Biographie
Lee Bonnell
- Date de naissance
- Date de décès12 mai 1986 · Santa Monica, Californie, États-Unis (infarctus)
- Nom de naissanceEverett Leroy Bonnell
- Lee Bonnell est né le 24 novembre 1918 dans l'Indiana, États-Unis. Il était acteur. Il est connu pour A l'assaut des cieux (1940), Jiggs and Maggie in Society (1947) et Lady Scarface (1941). Il était marié à Gale Storm. Il est mort le 12 mai 1986 en Californie, États-Unis.
- ConjointGale Storm(28 septembre 1941 - 12 mai 1986) (son décès, 4 enfants)
- Met his future wife, Gale Storm, in 1939 when they became the first place winners of Jesse L. Lasky's "Gateway to Hollywood" talent contest.
- Acted in school plays before performing in college productions at Indiana University, where he also studied business and economics.
- After his acting career ended, he moved into selling life insurance and eventually set up his own company , the Lee Bonnell Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Agency in Encino, CA.
- He was there for his wife, Gale Storm in the 1970s when she battled acute alcoholism. At one point she had to be institutionalized.
- Tried to enlist during WWII but poor eyesight deemed him unfit for duty. He subsequently served with the Coast Guard.
- When I look back on the "Gateway to Hollywood" [radio] program, I do so warmly. It opened doors for me I could not have dreamed of. Above all, it introduced me to [Gale Storm]. I've been more than happy about the professional life I've created.
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