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Lora Lee Michel (born Virginia Joy Willeford, September 13, 1940) is an American former child actress. She appeared in several feature films during the Golden Age of Hollywood in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
May 20, 2022 · A child actress in the 1940s, Lora Lee at 7 was billed as a “sensation” with “the greatest appeal since Shirley Temple.” She appeared in more than a dozen films, sharing the screen with...
- Stacy Perman
- Staff Writer
- stacy.perman@latimes.com
Jul 18, 2022 · Once billed as the next Shirley Temple, child star Lora Lee Michel’s future was bright. The precocious seven-year-old was a Hollywood sensation.
- 8 min
Learn about the life and career of Lora Lee Michel, a talented and impoverished girl who became a Hollywood star in the 1950s. Discover her filmography, her custody battle, and her disappearance from the public eye.
Jul 13, 2022 · For over a year, L.A. Times entertainment reporter Stacy Perman tried to track down Lora Lee Michel, a former child star whose custody case scandalized 1940s Hollywood. Michel went through a...
Nov 2, 2022 · A riveting story of a child star who went off the rails. Told by Stacy Perman with great sensitivity and care, the full story of Lora Lee Michel is finally pieced together.
Lora Lee Michel (1940-1979) was an American actress who appeared in films such as Mighty Joe Young and The Snake Pit. She ran away from her adoptive parents to pursue her career in show business and had a troubled personal life.
