Mara Lane
Also Known As: Dorothy Bolton
Biography: This glamorous, sultry Anglo-Austrian leading lady and model was born Dorothy Lane Bolton in Vienna to British oil company executive John Bolton and Russian-born pianist Olga Mironova. Mara studied dance with the Viennese ballet before her family took her to America, travelling via Denmark. She had a sister, Jocelyn Lane (aka Jackie), who was eventually to follow in her older sibling's footsteps to become a successful cover model and starlet in her own right. Mara was educated in New York and later attended the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys in the Saint Laurent borough of Montreal. While only in her teens, she began working part-time as a model for teenage fashion magazines. Aged 18, she moved to London to study costume design. Talent-scouted in a restaurant, with some modelling experience already under her belt, Mara appeared two years later in her first motion picture, the independently-produced post-war drama Hell Is Sold Out (1951). At this time, she was touted in the press as the 'British Marilyn Monroe', though she might have been more accurately described as an Elizabeth Taylor-lookalike. Mara herself disliked being compared to other actresses, calling it 'a disadvantage'. Nonetheless, she followed the advice of studio bosses to "get around and be seen". As the cameras adored her, celebrity status quickly followed, if not on the silver screen, then on the cover of glossy magazines. Mara had several undemanding supporting roles in British films before being signed by Howard Hughes for a small part in his RKO comedy Susan Slept Here (1954), starring Dick Powell and Debbie Reynolds. Thereafter, having spurned further offers from Hollywood, she forged a minor (but, ultimately, desultory) career as star of European B-grade movies, ranging from spy thrillers (Uomini ombra (1954)) to films noir (cast as a femme fatale in Angela (1954), co-starring opposite Dennis O'Keefe) and from romantic period comedy (Le avventure di Giacomo Casanova (1955)) to peplum (Anno 79: La distruzione di Ercolano (1962)). She made several films in Germany, arguably her best being the melancholic love story Monpti (1957), filmed on location in Paris with Romy Schneider and Horst Buchholz early in their careers. In 1961, Mara married San Antonio oil executive William Lafayette Dugger Jr., but divorced him after just three years. Dugger was later briefly engaged to Hollywood star Lizabeth Scott. He died unexpectedly in 1969. Mara left show business in 1964 and disappeared from the limelight, having always craved privacy in her personal life. She died in relative obscurity in Marbella, Spain, in 2014.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Wien, Austria
Birthday: August 01, 1930
Deathday: August 01, 2014
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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Schlag auf Schlag
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-01-29
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Susan Slept Here
Overview: On Christmas Eve, suffering from a case of writer's block, screenwriter Mark Christopher and his gofer Virgil get an unexpected visit from Sergeant Maizel. Knowing Christopher is working on a juvenile delinquent script, the sergeant brings by delinquent Susan thinking she will inspire Christopher while providing a place for her to spend the holidays outside of juvenile hall.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-07-28
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Monpti
Overview: A poor 22 years old Hungarian man who's recently arrived in Paris meets a seemingly wealthy 17 years old Parisian girl. They fall in love, but tragedy ensues when the truth behind the girl is revealed.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-09-12
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24 Hours of a Woman's Life
Overview: A compulsive gambler stumbles towards losing everything when Merle Oberon decides to save him from himself.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-09-10
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79 A.D.
Overview: Intrigue at the Roman Emperor's court prior to its destruction by Vesuvius.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1962-12-23
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Peter Voss, der Millionendieb
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Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-10-15
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Angela
Overview: Dennis O'Keefe plays a GI who falls in love with Mara Lane in postwar Rome. Lane kills her boss, forcing her to flee the law. O'Keefe goes along for the ride so that he won't be knocked off by Lane's husband. Just when it looks as though O'Keefe is willing to go to any lengths to protect the woman he loves, he discovers that she frankly isn't worth it.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-11-16
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Ooh... diese Ferien
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-08-05
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Jetzt dreht die Welt sich nur um dich
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Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1964-09-10
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Bobby Dodd intervenes
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-07-22
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Der Fremdenführer von Lissabon
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Genres: Romance Comedy Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1956-12-28
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Paradies der Matrosen
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-11-26
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Pulverschnee nach Übersee
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Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1956-07-20
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Was macht Papa denn in Italien?
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Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-09-07
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Der Elefant im Porzellanladen
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-06-19
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Uomini ombra
Overview: Italian naval secret agents acquire a British codebook and the Italian counter-espionage agents start tracking enemy agents working undercover in Italy and providing false information.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1954-11-26
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Der Page vom Palast-Hotel
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-01-24
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Mal drunter – mal drüber
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-10-12
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Sins of Casanova
Overview: 1760 Spain provides the setting for Giacomo Casanova's romantic escapades, every woman he encounters unable to resist his disarming charm, be they single, engaged, or even married.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1954-12-22
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Innocents in Paris
Overview: Romantic comedy about a group of Britons flying to Paris for the weekend.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-07-22
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The Old Testament
Overview: The Jews of Jerusalem are driven out by their Syrian rulers. They gather their forces, and return to drive out their oppressors.
Genres: Adventure History Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1963-04-10
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Decameron Nights
Overview: Italian poet Boccaccio (Louis Jourdan) hides in the court of Fiammetta (Joan Fontaine) and tells three tales of love and lust.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-01-13
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Treasure Hunt
Overview: Short of money the owners of Ballyroden Hall must attempt to run it as a guest house, but not everyone is happy about the plan.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-06-01
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Good Evening Paris
Overview: A foreign pianist who comes to visit Paris is ripped off by a young man and his sister. But he soon falls in love with this one.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1956-12-14
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Historias de la feria
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Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1958-03-13
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Torna piccina mia!
Overview: A family of wanderers adopts a girl who is left alone after getting lost. Meanwhile, his father adopts an orphan. Some time later, as an adult, the girl becomes the main attraction of the Luna Park where the wanderers work, and falls in love with the adopted son of the missing father. This arouses envy and spite from a barker from the Luna Park, secretly in love with the girl, who begins to spread slander on their behalf.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1955-03-30
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Ich bin kein Casanova
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Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-09-23
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