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Donna Lee Custer (née Hickey, January 8, 1928 – March 22, 2021), better known as May Wynn, was an American dancer, singer, and actress.
May Wynn. Actress: The Caine Mutiny. She was born Donna Lee Hickey, the daughter of a vaudevillian. At seventeen, she entered show biz as a dancer at the Copacabana and thereafter won several beauty contests, including "Miss American Legion," "Miss Miami Beach", and "Miss Fire Fighter".
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- New York City, New York, USA
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- Newport Beach, California, USA
Apr 29, 2021 · May Wynn, the 1950s starlet who had a supporting role in the acclaimed Humphrey Bogart military legal thriller The Caine Mutiny, where she adopted her character’s name for her stage name, has...
May Wynn. Actress: The Caine Mutiny. She was born Donna Lee Hickey, the daughter of a vaudevillian. At seventeen, she entered show biz as a dancer at the Copacabana and thereafter won several beauty contests, including "Miss American Legion," "Miss Miami Beach", and "Miss Fire Fighter".
- January 8, 1928
- March 22, 2021
May 24, 2021 · May Wynn, who has died aged 93, was an actress, singer and dancer who was, perhaps, the only film star to be renamed after one of her characters.
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Mar 23, 2021 · In Edward Dmytryk’s The Caine Mutiny (1954), starring Humphrey Bogart, Donna Hickey played May Wynn, a sultry nightclub artiste (although her singing voice was dubbed by Jo Ann Greer). The studio mogul Harry Cohn was so impressed that he had her adopt her character’s name.
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Mar 22, 2021 · May Wynn was an American actress. She is most widely recognized for playing the love interest of Robert Francis' character in the Humphrey Bogart thriller The Caine Mutiny (1954).
