Priscilla Lawson

✎ About Priscilla Lawson

Who is it?: Actress

Birth Place: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Occupation: Film actress

Years active: 1935-1941

Spouse(s): Alan Curtis (m.1941-1942; divorced)

Parent(s): Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Shortridge

Priscilla Lawson

Priscilla Lawson was born on March 08, 1914 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, is Actress. A voluptuous, rather severe-looking beauty, dark-haired Priscilla Lawson was a professional model in her early twenties when she was crowned "Miss Miami Beach" in 1935. The attention helped her to win a contract with Universal Pictures and she soon began appearing in films. Confined mostly to small roles as nurses, hat check girls, switchboard operators and secretaries, she capped her brief, rather unremarkable 1930s career as Princess Aura, daughter of Ming the Merciless in the classic cliffhanger Rocket Ship (1936), a role that made her a minor cult figure. Her moviemaking career was over within five years. At one time married to movie actor Alan Curtis, she joined the armed forces under her married name in World War II. It is believed that she lost a leg in a war accident and managed a stationary shop in Los Angeles after leaving active service. She divorced Curtis in the post-war years. He died on February 2, 1953. Priscilla Lawson died on August 27, 1958 at age 44 in the Veterans' Administration hospital in Los Angeles due to upper gastrointestinal bleeding from a duodenal ulcer.
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Does Priscilla Lawson Dead or Alive?

As per our current Database, Priscilla Lawson has been died on August 27, 1958(1958-08-27) (aged 44)\nLos Angeles, California, USA.

🎂 Priscilla Lawson - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

When Priscilla Lawson die, Priscilla Lawson was 44 years old.

Popular As	Priscilla Lawson
Occupation	Actress
Age	44 years old
Zodiac Sign	Aries
Born	March 08, 1914 ( Indianapolis, Indiana, United States)
Birthday	March 08
Town/City	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Nationality	United States

🌙 Zodiac

Priscilla Lawson’s zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Priscilla Lawson was born in the Year of the Tiger. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Tiger are authoritative, self-possessed, have strong leadership qualities, are charming, ambitious, courageous, warm-hearted, highly seductive, moody, intense, and they’re ready to pounce at any time. Compatible with Horse or Dog.

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Biography/Timeline

1909

Little is known of her post-Hollywood life. Lawson married Hollywood leading man Alan Curtis (1909-1953) in November 1937 and enlisted in the Women's Army Corps during World War II. An unverified rumor claims she lost a leg in an accident while serving in the Army. Another version is that she lost a leg in a 1937 car crash. However, her Flash Gordon co-star Jean Rogers denied that Lawson had lost a leg, and it was also rejected in a biographical review in an Indianapolis journal.

1935

Lawson was a professional model by her early twenties and was named Miss Miami Beach in 1935. This gained her a contract with Universal Studios, which used her in a variety of small roles. However, in 1936 she was cast in the serial Flash Gordon as the voluptuous daughter of the villain, Ming the Merciless. Princess Aura's rivalry with Dale Arden for Flash Gordon's affection was one of the centerpieces of the serial and gained Lawson cult figure status.

1940

Lawson and her husband divorced in March 1940, and she then managed a stationery shop in Los Angeles, California.

1958

On August 27, 1958, Lawson died at 44 in Monrovia, California, due to cirrhosis and upper gastrointestinal bleeding caused by a duodenal ulcer. She was interred at Live Oak Memorial Park in Monrovia.