Adele Mara: Adele Mara. Actress: Sands of Iwo Jima. She was born Adelaide Delgado on August 28, 1923 (some references list 1925) to Spanish-speaking parents. The future Adela Mara began dances lesson at age 6 and was discovered as a young teenager by the legendary Xavier Cugat. Singing and dancing with his in the Detroit area, Cugat took the beautiful, brown-eyed brunette to New York where she performed in his shows at...
Known For: Sands of Iwo Jima (Allison Bromley), You Were Never Lovelier (Lita Acuña), Blackmail (Sylvia Duane), The Inner Circle (Geraldine Travis - alias Gerry Smith)