Chris Chase

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American actor and author (1924–2013)

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::summary American actor and author (1924–2013) ::

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nameChris Chase
imageChase Killer's Kiss.png
captionChase in Killer's Kiss (1955)
birth_nameIrene Greengard
birth_date
birth_placeNew York City, U.S.
death_date
death_placeNew York City, U.S.
other_namesIrene Kane
occupationActress, model, writer, journalist
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| name = Chris Chase | image = Chase Killer's Kiss.png | caption = Chase in Killer's Kiss (1955) | birth_name = Irene Greengard | birth_date = | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = New York City, U.S. | other_names = Irene Kane | occupation = Actress, model, writer, journalist Chris Chase (born Irene Greengard; January 12, 1924 – October 31, 2013), also known by the stage name Irene Kane, was an American model, film actress, writer, and journalist. Her best-known role was in Killer's Kiss. She later wrote advice books and co-authored several celebrity autobiographies. She was the sister of Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist Paul Greengard.

Early life and career

Born to Pearl (née Meister) and Benjamin Greengard in New York City in 1924, Irene Greengard was a model for Vogue. In the mid-1950s, photographer Bert Stern, who had photographed her for that magazine, introduced her to film director Kubrick when he was looking for the female lead for Killer's Kiss. She took the professional name Irene Kane, and went on to appear in other films as well as Broadway theatre productions.

As Chris Chase, she moved into journalism, working at The New York Times, and writing advice books on weight loss and getting into film acting.

After a short stint at CBS Morning News, Chase joined CNN in 1980 and stayed until 1986, serving as the first anchor of Media Watch in 1985. She co-authored several celebrity autobiographies, including books by Rosalind Russell, Betty Ford, and Alan King, and co-authored a biography of Josephine Baker with Baker's adopted son Jean-Claude.

Marriage

On June 3, 1961, Kane married Michael Chase (born 1932), an educational television producer, and the son of playwright Mary Chase. She took her husband's surname professionally as well as legally. Chase and her husband were seriously injured in a car accident near Poughkeepsie, New York, in March 1975.

Death

Chase died of pancreatic cancer on October 31, 2013, at her home in New York City, aged 89.

Acting

Films and television

Stage

Books

References

References

  1. Miller, Betty Jean. (April 1, 1975). "Writing brings fame for Chris Chase". [[Evening Independent]].
  2. Vitello, Paul. (November 5, 2013). "Chris Chase, Actress and Writer, Is Dead". [[The New York Times]].
  3. [http://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/usa/New-York/Irene-Greengard_8p8px Irene Greengard in the 1940 Census]
  4. Flander, Judy (reprint of her October 13, 1974, article in ''[[The Washington Star. (1976). "Authors in the News". [[Gale (publisher).
  5. Johnson, Bonnie. (February 23, 1981). "Writer Chris Chase Measures the Girth of the Nation and Finds Food for Thought".
  6. (February 1962). "1961's Marriages". [[National Board of Review of Motion Pictures]].
  7. (April 7, 1975). "Author Chris Chase is injured". [[Evening Independent]].
  8. Barnes, Mike. (November 3, 2013). "Irene Kane, Star of Kubrick's 'Killer's Kiss,' Dies". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
  9. (November 4, 2013). "Irene Kane, star of Stanley Kubrick film Killer's Kiss, dies". [[BBC News]].

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