Sally Eilers

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American actress (1908–1978)

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::summary American actress (1908–1978) ::

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resting_placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
educationFairfax High School
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years_active1927–1950
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* {{marriageHarry Joe Brown
* {{marriageHoward Barney
* {{marriageHollingsworth Morse
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Dorothea Sally Eilers (December 11, 1908 – January 5, 1978) was an American actress.

Early life

Eilers was born in New York City to a Jewish-American mother, Paula (or Pauline) Schoenberger, and a German-American father, Hio Peter Eilers (an inventor). She had one sibling, a brother, Hio Peter Eilers Jr. When Eilers was young, she moved to Los Angeles with her parents, and in 1927 she graduated from Fairfax High School.

Career

She made her film debut in 1927 in The Red Mill, directed by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. After several minor roles as an extra, in 1927–1928 she found work with Mack Sennett as one of his "flaming youth" comedians in several comedy short subjects, along with Carole Lombard, who had been a school friend. In 1928, she was chosen as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars, a yearly list of young actresses selected for having "shown the most promise during the past 12 months."

Eilers was a popular figure in early-1930s Hollywood, known for her high spirits and vivacity. Her films were mostly comedies and crime melodramas such as Quick Millions (1931) with Spencer Tracy and George Raft. By the end of the decade, her popularity had waned, and her subsequent film appearances were few. She made her final film appearance in Stage to Tucson (1950).

Personal life

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She was married four times, beginning with Western actor Hoot Gibson. She and her second husband, Harry Joe Brown, had one child, a son, Harry Joe Brown Jr. (1934–2006). She lived in a mansion in Beverly Hills, California designed by architect Paul R. Williams. Eilers was a Democrat who supported Adlai Stevenson's campaign during the 1952 presidential election. Like her mother, Eilers adhered to Judaism.

Death

During her final years, Eilers suffered poor health, and died from a heart attack on January 5, 1978, in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 69. She was cremated and her remains were interred in a small niche in the Freedom Mausoleum, Columbarium of Understanding, Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, California.

Partial filmography

References

References

  1. (2013). "Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel". McFarland.
  2. (1976). "Hollywood Players: The Thirties". Arlington House.
  3. (June 15, 1935). "How They Broke Into the Movies: Sally Eilers". Ames Daily Tribune.
  4. (May 15, 1932). "Historiette". Chicago Tribune.
  5. (January 27, 1928). "13 Lucky Girls Of Filmland Given Boost To Fame And Fortune". The Times-Herald.
  6. (2003). "Screen World Presents the Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors: From the silent era to 1965". Hal Leonard Corporation.
  7. (June 28, 1930). "Hoot Gibson Weds Miss Sally Eilers". Lebanon Daily News.
  8. (May 29, 2015). "Harry Joe Brown Jr., 71, Innovative Developer, Dies - NYTimes.com". The New York Times.
  9. Victoria Talbot, 'Beverly Hills Cultural Heritage Commission Splits 2 To 2 on Mountain Drive Landmark Vote', ''The Beverly Hills Courier'', October 3, 2014, Vol. XXXXVIIII, No. 39, p. 4
  10. ''Motion Picture and Television Magazine'', November 1952, page 33, Ideal Publishers
  11. "Jewish Post 21 August 1936 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program".
  12. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ZraJCgAAQBAJ&dq=sally+eilers+forest+lawn&pg=PA48 ''Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries'']

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