Ellen Drew was an American film actress. Born Esther Loretta Ray in Kansas City, Missouri, Drew worked various jobs and won a number of beauty contests before becoming an actress. Moving to Hollywood in an attempt to become a star, she was discovered while working at an ice cream parlor where one of the customers William Demarest took notice of her and eventually helped her get into films.

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  • Ellen Drew was an American film actress. Born Esther Loretta Ray in Kansas City, Missouri, Drew worked various jobs and won a number of beauty contests before becoming an actress. Moving to Hollywood in an attempt to become a star, she was discovered while working at an ice cream parlor where one of the customers William Demarest took notice of her and eventually helped her get into films. She became a fixture at Paramount Pictures from 1938 to 1943, where she appeared in as many as six films per year, including Sing You Sinners (1938) with Bing Crosby and The Lady's from Kentucky (1939) with George Raft. She moved to RKO in 1944. Among her leading men were Ronald Colman, William Holden, Basil Rathbone, Dick Powell, and Robert Preston. Her films include Christmas in July (1940), Isle of the Dead (1945), Johnny O'Clock (1947), The Man from Colorado (1948), and The Crooked Way (1949). In the 1950s, with her movie career on the decline, she worked as a television actress. She died in Palm Desert, California on December 3, 2003.
  • Ellen Drew eigentl. Esther Loretta Ray war eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin. Ellen Drew arbeitete in diversen Jobs und gewann einige Schönheitswettbewerbe, bevor sie Schauspielerin wurde. Sie ging nach Hollywood und arbeitete zunächst als Eisverkäuferin. Dort wurde sie von Schauspieler William Demarest entdeckt. 1938 erhielt sie einen Vertrag bei den Paramount Pictures. 1944 wechselte sie zu RKO. Ab den 1950er Jahren spielte sie fürs Fernsehen. Ihre letzte Fernseharbeit erschien 1961 in einer Episode der Barbara Stanwyck Show.
  • Ellen Drew est une actrice américaine, née le 23 novembre 1915 à Kansas City, dans le Missouri, et décédée d'une maladie du foie le 3 décembre 2003 à Palm Desert, en Californie.
  • Figlia di un barbiere di Kansas City veniva da una famiglia di origini irlandesi, nel 1919, all'età di 5 anni si spostò con l'intera famiglia a Chicago. Nel 1931 i suoi genitori si separarono e suo padre fece ritorno a Kansas City, mentre un anno dopo, a causa di una situazione finanziaria disastrora, la giovane Esther fu costretta ad abbandonare il college per aiutare economicamente sua madre e suo fratello. Nel 1934, dopo aver trovato lavoro come commessa a Englewood, il direttore del centro commerciale dove lavorava la convinse a partecipare al concorso locale di bellezza Miss Englewood che vincerà. Incoraggiata dai suoi amici e da sua madre, comincia a nutrire il sogno di diventare una star del cinema, come la sua diva preferita Margaret Sullavan. Approfittando di un passaggio in macchina con due suoi amici, tenta l'avventura hollywoodiana recandosi a Los Angeles dove però si scontra subito con la difficoltà di entrare nel mondo dello star system. Nel frattempo si accontenta di lavorare come commessa al Brown's Confectionery Shop, un locale vicino al popolare Grauman's Chinese Theatre, molto frequentato dai lavoranti e dagli attori dei vicini studios. Fu lì che conobbe Fred Wallace, un giovane truccatore cinematografico, con il quale allacciò una relazione sentimentale e grazie al quale conobbe l'attore William Demarest dal quale ebbe una nuova offerta di fare un provino per una importante casa cinematografica; tuttavia Esther rifiuta, temendo altrimenti di incrinare il suo rapporto sentimentale con Fred Wallace che sposerà nel 1935.
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  • Ellen Drew was an American film actress. Born Esther Loretta Ray in Kansas City, Missouri, Drew worked various jobs and won a number of beauty contests before becoming an actress. Moving to Hollywood in an attempt to become a star, she was discovered while working at an ice cream parlor where one of the customers William Demarest took notice of her and eventually helped her get into films.
  • Ellen Drew eigentl. Esther Loretta Ray war eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin. Ellen Drew arbeitete in diversen Jobs und gewann einige Schönheitswettbewerbe, bevor sie Schauspielerin wurde. Sie ging nach Hollywood und arbeitete zunächst als Eisverkäuferin. Dort wurde sie von Schauspieler William Demarest entdeckt. 1938 erhielt sie einen Vertrag bei den Paramount Pictures. 1944 wechselte sie zu RKO. Ab den 1950er Jahren spielte sie fürs Fernsehen.
  • Ellen Drew est une actrice américaine, née le 23 novembre 1915 à Kansas City, dans le Missouri, et décédée d'une maladie du foie le 3 décembre 2003 à Palm Desert, en Californie.
  • Figlia di un barbiere di Kansas City veniva da una famiglia di origini irlandesi, nel 1919, all'età di 5 anni si spostò con l'intera famiglia a Chicago. Nel 1931 i suoi genitori si separarono e suo padre fece ritorno a Kansas City, mentre un anno dopo, a causa di una situazione finanziaria disastrora, la giovane Esther fu costretta ad abbandonare il college per aiutare economicamente sua madre e suo fratello.
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