Mara Lane

Mara Lane

This glamorous, sultry Anglo-Austrian leading lady and model was born Dorothy Lane Bolton in Vienna to British oil company executive John Bolton and Russian-born pianist Olga Mironova. Mara studied dance with the Viennese ballet before her family took her to America, travelling via Denmark. She had a sister, Jocelyn Lane (aka Jackie), who was eventually to follow in her older sibling's footsteps to become a successful cover model and starlet in her own right. Mara was educated in New York and later attended the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys in the Saint Laurent borough of Montreal. While only in her teens, she began working part-time as a model for teenage fashion magazines. Aged 18, she moved to London to study costume design. Talent-scouted in a restaurant, with some modelling experience already under her belt, Mara appeared two years later in her first motion picture, the independently-produced post-war drama Hell Is Sold Out (1951). At this time, she was touted in the press as the 'British Marilyn Monroe', though she might have been more accurately described as an Elizabeth Taylor-lookalike. Mara herself disliked being compared to other actresses, calling it 'a disadvantage'. Nonetheless, she followed the advice of studio bosses to "get around and be seen". As the cameras adored her, celebrity status quickly followed, if not on the silver screen, then on the cover of glossy magazines. Mara had several undemanding supporting roles in British films before being signed by Howard Hughes for a small part in his RKO comedy Susan Slept Here (1954), starring Dick Powell and Debbie Reynolds. Thereafter, having spurned further offers from Hollywood, she forged a minor (but, ultimately, desultory) career as star of European B-grade movies, ranging from spy thrillers (Uomini ombra (1954)) to films noir (cast as a femme fatale in Angela (1954), co-starring opposite Dennis O'Keefe) and from romantic period comedy (Le avventure di Giacomo Casanova (1955)) to peplum (Anno 79: La distruzione di Ercolano (1962)). She made several films in Germany, arguably her best being the melancholic love story Monpti (1957), filmed on location in Paris with Romy Schneider and Horst Buchholz early in their careers. In 1961, Mara married San Antonio oil executive William Lafayette Dugger Jr., but divorced him after just three years. Dugger was later briefly engaged to Hollywood star Lizabeth Scott. He died unexpectedly in 1969. Mara left show business in 1964 and disappeared from the limelight, having always craved privacy in her personal life. She died in relative obscurity in Marbella, Spain, in 2014.

  • Titolo: Mara Lane
  • Populareco: 1.64
  • Konata pro: Acting
  • Naskiĝtago: 1930-08-01
  • Naskiĝloko: Wien, Austria
  • Hejmpaĝo:
  • Ankaŭ Konata Kiel: Dorothy Bolton
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  • 1959
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    Schlag auf Schlag

    Schlag auf Schlag

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  • 1954
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    Susan Slept Here

    Susan Slept Here

    6.1 1954 HD

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  • 1957
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    Monpti

    Monpti

    6.071 1957 HD

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  • 1952
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    24 Hours of a Woman's Life

    24 Hours of a Woman's Life

    4.7 1952 HD

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  • 1962
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    Anno 79: La distruzione di Ercolano

    Anno 79: La distruzione di Ercolano

    5.6 1962 HD

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  • 1958
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    Peter Voss, der Millionendieb

    Peter Voss, der Millionendieb

    6.5 1958 HD

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  • 1954
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    Angela

    Angela

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  • 1958
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    Ooh... diese Ferien

    Ooh... diese Ferien

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  • 1964
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    Jetzt dreht die Welt sich nur um dich

    Jetzt dreht die Welt sich nur um dich

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  • 1959
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    Bobby Dodd greift ein

    Bobby Dodd greift ein

    10 1959 HD

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  • 1956
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    Der Fremdenführer von Lissabon

    Der Fremdenführer von Lissabon

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  • 1959
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    Paradies der Matrosen

    Paradies der Matrosen

    3.5 1959 HD

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  • 1956
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    Pulverschnee nach Übersee

    Pulverschnee nach Übersee

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  • 1961
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    Was macht Papa denn in Italien?

    Was macht Papa denn in Italien?

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  • 1958
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    Der Elefant im Porzellanladen

    Der Elefant im Porzellanladen

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  • 1954
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    Uomini ombra

    Uomini ombra

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  • 1958
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    Der Page vom Palast-Hotel

    Der Page vom Palast-Hotel

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  • 1960
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    Mal drunter – mal drüber

    Mal drunter – mal drüber

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  • 1954
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    Le avventure di Giacomo Casanova

    Le avventure di Giacomo Casanova

    3 1954 HD

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  • 1953
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    Innocents in Paris

    Innocents in Paris

    5.1 1953 HD

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  • 1963
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    Il vecchio testamento

    Il vecchio testamento

    7.7 1963 HD

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  • 1953
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    Decameron Nights

    Decameron Nights

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  • 1952
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    Treasure Hunt

    Treasure Hunt

    5.4 1952 HD

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  • 1956
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    Bonsoir Paris

    Bonsoir Paris

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1958
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    Historias de la feria

    Historias de la feria

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1955
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    Torna piccina mia!

    Torna piccina mia!

    1 1955 HD

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  • 1959
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    Ich bin kein Casanova

    Ich bin kein Casanova

    5 1959 HD

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  • 1964
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    Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen

    Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen

    1 1964 HD

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