Alma Drucilla Fleetwood Lawton[1] (April 1921[2][3] – 24 February 1982[citation needed]) was a Hollywood-based, Argentine-born actress who performed in films, on television, and on old-time radio.
Born in Buenos Aires to English parents,[3] Lawton appears to have spent her formative years divided primarily between Argentina and Chile.
"[9] On the other hand, Joe Hyams of the Citizen-News, while likewise documenting Lawton's modest dimensions, adds that "[w]hat she lacks in size, Alma makes up for in talent, proving again that good things come in small packages."
[10][11] Later that month, she costarred with Wally Maher in "Body Off Billingsgate" on The Whistler,[12] and on December 8, she did another Lux episode, as part of a large ensemble supporting Robert Montgomery, Wanda Hendrix and Thomas Gomez, reprising their starring roles in Ride the Pink Horse.
[59] In 1953, she appeared with her parents in court in Los Angeles, California, as they sued her estranged brother Fleetwood Lawton, a news commentator, for financial support.