Nora Lane (September 12, 1905 – October 16, 1948) was an American film actress. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1927 and 1944. Lane was born in

Chester, Illinois Chester is a city in and the county seat of Randolph County, Illinois, United States, on a bluff above the Mississippi River. The population was 7,640 at the 2020 census. It lies south of St. Louis, Missouri. History Founding Samuel Smith is s ...

. She and her family moved to St. Louis when she was 10 years old. She attended schools there and worked there as a model in women's clothing shops. During a visit to Hollywood in 1925, meeting a casting director led to a screen test for her. The test resulted in work as an extra in films, then a bit part in ''Paris'' and a small part in ''Upstage''. Her first lead role was in '' Arizona Nights''. She committed suicide in 1948, one month after her husband died from a heart attack. She was 43.

Selected filmography

* ''

Jesse James Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, Bank robbery, bank and Train robbery, train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the "Little Dixie (Missouri), Little Dixie" area of M ...

'' (1927) * '' Arizona Nights'' (1927) *''

The Flying U Ranch ''The Flying U Ranch'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Nora Lane and Bert Hadley. Cast * Tom Tyler as Señor Miguel García * Nora Lane as Sally Denson * Bert Hadley as Chip ...

'' (1927) * '' The Pioneer Scout'' (1928) * '' A Night of Mystery'' (1928) * '' The Gun Runner'' (1928) * '' The Texas Tornado'' (1928) * ''

Kit Carson Christopher Houston Carson (December 24, 1809 – May 23, 1868) was an American frontiersman, fur trapper, wilderness guide, Indian agent and United States Army, U.S. Army officer. He became an American frontier legend in his own lifetime ...

'' (1928) * '' Sally'' (1929) * '' One Hysterical Night'' (1929) * '' Sunset Pass'' (1929) * '' Masked Emotions'' (1929) * ''

The Cohens and the Kellys in Atlantic City ''The Cohens and the Kellys in Atlantic City'' is a 1929 American sound part-talkie comedy film directed by William James Craft and starring George Sidney (actor), George Sidney, Vera Gordon and Mack Swain. In addition to sequences with audible ...

'' (1929) * '' The Man Hunter'' (1930) * '' Rain or Shine'' (1930) * '' King of the Wild'' (1931) serial * '' Young Sinners'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1932) * '' The Western Code'' (1932) * '' Careless Lady'' (1932) * '' This Sporting Age'' (1932) * '' Jimmy the Gent'' (1934) * '' The Outlaw Deputy'' (1935) * '' Borderland'' (1937) * '' Hopalong Rides Again'' (1937) * '' Cassidy of Bar 20'' (1938) * '' Six-Gun Trail'' (1938) * '' City of Chance'' (1940) * '' Texas Renegades'' (1940) * '' Undercover Man'' (1942) * '' Lake Placid Serenade'' (1944)

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* 1905 births 1948 deaths 1948 suicides 20th-century American actresses American film actresses Actresses from Illinois People from Chester, Illinois Suicides by firearm in California Western (genre) film actresses {{US-film-actor-1900s-stub