- Born
- Died1979 · Texas, USA (Cancer)
- Birth nameVirginia Joy Willeford
- Lora Lee Michel was born on September 13, 1940 in La Grange, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for Mighty Joe Young (1949), Paid in Full (1950) and State Department: File 649 (1949). She was married to Frank O'Neil Scott, Carry Hand Bray, Joe Wendel Owen and Donald Mayo Ford. She died in 1979 in Texas, USA.
- SpousesFrank O'Neil Scott(July 22, 1961 - ?) (separated)Carry Hand Bray(August 31, 1960 - November 7, 1961) (divorced)Joe Wendel Owen(March 5, 1960 - March 19, 1960) (separated)Donald Mayo Ford(February 28, 1958 - November 1958) (divorced, 2 children)
- ParentsLena WillefordWillie Walker WillefordOtto MichelLorraine Michel
- RelativesBarbara Ann Wright Isaacs(Sibling)
- Lora Lee ran away from her adoptive parents in 1950 claiming they beat and starved her so she could still get small child roles in the movies. The court advised her parents to take her out of show business and back to Texas. They agreed but she went back to making movies.
- Adopted in Schulenberg, Texas in 1945 by Lorraine and Otto Michel. Her birth mother was Mrs. Lena Brunson of Nederland, Texas, who attempted to regain custody of the child following accusations of abuse by the adoptive parents. However, Mrs. Brunson's request was denied. Lora Lee has a biological sister, Barbara Michel Wright.
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