Luana Patten
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Luana Patten | |
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Born | July 6, 1938 Long Beach, California, USA |
Died | May 1, 1996 (aged 57) (respiratory failure) Long Beach, California, USA |
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse(s) | Jerry D. Mays (1970-1973) (divorced) John Smith (1960-1964) (divorced) |
Luana Patten (July 6, 1938 - May 1, 1996) was an American actress.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Career
Patten made her first film appearance in Joel Chandler Harris's Song of the South with Bobby Driscoll, and they both appeared in Song of the South's sister film So Dear to My Heart. She appeared again with Bobby Driscoll in the Pecos Bill segment of Disney's Melody Time, and she played the role of Priscilla Lapham in Disney's 1957 production of Johnny Tremain. She also appeared in Fun and Fancy Free.
She retired from the film industry in the 1960s.
[edit] Death
She died from a respiratory failure in her home at Long Beach, California at the age of 57.
Luana Patten is interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Long Beach, California.