Lois Ranson

{{Short description|American actress (1921–2021)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Lois Ranson

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| birth_name = Lois Ranson

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|11|07}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|07|04|1921|11|07}}

| death_place = USA

| nationality = American

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1939–1943

| spouse = Charles Abbott Root

| children = 1

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Lois Ranson (November 7, 1921 – July 4, 2021) was an American film actress from 1939 to 1943 who appeared in Western films and serials.

Ranson was born on November 7, 1921, in Los Angeles, California.{{cite magazine |date=March 2022 |title=Lois Ranson, 99 |magazine=Classic Images |page=44 }}

She made 15 films, including Under Texas Skies (1940) in which she was the female lead alongside The Three Mesquiteers.{{cite web |url=https://www.themoviescene.co.uk/reviews/under-texas-skies-1940/under-texas-skies-1940.html |title=Under Texas Skies |work=The Movie Scene |access-date=2 April 2022}} She made five appearances in the Higgins Family series, playing the part of Betty Higgins.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}

Ranson was married to Charles Abbott Root, and they had a daughter.{{cite news |title=Former Lois Ranson Mother of Daughter |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102209156/lois-ranson/ |access-date=May 20, 2022 |work=Times-Advocate |date=December 5, 1942 |location=California, Escondido |page=1|via = Newspapers.com}}

Ranson died on July 4, 2021.