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Ellen Drew
  • Birth Name:
    Esther Loretta Ray
  • Date of Birth:
    November 23, 1915
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Sagittarius
  • Place of Birth:
    Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
  • Place of Death:
    Palm Desert, California, U.S.
  • Date of Death:
    December 3, 2003
  • Sex:
    Female
  • Nationality:
    American

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    • In the 1950s, with her movie career on the decline, she worked as a television actress.
    • She moved to RKO in 1944.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • Drew worked various jobs and won a number of beauty contests before becoming an actress.
    • Ellen Drew was an American film actress.

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