- Born
- Died
- Birth nameDorothy Day
- Vickie Lester was born on April 7, 1915 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Sky Giant (1938), The Miracle Kid (1941) and Miss Manton est folle (1938). She died on May 7, 2001 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
- Took her stage name from Janet Gaynor's character in Une étoile est née (1937). Alas, Vicki Lester never made the grade as a star in her own right.
- Came to films via a modelling career, and cast by Walter Wanger in "Vogues of 1938".
- She was superstitious, carrying her lucky matrix ring with her at all times.
- Briefly ran a dress shop and designed clothes during her short-lived marriage (1945-46) to designer and ex-ski champion Steven Stanford.
- Her great-great aunt was the noted 19th century stage actress Charlotte Saunders Cushman.
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