- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMary F.Wise
- Nickname
- The Yodeling Rangerette
- Alta Lee was born on October 12, 1924 in Spaulding, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Swing, Cowboy, Swing (1946) and Trouble at Melody Mesa (1949). She was married to Cal Shrum. She died on June 6, 2010 in Mena, Arkansas, USA.
- SpouseCal Shrum(? - March 12, 1996) (his death)
- After their careers were over, she and husband Cal Shrum retired to central Illinois.
- Husband Cal Shrum was a country-western performer (Cal Shrum and His Rhythm Rangers). She became a specialty performer as one of the Yodeling Rangerettes.
- Began her career as a cabaret singer before meeting her future husband Cal Shrum while filming Scatterbrain (1940). They went on to do a handful of western films in the 1940s opposite each other, with Shrum as a yodeling and singing cowboy.
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