The Times podcast: What happened to Lora Lee, Part 2
An area of the Schulenburg Historical Museum in Texas is dedicated to actress Lora Lee Michel, who grew up in the city and disappeared from her family and friends.
(Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
Listen to this episode of The Times:
For over a year, L.A. Times entertainment reporter Stacy Perman tried to track down Lora Lee Michel, a former child star whose custody case scandalized 1940s Hollywood. Michel went through a string of marriages — and then disappeared.
In Part 2 of our miniseries, Perman finds out Michel’s shocking fate. Read the full transcript here.
Host: Gustavo Arellano
Guests: L.A. Times entertainment reporter Stacy Perman
More reading:
Podcast: What happened to Lora Lee? Part 1
A child star at 7, in prison at 22. Then she vanished. What happened to Lora Lee Michel?
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