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Leigh Snowden (I) (1929–1982)

Actress

The Tennessee-born Snowden (real name: Martha Lee Estes) was a model and TV bit player who first made a splash on a Jack Benny TV show, sashaying across a stage at the San Diego Naval base. Twenty thousand sailors gave the curvy sweater-clad starlet a standing ovation that made headlines in "Variety"... See full bio »

Born:

Martha Lee Estes
in Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Died:

(age 52) in North Hollywood, California, USA
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1961 The Detectives (TV series)
Susie
– One Lucky Break (1961) … Susie
 
1961 The Comancheros
Ada Belle (uncredited)
 
1960 Bachelor Father (TV series)
Elaine Baker
– Where There's a Will (1960) … Elaine Baker
 
1960 Tightrope (TV series)
Candy
– Three to Make Ready (1960) … Candy
 
1959 The Lineup (TV series)
Helen
– Vengeful Knife (1959) … Helen
 
1958 This Is Alice (TV series)
Betty Lou
– Big Louie Comes Though (1958) … Betty Lou
– Dandy Donovan (1958) … Betty Lou
 
1957 Hot Rod Rumble
Terri Warren
 
1956 Riddles in Rhythm (short)
Leigh
 
1956 I've Lived Before
Lois Gordon
 
1956 Outside the Law
Maria Craven
 
1956 The Creature Walks Among Us
Marcia Barton
 
1955 The Square Jungle
Lorraine Evans
 
1955 The Rawhide Years
Miss Vanilla Bissell
 
1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Diane Baxter / Haney Benson
– Appointment for Love (1955) … Haney Benson
– It Grows on Trees (1955) … Diane Baxter
 
1955 All That Heaven Allows
Jo-Ann
 
1955 Francis in the Navy
Nurse Appleby
 
1955 Kiss Me Deadly
Cheesecake
 
1955 The Mickey Rooney Show (TV series)
Mona Sanders
– Star Struck (1955) … Mona Sanders
 
1955 The Bob Cummings Show (TV series)
– Bob Gives Up Girls (1955)
– Hiring a Receptionist (1955)
 
1955 Studio 57 (TV series)
– The Will to Survive (1955)
 
1954 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Woman
– San Diego Naval Training Center Show (1954)
– The Life of Jack Benny (1954) … Woman (uncredited)
 
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1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself - Actress
– Episode #5.24 (1955) … Herself - Actress
 
1955 The George Gobel Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.20 (1955) … Herself
 

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She met her husband-to-be Dick Contino at a party given by Tony Curtis to celebrate the first TV show performance of Rory Calhoun. Within three months, she and Contino got married. After a year, with the arrival of their first child, she chose to be a stay-at-home mom who cared mostly about her family. She hated housework but enjoyed cooking. See more »

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