Eleanor Parker

AKA:
Eleanor Jean Parker
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
06/26/1922
Birthplace:
Cedarville, Ohio
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biography
A ravishing redheaded leading lady of the 1940s and 50s, Eleanor Parker signed a contract with Warner Bros. on her 18th birthday after gaining experience on stage in Cleveland, summer stock and at the Pasadena Playhouse. She made her debut in Raoul Walsh's "They Died with Their Boots On" (1941) before graduating to starring status in distinguished films like "Pride of the Marines" (1945, her third movie with director Delmer Daves), and "Voice of the Turtle" (1947, opposite Ronald Reagan), adapted from John van Druten's Broadway hit. Parker reached the zenith of her popularity and acclaim in Continued
Credits
Sophie Cantaro
1966
Deborah Rojack
1966
The Baroness
1965
Mrs Doris Ruston
Mrs Thoren
Mrs Rogers
Louise Harris
Ann Mercedes
Actor
Marjorie Lawrence
Anne Tremaine
Hannah Hunnicutt
Carla Forester
Mary Stuart Cherne
Mary McLeod
Joanna Leiningen
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Cleveland, Ohio
1932 
Began her career at the age of ten with the Cleveland Playhouse Curtain Pullers (date approximate)
 
Acted throughout her teens in summer stock in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
1939 
Enrolled at the Pasadena Playhouse after graduating from high school; discovered by a Warner Bros. talent scout (date approximate)
1940 
Signed a contract with Warners on her 18th birthday
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