Vicki Lester | |
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![]() Lester in 1938 | |
Born | Dorothy Gertrude Day April 7, 1915 New York City, U.S. |
Died | May 7, 2001 | (aged 86)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1937–1942 |
Spouses | Steven Stanford
(m. 1945; div. 1946)Jack Bernhard
(m. 1947; died 1997) |
Vicki Lester (born Dorothy Gertrude Day; April 7, 1915 – May 7, 2001) was an American actress. She is best known for appearing in Sky Giant (1938), The Mad Miss Manton (1938) and The Lone Rider and the Bandit (1942).[1][2]
Born Dorothy Day, Lester took her stage name from Janet Gaynor's character in A Star Is Born (1937).[3] The name change was suggested by Mervyn LeRoy and approved by David Selznick.[4] Alas, she never made the grade as a 'star' in her own right.[5]
Lester attended schools in Manhattan and originally planned to design clothes for a career.[6] She was a student of music and art, and she gained notability as a pianist. She became a model for artists and photographers, leading to her being named one of the "Twelve Most Photographed Girls in America".[3] She was "seen in hundreds of advertisements and on scores of magazine covers".[3]
Lester died in May 2001 in Beverly Hills, California at the age of 86.[7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1937 | Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 | Model | (uncredited) |
1938 | The Patient in Room 18 | Nurse Taylor | |
1938 | Maid's Night Out | Adele - Bill's Cousin | |
1938 | Fools for Scandal | Party Guest | (uncredited) |
1938 | This Marriage Business | Nancy Parker | |
1938 | Go Chase Yourself | Bit Role | (unconfirmed, uncredited) |
1938 | Having Wonderful Time | Camp Guest | (uncredited) |
1938 | Sky Giant | Edna, the Colonel's Secretary | |
1938 | The Mad Miss Manton | Kit Beverly | |
1940 | The Great Plane Robbery | Helen Carver | |
1941 | You're Out of Luck | Sonya Varney | |
1941 | Tall, Dark and Handsome | Snuggy, Sales Girl | |
1941 | Tom, Dick and Harry | Paula | |
1941 | The Miracle Kid | Helen Gibbs | |
1942 | The Lone Rider and the Bandit | Laura Hicks | |
1942 | Sleepytime Gal | Blonde | (uncredited) |
1942 | You're Telling Me | Mrs. Adalaide Parks | |
1942 | I Live on Danger | Keefe's Secretary |