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Ellen Drew
Ellen Drew, 89 Paramount contract actress Sunday, December 7, 2003 Ellen Drew, a $50-a-week contract actress at Paramount ... her name, first to Erin Drew and later to Ellen Drew. Other films included "Christmas in July ... |
Drew-Mindell named Joan & David prexy. (Ellen Drew-Mindell, Joan and David Halpern Inc.)
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Ellen H. Drew
Ellen H. Drew, 63, of 1202 Millrace Run, Narvon, died Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at Ephrata Community Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born in Br... |
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Ellen Drew Description
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Date of Birth
23 November 1915, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Date of Death
3 December 2003, Palm Desert, California, USA (liver ailment)
Birth Name
Esther Loretta Ray
Nickname
Terry
Height
5' 3½" (1.61 m)
Mini Biography
Talented Missouri-born Ellen Drew was born Esther Loretta Ray in 1915, the daughter of an Irish barber. She worked various jobs (accountant, salesgirl) to support her family until her fresh-faced good looks and high-wattage smile earned her a couple of beauty pageant trophies. Encouraged to try her luck in Hollywood, she was discovered in somewhat typical Lana Turner fashion. While working at an ice cream parlor, customer William Demarest took notice of her and was instrumental in having her put under contract at Paramount Studios in 1936. Initially billed as Terry Ray, she was groomed in starlet bits for two years until finally given a role she could sink her teeth into in the Bing Crosby musical Sing You Sinners (1938). Her hair was changed from brunette to auburn (sometimes blonde) and her moniker changed from Terry Ray to Ellen Drew. Brighter roles came her way with If I Were King (1938), which clinched her celebrity, Women Without Names (1940) and Buck Benny Rides Again (1940). Ellen seemed destined for top-flight stardom, but somehow it didn't happen. She never managed to distinguish herself among the bevy of Hollywood beauties on display and so remained on the outer fringes for most her career. Despite fine roles in fine movies, notably the Preston Sturges classic Christmas in July (1940) and the Dick Powell starrer Johnny O'Clock (1947), Ellen's film career went on a steep decline. In the 1950s she transferred her talents to TV before retiring the following decade. Married four times, including writer/producer Sy Bartlett, she left one son and several grandchildren when she passed away in 2003 at age 88 in Palm Desert, California.
Spouse
| James Edward Herbert |
(1971 - ?) |
| William T. Walker |
(1951 - 1967) (divorced) |
| Sy Bartlett |
(16 August 1941 - 1949) (divorced) 1 child |
| Fred Wallace |
(1935 - 1940) (divorced) 1 child |
Trivia
Received a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Fame in 1997. Son, David (born 1936). Developed an alternative to the traditional hot fudge sundae called the "Cinderella". Made with peach, strawberries, pineapple, roasted almonds, lemon sherbert, vanilla ice cream and whipped cream, it is still served today. Was "discovered" by a Hollywood agent while working as a waitress at CC Brown's on Hollywood Boulevard.  Grant, Mary Ellen Drew ...  Ellen Drew Sing You Sinners |
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William Brotherton Date of Birth
1 January 1950, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Height
6' 2½" (1.89 m)
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Andrew Jackness At the time Avenue Q and (three ...Tony nominee Christine Ebersole and ...
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Kym Stys Date of Birth
8 December 1973, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Birth Name
Kymberly Stys
Height
5' 4"...
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Lee Lund Date of Birth
18 October 1943, Newport, Rhode Island, USA... Lee, Nicole Lund,Jason Cooper, ........
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Ethyl May Halls Date of Birth
20 November 1882, California, USA
Date of Death
16 September 1967, Woodland Hills...
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