Luana Patten

Actor: Luana Patten

Born: Jul 06, 1938 in Long Beach, California
Died: May 01, 1996 in Long Beach, California
Occupation: Actor
Active: '40s-'60s
Major Genres: Drama, Western
Career Highlights: Rock, Pretty Baby, Go Naked in the World, The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
First Major Screen Credit: Fun and Fancy Free (1947)

Biography

Child actress Luana Patten was discovered by Walt Disney in 1946, when she was eight years old. Patten was prominently featured in Disney's Song of the South (1946), Fun and Fancy Free (1947) and So Dear to My Heart (1948), then left films to finish schooling. Back in Hollywood in 1956, she was the nominal female lead in Disney's Johnny Tremain (1957), but her adult career never took hold. Amidst long periods of inactivity and several forgettable projects, she made her last appearance for Disney in 1966, playing a very minor role in Follow Me, Boys (1966). From 1960 to 1964, Patten was married to actor John Smith. Long retired, Luana Patten died of respiratory failure at the age of 57. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Luana Patten

Born	July 6, 1938(1938-07-06) Long Beach, California, U.S.
Died	May 1, 1996 (aged 57) Long Beach, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1946–1988
Spouse(s)	John Smith (1960–1964) (divorced) Jerry D. Mays (1970–1973) (divorced)

Luana Patten (July 6, 1938 – May 1, 1996) was an American actress.

1 Career
2 Death
3 References
4 External links

Career

Patten made her first film appearance in Joel Chandler Harris's Song of the South with Bobby Driscoll, and they both appeared in Song of the South's sister film So Dear to My Heart. She appeared again with Bobby Driscoll in the Pecos Bill segment of Disney's Melody Time, and she played the role of Priscilla Lapham in Disney's 1957 production of Johnny Tremain. In 1960 she played the role of Libby Halstead in Vincente Minnelli's melodrama Home from the Hill. She also appeared in Fun and Fancy Free.

She retired from the film industry in the 1960s.

Death

Patten died from respiratory failure in her home at Long Beach, California at the age of 57.

She is interred in Forest Lawn - Long Beach Cemetery.

References

External links

Luana Patten at the Internet Movie Database
Luana Patten at Find a Grave

Persondata
NAME	Patten, Luana
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actress
DATE OF BIRTH	July 6, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH	Long Beach, California, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH	May 1, 1996
PLACE OF DEATH	Long Beach, California, U.S.

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