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Actor Born: June 12, 1915 in Indianola, IA Death: April 4, 1995 in Andover, MA Biography:American actress "Priscilla Lane" was trained for a musical career at Iowa's Simpson College. Shortly before graduation Priscilla and her sister "Rosemary Lane" toured as vocalists with the "Fred Waring" Band. In 1937, both Lane sisters were signed by Warner Bros. to appear in "Varsity Show"; they were cast as adversaries, with "nice" Priscilla impersonating "nasty" temperamental movie star Rosemary. A third Lane sister, "Lola", joined her siblings and actress "Gale Page" to play the title characters in Warners' "Four Daughters" (1938), but it was Priscilla who was shown to best advantage by sharing the "fates are against me" scene with costar "John Garfield". The actress had the good luck to work with some of Hollywood's top male stars during her Warners' tenure, including "Cary Grant" ("Arsenic and Old Lace" [1941]) and "James Cagney" ("The Roaring Twenties" [1939]). While on loanout to 20th... Full Biography
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