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- Birth nameLanny Eliot Rees
- Lanny Rees was born on December 14, 1933 in Veradale, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for The Life of Riley (1948), The Life of Riley (1949) and The Time of Your Life (1948). He was married to Natalie Monte. He died on February 7, 2023 in Tacoma, Washington, USA.
- SpousesNatalie Monte(1972 - present)? (divorced, 5 children)
- According to an in-depth article on Lanny in the Winter 2008-2009 issue of "Films of the Golden Age" by Ken Dennis, Lanny got blood poisoning after a blister on his foot from roller skating became infected. This happened during the shooting of his first-released picture, the Roy Rogers/Dale Evans western film Home in Oklahoma (1946).
- Joined the U.S. Army in 1954 and subsequently worked for North American Rocketdyne, a manufacturer of rocket engines, and General Dynamics Astronautics Division, which installed Atlas missiles. He was also a mechanic and shop foreman in later years.
- Bedimpled child actor of the late '40s known for his crying on cue in post-WWII pictures.
- Learned tap dancing as a child and entertained WWII troops at camp shows.
- Spotted by an RKO talent agent while performing in his school's annual talent show in Los Angeles.
- I really liked making movies. I was impressed by them, but I never liked watching myself on the screen . . . Then several years ago, I guess I gained some objectivity and began to like seeing my movies and that little guy up there that I once was.
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