Drue Leyton Net Worth

How Much Is Drue Leyton Net Worth?

Drue Leyton was a versatile American celebrity. She was famous for her acting and writing. In addition to this, she also played an active part in the French Resistance.

In this article, one can read about Drue Leyton’s net worth, biography, and career.

Early Life and Biography

Unfortunately, the names of her parents are not available so far. Moreover, the information about her siblings is under review. Hopefully, these details will be available in a short time.

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Marital status	Married
Husband	Jacques Terrane
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School and College Info

She lived in many cities during her childhood. Thus she went to various schools for her studies. She studied at Bennett School of Girls, New York.

Following this, she went to a school situated in Lausanne. Ultimately, she completed her education at a school in Sorbonne.

School name	Bennett School of Girls, Millbrook, New York
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Early career

She came into acting, not by profession. But her debut was more by chance. She decided to choose acting as her profession after a failed marriage.

Leyton started her acting career in theater. She made her debut by acting on Broadway. Her debut appearance was in the show Green Grow the Lilacs.

Following this, she appeared in several films as well. She acted in a series of films based on the fictional character Charlie Chan.

Broadway Career

The highlights of her Broadway career are:

• Red Harvest: produced in 1937
• A hero Is Born: produced in 1937
• We are No Longer Children: produced in 1932

For the show “we are No Longer Children”, she became famous as Freya.

Film Career

The highlights of her film career are:

• Change of Heart: 1934
• Charlie Chan’s Courage: 1934
• Charlie Chan in London: 1934
• Valley of Wanted Men: 1935
• Charlie Chan at the Circus: 1936
• Small Town Girl: 1936
• Blackmailer: 1936
• Alibi for Murder: 1936

Radio Career

After her debut, she moved to France. There she lived in Paris and started working for Radio Mondial. The show was aimed to promote a better image of France in front of the American people.

During her stay in France, she also worked for Voice of America. She heavily criticized the Nazis regime in these shows. As a result, she was severely disliked by the Germans.

Political Struggle

The actress remained an active part of the French Resistance movement. The movement was launched by French people against the Nazis’ occupation. She helped 42 French soldiers to escape after the occupation of France by Germans.

During this occupation, the actress was also arrested by the Nazis. Somehow, she managed to escape from the prison. She lived in Barbizon during that time.

Writings:

She has written a book “A house near Paris”. In this book, she explained the events of the French Resistance movement.

Drue Leyton Net Worth

Drue Leyton has a versatile personality. Her works include theatre, films, and TV. The actress was also an influential activist. This enabled her to earn huge wealth during her career.

At the time of her death, Drue Leyton’s net worth was estimated to be $1.6 million.

Net worth	$1.6 million
Source of earning	Actress
Active	1932-1997
Active now	No

Personal Life

She was married to Jacques Terrane. He was an actor by profession. Their marriage took place in 1938 in London. After that, she moved to France with her husband.

Death

The actress died on 2 February 1997. She was buried in Corona del Mar, California.

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