Lorna Gray
Lorna Gray
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lorna Gray (July 26, 1917 – April 30, 2017) was an American film actress known for her comic roles, and later as a villainess. She is best known for her roles in Columbia Pictures comedy shorts and Republic Pictures serials. She was known as Adrian Booth since 1945. Although she had a film test at Universal Studios and a brief contract with Paramount Pictures, she made her first big film for Columbia Pictures. As a Columbia contract player she appeared in the studio's shorts and serials, including Flying G-Men (starring Robert Paige), Pest from the West (starring Buster Keaton), and You Nazty Spy! (starring The Three Stooges). When her Columbia contract lapsed, she found work at Monogram Pictures, where she worked with action star Frankie Darro. Gray also starred opposite John Wayne in Red River Range (1938) and appeared in the title role in O, My Darling Clementine (1943), a country music film starring Roy Acuff as a singing sheriff. In her Paramount films, such as Hold 'Em Navy, she was credited as Virginia Pound, but she was given the name Lorna Gray by Columbia and she used it from 1938 until 1945, when she left Columbia and moved to Republic Pictures. She appeared as Lorna Gray in Republic's Federal Operator 99, but subsequently adopted the name Adrian Booth. At Republic, she often received co-star billing in Westerns, the only woman other than Dale Evans to be billed so highly at that studio. She also starred in Republic's serial about the comic book superhero Captain America. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lorna Gray, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
59
Gender
Female
Birthday
1917-07-26 (107 years old)
Place of Birth
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA
Acting

1951

The Sea Hornet as Ginger Sullivan

1951

Oh! Susanna as Lia Wilson

1951

Yellow Fin as Nurse Jean Elliott

1950

Rock Island Trail as Aleeta

1950

The Savage Horde as Livvy Weston

1949

Brimstone as Molly

1949

The Last Bandit as Kate Foley / Kate Sampson (as Adrian Booth)

1949

Hideout as Betty, alias Hannah Kelly (as Adrian Booth)

1948

The Gallant Legion as Connie Faulkner

1948

California Firebrand as Joyce Mason (as Adrian Booth)

1948

The Plunderers as Julie Ann McCabe (as Adrian Booth)

1948

Lightnin' in the Forest as Dell Parker

1947

Exposed as Judith Foresman (as Adrian Booth)

1947

Last Frontier Uprising as Mary Lou Gardner (as Adrian Booth)

1947

Spoilers of the North as Jane Koster

1947

Along the Oregon Trail as Sally Dunn

1947

Under Colorado Skies as Julia Collins (as Adrian Booth)

1946

Out California Way as Gloria McCoy (as Adrian Booth)

1946

Daughter of Don Q as Dolores Quantero

1946

Man from Rainbow Valley as Kay North

1946

Home on the Range as Bonnie Garth

1946

Valley of the Zombies as Nurse Susan Drake

1945

Dakota as Entertainer (uncredited)

1945

Federal Operator 99 as Rita Parker

1945

Adventures of Kitty O'Day as Gloria Williams

1945

Fashion Model as Yvonne

1945

Tell It to a Star as Mona St. Clair

1944

Captain America as Gail Richards

1944

The Girl Who Dared as Ann Carroll

1943

So Proudly We Hail as Lt. Toni Dacolli

1943

O, My Darling Clementine as Clementine Cheshire

1942

Perils of Nyoka as Vultura

1942

Ridin' Down the Canyon as Barbara Joyce

1941

Tuxedo Junction as Joan Gordon

1941

Father Steps Out as Helen Matthews

1940

Up in the Air as Singer Rita Wilson aka Gladys Wharton

1940

Deadwood Dick as Anne Butler

1940

Drums of the Desert as Helene Laroche

1940

Rockin' Thru the Rockies as Flossie

1940

Cafe Hostess as Cafe Hostess

1940

You Nazty Spy! as Mattie Herring (uncredited)

1940

Bullets for Rustlers as Ann Houston

1940

Convicted Woman as Frankie Mason

1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Woman at Station (uncredited)

1939

The Man They Could Not Hang as Janet Savaard

1939

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt as Girl Michael Runs Into in Nightclub (uncredited)

1939

Good Girls Go to Paris as Bridesmaid (uncredited)

1939

Coast Guard as (uncredited)

1939

Flying G-Men as Babs McKay

1939

The Amazing Mr. Williams as Nurse (uncredited)

1939

Pest from the West as Conchita

1939

Outside These Walls as Secretary (uncredited)

1939

Three Sappy People as Sherry Rumsford

1939

The Stranger from Texas as Jean Browning

1938

Red River Range as Jane Mason

1938

Smashing the Spy Ring as Nurse Anna Loring

1938

Adventure in Sahara as Carla Preston

1937

Hold 'Em Navy as Girl