What happened to Lora Lee, Part 2
For over a year, L.A. Times reporter Stacy Perman tried to find out what happened to a former child star. The search eventually surfaced buried secrets, giving the family of long-lost Lora Lee Michel answers and a sense of closure.
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Show Notes
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
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