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(Lezlie Gae Griffin)
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| 6 March 35 |
is born in Denver, Colorado. She is the sister of actresses Teala Loring, a.k.a. Judith Gibson, Debra Paget, and actor Ruell Shayne. Her mother, Marguerite Gibson, had vaudeville and nightclub acts.
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| June 53 |
graduates from Hollywood Professional School
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| August 54 |
works at another studio while her sister Debra is in Princess of the Nile
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| January 55 |
lives with the rest of her family at sister Debra’s 26-room Beverly Hills home on Crescent Avenue
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| 56 |
when Universal-International wants to borrow her sister Debra Paget for a film role, Debra's studio decides against lending her, and Lisa goes in her place and comes back with a long-term contract.
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| May 57 |
marries Bently C. Ware. He's 29; she's 22. Her bedroom is the only vacant one in her sister Debra’s 26-room mansion.
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| 61 |
tests for the part of Anita in the film version of West Side Story. The part eventually goes to Rita Moreno.
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| 5 July 63 |
her daughter, Lisa Janell, is born in Los Angeles
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| January 77 |
becomes the widow of Ware, who passes away at age 49 in Los Angeles from a heart attack
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| 88 |
moves to Texas, where her sisters Debra and Meg reside
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| 08 |
has seven grandchildren and has never remarried
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Sources:
Janell Ware Schiffbauer, Jim Thomas, Photoplay, Picture Show Annual, Motion Picture, www.Ancestry.com |
Recommended Books:
Ladies of the Western by Michael G. Fitzgerald and Boyd Magers |
Links:
Filmography
When You Wish Upon a Star or: It's a Star-Spangled Life
Luis' Lisa Gaye Page |
