Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lorna Gray (July 26, 1917 – April 30, 2017) was an American film actress known for her comic roles, and later as a villainess. She is best known for her roles in Columbia Pictures comedy shorts and Republic Pictures serials. She was known as Adrian Booth since 1945. Although she had a film test at Universal Studios and a brief contract with Paramount Pictures, she made her first big film for Columbia Pictures. As a Columbia contract player she appeared in the studio's shorts and serials, including Flying G-Men (starring Robert Paige), Pest from the West (starring Buster Keaton), and You Nazty Spy! (starring The Three Stooges). When her Columbia contract lapsed, she found work at Monogram Pictures, where she worked with action star Frankie Darro. Gray also starred opposite John Wayne in Red River Range (1938) and appeared in the title role in O, My Darling Clementine (1943), a country music film starring Roy Acuff as a singing sheriff. In her Paramount films, such as Hold 'Em Navy, she was credited as Virginia Pound, but she was given the name Lorna Gray by Columbia and she used it from 1938 until 1945, when she left Columbia and moved to Republic Pictures. She appeared as Lorna Gray in Republic's Federal Operator 99, but subsequently adopted the name Adrian Booth. At Republic, she often received co-star billing in Westerns, the only woman other than Dale Evans to be billed so highly at that studio. She also starred in Republic's serial about the comic book superhero Captain America. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lorna Gray, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acted in 58
1950s
- 1951
The Sea Hornet
Ginger Sullivan
Yellow Fin
Nurse Jean Elliott
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
The Last Bandit
Kate Foley / Kate Sampson
- 1948
The Gallant Legion
Connie Faulkner
California Firebrand
Joyce Mason (as Adrian Booth)
Lightnin' in the Forest
Dell Parker
- 1947
Under Colorado Skies
Julia Collins (as Adrian Booth)
Along the Oregon Trail
Sally Dunn
Spoilers of the North
Jane Koster
Last Frontier Uprising
Mary Lou Gardner (as Adrian Booth)
- 1946
Out California Way
Gloria McCoy
Daughter of Don Q
Dolores Quantero
Man from Rainbow Valley
Kay North
Valley of the Zombies
Nurse Susan Drake
Home on the Range
Bonnie Garth
- 1945
Dakota
Entertainer (uncredited)
Tell It to a Star
Mona St. Clair
Federal Operator 99
Rita Parker
Fashion Model
Yvonne
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
Gloria Williams
- 1944
The Girl Who Dared
Ann Carroll
Captain America
Gail Richards
- 1943
O, My Darling Clementine
Clementine Cheshire
So Proudly We Hail
Lt. Toni Dacolli
- 1942
Ridin' Down the Canyon
Barbara Joyce
Perils of Nyoka
Vultura
- 1941
Tuxedo Junction
Joan Gordon
Father Steps Out
Helen Matthews
- 1940
Drums of the Desert
Helene Laroche
Deadwood Dick
Anne Butler
Rockin' Thru the Rockies
Flossie
Bullets for Rustlers
Ann Houston
Convicted Woman
Frankie Mason
You Nazty Spy!
Mattie Herring (uncredited)
Cafe Hostess
Cafe Hostess
1930s
- 1939
The Stranger from Texas
Jean Browning
Three Sappy People
Sherry Rumsford
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Nurse (uncredited)
The Man They Could Not Hang
Janet Savaard
Coast Guard
(uncredited)
Good Girls Go to Paris
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Pest from the West
Conchita
Outside These Walls
Secretary (uncredited)
Flying G-Men
Babs McKay
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Girl Michael Runs Into in Nightclub (uncredited)
- 1938
Smashing the Spy Ring
Nurse Anna Loring
Red River Range
Jane Mason
Adventure in Sahara
Carla Preston
- 1937
Hold 'Em Navy
Girl
Appearances1
2000s
- 2002
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Self (uncredited)