Ella Raines
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Ella Raines (August 6, 1920 – May 30, 1988) was an American actress.
Born Ella Wallace Raines in Snoqualmie Falls, Washington, Raines studied drama at the University of Washington and was appearing in a play there when she was seen by Howard Hawks. She became the first actor signed to the new production company he had formed with the actor Charles Boyer, "B-H Productions", and made her film debut in "Corvette K-225" (1943). Some of her other films include "Phantom Lady", "Hail the Conquering Hero", "Tall in the Saddle", "Enter Arsene Lupin" and "The Suspect" (all 1944), "The Senator Was Indiscreet" (1947), "The Walking Hills", "Impact" , and "A Dangerous Profession" (all 1949) and her final film "The Man in the Road" (1957).
During 1954 she starred in her own television series "Janet Dean, Registered Nurse". She also appeared in such television series as Robert Montgomery Presents, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Presents, Lights Out, Pulitzer Prize Playhouse and The Christophers.
Her only appearance in front of the cameras after her retirement in 1957 was a guest role in the series "Matt Houston" in 1984.
She died May 30, 1988 from throat cancer in Sherman Oaks, California.
Ella Raines has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to motion pictures at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard, and for television at 6600 Hollywood Boulevard.
Ella Raines was married in 1947 to the famous American fighter pilot Robin Olds.
Pin-up Gallery
- Ella Raines appeared in YANK magazine on 17 August 1945
Filmography
References
External links
- Ella Raines at the Internet Movie Database
- Screen Sirens - Ella Raines photo gallery
- Movie Maidens - brief biography and more photographs of Ella Raines
- Find-A-Grave profile for Ella Raines
- Also see the Wikipedia page [ Ella Raines ]
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