Leslie Banning

Leslie Banning (born Mary Louise Welch)[1] is a retired American film actress.[2] She is sometimes credited as Leslye Banning.

Leslie Banning
Born	Mary Louise Welch November 15, 1930 Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1949–1956 (film)

Banning attended Glendale High School.[3]

Banning signed a contract with Universal International in 1949.[4] She played the female lead in the Western film Cactus Caravan (1951).[5]

On May 1, 1949, Banning married Wallace Russell, brother of actress Jane Russell.[6] In 1974, her married name was Mary Lou Rogers; she was married to a teacher in Simi Valley, California.[7]

Selected filmography

• Renegades of the Sage (1949)
• Dangerous Inheritance (1950)
• A Woman of Distinction (1950)
• Girls' School (1950)
• Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill (1950)
• His Kind of Woman (1951)
• Black Hills Ambush (1952)
• Stagecoach to Fury (1956)

References

1. "At Lunch with Leslye Banning Of Hollywood; Leslye with a Y". The Dispatch. Illinois, Moline. August 23, 1950. p. 24. Retrieved October 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Drew p.18
3. "Jane Russell's Sister-in-Law in the Movies, too". The Times. Indiana, Nunster. October 24, 1950. p. 17. Retrieved October 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Chit Chat". The Akron Beacon Journal. Ohio, Akron. December 11, 1949. p. 56. Retrieved October 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Majestic". Shamokin News-Dispatch. Pennsylvania, Shamokin. April 21, 1951. p. 9. Retrieved October 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Leslye Banning, Film Starlet, Will Visit Glens Falls Today". The Post-Star. New York, Glen Falls. August 28, 1950. p. 11. Retrieved October 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Former Film Actress Will Play 'Dolly'". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. December 26, 1974. p. F 10. Retrieved October 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

Bibliography

• Bernard A. Drew. Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide. Routledge, 2013.

External links

• Leslie Banning at IMDb