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Eleanor Parker
Eleanor Jean Parker was an American actress. She was nominated for three Academy Awards for her roles in the films Caged (1950), Detective Story (1951), and Interrupted Melody (1955), the first of which won her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. She was also known for her roles in the films Of Human Bondage (1946), Scaramouche (1952), The Naked Jungle (1954), The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), A Hol…
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entertainment · American actress (1922–2013) · actor · television actor · film actor · also Eleanor Parker, Parker
Born 26 June 1922 · Died 9 December 2013 · Q237399
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2013· 2 entries
Died 2013-12-09.
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At a medical facility in Palm Springs, California, from complications of pneumonia
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1978· 1 entry
Wrote the foreword to Masters's book How Your Mind Can Keep You Well
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1976· 1 entry
Played Maxine in the Ahmanson Theatre revival of The Night of the Iguana
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1968· 1 entry
Portrayed a spy in How to Steal the World, a film originally shown as the two-part concluding episodes of The Man from U
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1966· 2 entries
Widowed on September 14, 2001, when Hirsch died of esophageal cancer
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Played an alcoholic widow in the crime drama Warning Shot, a talent scout who discovers a Hollywood star in The Oscar, and a rich alcoholic in An American Dream
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1964· 1 entry
Appeared in the episode "A Land More Cruel" on Breaking Point
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1963· 1 entry
Parker appeared in the medical drama The Eleventh Hour in the episode "Why Am I Grown So Cold
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1956· 1 entry
Was billed above the title with Clark Gable for the comedy The King and Four Queens, also for United Artists
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1955· 1 entry
Parker appeared in the film adaptation of the National Book Award-winner The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), directed by Otto Preminger and released through United Artists
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1954· 1 entry
Divorced in 1965; the marriage produced one child, actor Paul Clemens
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1953· 1 entry
Parker called it her favorite role
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1951· 2 entries
For her performance, which, to date, remains the shortest performance to be nominated in the category
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Parker signed a contract with Paramount for one film per year, with an option for outside films
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1946· 1 entry
Divorced in 1953; the marriage produced three children
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1922· 2 entries
In Cedarville, Ohio, the daughter of Lola (née Isett) and Lester Day Parker
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Born 1922-06-26.
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