Leota Winters (August 26, 1906 - November 21, 1978) was an American silent film actress.
Early Life and Film Career[]
Leota Wise Winter was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on August 26, 1906. [1] [2] Her parents were Leonard Hubert Winter (1881-1969) and Laura Blanche Wise (1881-1976). After her parents' divorce, her mother marry Reinhold Carl Greve (1881-1961).
Her family moved to California where they were residing in Los Angeles. [3] Leota Winters begins her career as an actress by becoming one of Mack Sennett's bathing beauties. In 1927, she was starred in her first film, The Girl From Everywhere, which starred Carole Lombard (billed as Carol Lombard), her fellow bathing beauty at the time. In 1928, Leota starred in the twelve comedic shorts and was uncredited. In one of her twelve comedic shorts while uncredited, she played Miss Scotland in None But The Brave. [4]
In that year, she received her first credit in The Campus Carmen where she played a college girl. She was starred in Hubby's Weekend Trip and The Campus Vamp.
In 1929, she went on to appear in Uncle Tom and made her final role in Calling Hubby's Bluff.
Personal Life and Death[]
In 1930, Leota Winters retired from her acting career after making two films last year. She marry Harry Crane, originally known as Harry Cohen, on August 13, at New York City. [5] She and Harry had two children named Stanley, born on September 30, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois; [6] and Cari.
After years of living in California,[7] she was moved to Pennsylvania with her two children where her husband worked at an insurance company. [8]
Leota Opie Crane died on November 21, 1978, at Pennsylvania. [9]
References[]
- ↑ "United States, Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JY3H-8J3 : 8 January 2021), Leota Crane, Nov 1978; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
- ↑ "United States, Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML47-WKW : Sat Jan 18 08:10:16 UTC 2025), Entry for Fred R Wise and Floyd Wise, 1910
- ↑ "United States, Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHQD-HHH : Sat Jan 18 02:08:05 UTC 2025), Entry for Reinhold Greve and L Blanche Greve, 1920
- ↑ Dozen Beauties Stars in Movie at Venus Show (1929, February 24). The Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-dozen-beauties-stars-in-movie/165449272/
- ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:248J-PTD : Tue Feb 20 17:18:55 UTC 2024), Entry for Harry Cohen and Leota Winter, 13 Aug 1930.
- ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1953", , FamilySearch(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2S8-JHFB : Fri Jul 12 09:33:07 UTC 2024), Entry for Stanley Crane and Harry Crane, 17 Oct 1932.
- ↑ "United States, Census, 1940", , FamilySearch(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9C2-J22 : Thu Jan 16 14:52:13 UTC 2025), Entry for Harry Crane and Leoth Crane, 1940.
- ↑ "United States, Census, 1950", , FamilySearch(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XBL-16DF : Fri Oct 06 22:33:59 UTC 2023), Entry for Harry Crane and Leota L Crane, 10 April 1950.
- ↑ Leota Opie Crane obituary (1978, November 22). The Philadelphia Inquirer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-obituray-for-l/165535982/