Dana, Leora (1923–1983)
Dana, Leora (1923–1983)
American stage and screen actress. Born April 1, 1923, in New York, NY; died Dec 13, 1983, in NY, NY; attended Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (1948); m. Kurt Kasznar (actor, div.).
On Broadway, appeared as Alice Russell in The Best Man, Mrs. Constable in In the Summer House and Elizabeth Edwards in The Last of Mrs Lincoln (1972), for which she received a Tony Award; appeared frequently on tv in such shows as "Philco Playhouse" and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," and as Sylvia on "Another World"; films include The Group, Kings Go Forth, A Gatherine of Eagles, 3:10 to Yuma and Some Came Running. Won the Clarence Derwent Award for her portrayal of Maman in The Happy Time (1950).
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