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Luana Patten(1938-1996)

  • Actress
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Luana Patten in Joe Dakota (1957)
The trials and tribulations of bitter veteran Captain Maddocks and argumentative rookie Lieutenant McQuade at a cavalry desert outpost.
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A Thunder of Drums (1961)
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One of the first two contract players for Walt Disney Studios, she made her debut in Song of the South (1946) as a poor white child fascinated by the stories told by Uncle Remus. She made several more films as a child star, then left film for 8 years. She returned as an ingénue in Rock, Pretty Baby! (1956), and followed that by several more films and TV episodes, retiring from Hollywood completely at the end of 1970, except for a brief cameo in Grotesque (1987).
BornJuly 6, 1938
DiedMay 1, 1996(57)
BornJuly 6, 1938
DiedMay 1, 1996(57)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

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Known for

Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
Fun and Fancy Free
6.3
  • Luana
  • 1947
Bobby Driscoll, Luana Patten, and Ruth Warrick in Song of the South (1946)
Song of the South
6.9
  • Ginny
  • 1946
Go Naked in the World (1961)
Go Naked in the World
5.4
  • Yvonne Stratton
  • 1961
Robert Mitchum, George Hamilton, and Eleanor Parker in Home from the Hill (1960)
Home from the Hill
7.4
  • Libby Halstead
  • 1960

Credits

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Actress



  • Grotesque (1987)
    Grotesque
    4.4
    • Old Lady
    • 1987
  • Kent McCord and Martin Milner in Adam-12 (1968)
    Adam-12
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Adeline
    • 1970
  • Harry Morgan and Jack Webb in Dragnet 1967 (1967)
    Dragnet 1967
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Ruth Dutcher
    • Cheryl Randall
    • Angie
    • 1967–1970
  • Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)
    Daniel Boone
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Lucy MacFarland
    • 1969
  • They Ran for Their Lives (1968)
    They Ran for Their Lives
    5.1
    • Barbara Collins
    • 1968
  • F Troop (1965)
    F Troop
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Mindy McGurney
    • 1966
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Lorna Medford
    • 1966
  • Kurt Russell and Fred MacMurray in Follow Me, Boys! (1966)
    Follow Me, Boys!
    7.1
    • Nora White
    • 1966
  • Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)
    Perry Mason
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Cynthia Perkins
    • 1966
  • Walter Brennan, Leif Erickson, Constance Ford, Virginia Gregg, Don Kelly, Luana Patten, Chris Robinson, and Les Tremayne in Shootout at Big Sag (1962)
    Shootout at Big Sag
    5.4
    • Hannah Hawker
    • 1962
  • George Hamilton, Richard Boone, and Luana Patten in A Thunder of Drums (1961)
    A Thunder of Drums
    6.0
    • Tracey Hamilton
    • 1961
  • Linda Hutchins, Luana Patten, Jimmie Rodgers, and Chill Wills in The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1961)
    The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
    6.0
    • Melissa Turner
    • 1961
  • Go Naked in the World (1961)
    Go Naked in the World
    5.4
    • Yvonne Stratton
    • 1961
  • The Music Box Kid (1960)
    The Music Box Kid
    4.9
    • Margaret Shaw
    • 1960
  • Robert Mitchum, George Hamilton, and Eleanor Parker in Home from the Hill (1960)
    Home from the Hill
    7.4
    • Libby Halstead
    • 1960

Soundtrack



  • Rawhide (1959)
    Rawhide
    7.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "Neath the Reaching Oak Tree"
    • 1960
  • Bobby Driscoll, Luana Patten, and Ruth Warrick in Song of the South (1946)
    Song of the South
    6.9
    • performer: "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah/Song Of The South (Reprise)" (uncredited)
    • 1946

Videos8

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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Luanna Patten
  • Born
    • July 6, 1938
    • Long Beach, California, USA
  • Died
    • May 1, 1996
    • Long Beach, California, USA(respiratory failure)
  • Spouses
      Jerry Don MaysJune 26, 1970 - December 1973 (divorced)
  • Children
    • No Children
  • Parents
      Harvey T. Patten
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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  • Trivia
    While a student at Wilson High in Long Beach California in 1956, she was working as a box office cashier at the Lakewood Center Theater when it was held up. The movie playing was her second film, Song of the South (1946).

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  • When did Luana Patten die?
    May 1, 1996
  • How did Luana Patten die?
    Respiratory failure
  • How old was Luana Patten when she died?
    57 years old
  • Where did Luana Patten die?
    Long Beach, California, USA
  • When was Luana Patten born?
    July 6, 1938

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