Lila Leeds

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Lila Leeds was an American film actress of the 1940s best known for her roles in crime dramas and for a highly publicized 1948 marijuana arrest that derailed her Hollywood career.

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instanceOf American actress
film actress
human
activeInDecade 1940s
causeOfCareerChange 1948 marijuana arrest
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1928-01-28
dateOfDeath 1999-09-15
era Classical Hollywood cinema
ethnicGroup White American
genre crime film
hasWorkPeriod 1940s
industry Hollywood
surface form: Hollywood film industry
knownFor portrayals of troubled young women in crime dramas
languageSpoken English
legalIssue drug-related arrest
notableEvent 1948 marijuana possession arrest
notableFor 1948 marijuana arrest
roles in 1940s crime dramas
notableWork She Shoulda Said No! NERFINISHED
Sitting Pretty NERFINISHED
The Show-Off NERFINISHED
Wild Weed NERFINISHED
occupation actress
film actress
participantIn 1948 marijuana possession case with Robert Mitchum
placeOfBirth Iola, Kansas, United States of America NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
subjectOf media coverage of Hollywood drug scandals in the late 1940s

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17th Academy Awards host Lila Leeds