestra (1952)
Nat 'King' Cole and Joe Adams' Orchestra
Short
  • Self - Singer(as Mauri Lynn)
  • 1952
Talent Scouts (1962)
Talent Scouts
7.8
TV Series
  • Self

Credits

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Actress

  • Dorothy Dandridge in Carmen Jones (1954)
    Carmen Jones
    6.7
    • Sally (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Linda Darnell in Night Without Sleep (1952)
    Night Without Sleep
    5.9
    • Singer (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Skirts Ahoy! (1952)
    Skirts Ahoy!
    5.7
    • Black Drill Team Member (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • John Drew Barrymore and Joan Lorring in The Big Night (1951)
    The Big Night
    6.3
    • Terry Angelus (as Mauri Lynn)
    • 1951

Soundtrack

  • John Drew Barrymore and Joan Lorring in The Big Night (1951)
    The Big Night
    6.3
    • performer: "Am I Too Young"
    • 1951

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Mauri Lynn
  • Born
    • 1927
    • Savannah, Georgia, USA
  • Died
    • November 17, 1969
    • New York City, New York, USA(homicide)
  • Spouse
    • Oracio Patrick "Pat" Jackson? - November 17, 1969 (her death, 1 child)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Mauri and her 20 year-old stepdaughter were murdered after her husband, a car dealer, failed to pay off his debt to drug dealers.

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