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 film industry ⓘ
linked to: Hollywood
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! ⓘ
Sitting Pretty ⓘ
The Show-Off ⓘ
Wild Weed ⓘ
occupation actress ⓘ
film actress ⓘ
participantIn 1948 marijuana possession case with Robert Mitchum ⓘ
placeOfBirth Iola, Kansas, United States of America ⓘ
linked to: Iola, Kansas
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
subjectOf media coverage of Hollywood drug scandals in the late 1940s ⓘ

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17th Academy Awards → host → Lila Leeds ⓘ