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{{short description|American film and television actress}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
|name = Eloise Hardt
|name = Eloise Hardt
|image = Eloise Hardt resize.jpg
|birth_name = Florence Eloise Hardt
|birth_name = Florence Eloise Hardt
|birth_date = {{birth date|1917|09|17}}
|birth_date = {{birth date|1917|09|17}}
|birth_place = [[Oklahoma]], U.S.
|birth_place = [[Lawton, Oklahoma]], U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2017|06|25|1917|09|17}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|2017|06|25|1917|09|17}}
|death_place = [[Palos Verdes Estates, California]], U.S.
|occupation = Film and television actress
|occupation = Film and television actress
|years_active = 1941-1987
|years_active = 1941–1987
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Hans Habe]]|1948|1959|end=divorced}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/43777791/|title=Dog Being Walked Leads To Body of Slain Girl|work=Simpson's Leader Times|location=[[Kittanning, Pennsylvania]]|date=January 2, 1969|access-date=April 10, 2022|page=2|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref>
* {{marriage|Paul McNamara|1972}}<ref name="a" />
}}
|children = [[Marina Habe]]
}}
}}


'''Florence Eloise Hardt''' (September 17, 1917 - June 25, 2017) was an American film and television actress.
'''Florence Eloise Hardt''' (September 17, 1917 June 25, 2017) was an American film and television actress.<ref name="a" />


== Life and career ==
== Life and career ==
Hardt was born in [[Oklahoma]], the daughter of a Cherokee mother and German father.<ref name="a">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ddIUfzD67NcC&pg=PA116&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=John Huston: Courage and Art|pages=116-118|first=Jeffrey|last=Meyers|publisher=Crown/Archetype|date=September 27, 2011|ISBN=9780307590695|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> At the age of thirteen, she and her family settled in [[California]] for which Hardt got a job in working as a [[Model (person)|model]].<ref name="a" /> She was photographed by [[Tom Kelley (photographer)|Tom Kelley]] for which she was inaugurated to actor, [[John Huston]].<ref name="a" /> Huston had helped out Hardt with her life, in which she signed a [[contract]] at the [[Columbia Pictures]] for which they've educated her.<ref name="a" /> She learned to speak the language [[English language|english]] for which Hardt earned small roles in films.<ref name="a" /> She began her career in 1941, first appearing in the film ''[[You Belong to Me (1941 film)|You Belong to Me]]''.<ref name="b">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/733586536/|title=Who Really Discovered Moviedom's New Eloise Hardt?|work=[[The News Tribune]]|location=[[Tacoma, Washington]]|date=November 23, 1941|access-date=April 10, 2022|page=39|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref>
Hardt was born in [[Lawton, Oklahoma]], the daughter of a Cherokee mother and German father.<ref name="a">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ddIUfzD67NcC&pg=PA116|title=John Huston: Courage and Art|pages=116–118|first=Jeffrey|last=Meyers|publisher=Crown/Archetype|date=September 27, 2011|isbn=9780307590695|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> When she was 13, her family settled in California, where she later worked as a model. She was photographed by [[Tom Kelley (photographer)|Tom Kelley]] which led to her meeting [[John Huston]]. He helped Hardt garner a contract at the [[Columbia Pictures]].<ref name="a" /> She began her career in 1941, first appearing in the film ''[[You Belong to Me (1941 film)|You Belong to Me]]''.<ref name="b">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/733586536/|title=Who Really Discovered Moviedom's New Eloise Hardt?|work=[[The News Tribune]]|location=[[Tacoma, Washington]]|date=November 23, 1941|access-date=April 10, 2022|page=39|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref>


She played uncredited roles in numerous films and made a guest-starring appearance in the [[Anthology series|anthology]] television series ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]''. In 1959, she starred in the new [[CBS]] sitcom television series ''[[The Dennis O'Keefe Show]]'' playing Karen Hadley.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YX_daEhlnbsC|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010, 2d Ed.|first=Vincent|last=Terrace|page=252|publisher=McFarland|date=January 10, 2014|isbn=9780786486410|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
== Death ==

Hardt died in June 2017, at the age of 99.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://digital.copcomm.com/i/904648-fall-winter-2017/99?|title=SAG-AFTRA - Fall/Winter 2017|work=[[SAG-AFTRA]]|access-date=April 10, 2022}}</ref>
Hardt guest-starred in television programs including ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'', ''[[Dr. Kildare (TV series)|Dr. Kildare]]'', ''[[The Donna Reed Show]]'', ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]'', ''[[Death Valley Days]]'', ''[[Lawman (TV series)|Lawman]]'', ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'', ''[[Columbo]]'', and ''[[Hotel (American TV series)|Hotel]]'' (her final credit). She played Rita Beacon in the daytime soap opera ''[[Days of Our Lives]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WwI5PzDiIKcC|title=Days of Our Lives: A Complete History of the Long-Running Soap Opera|page=190|first=Maureen|last=Russell|publisher=McFarland|date=June 8, 2015|isbn=9780786486519|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>

==Family==
She and husband [[Hans Habe]] had one child, a daughter, [[Marina Habe|Marina Elizabeth Habe]] (February 23, 1951 – December 30, 1968), who was brutally murdered at age 17.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedailymirror/2009/01/january-2-1969.html|title=Body of writer's daughter found off Mulholland; bidding war for Alcindor|date=January 2, 2009|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 22, 2018}}</ref>

==Death==
Eloise Hardt died in June 2017, at the age of 99, in [[Palos Verdes Estates, California]], U.S.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://digital.copcomm.com/i/904648-fall-winter-2017/99?|title=SAG-AFTRA - Fall/Winter 2017|work=[[SAG-AFTRA]]|access-date=April 10, 2022}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
* ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' (1956) (Season 2 Episode 13: "Mr. Blanchard's Secret") as Maid


== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|0362496}}
*{{TCM name|81066}}
*{{AllMovie name|30358}}
*[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/eloise-hardt/ Rotten Tomatoes profile]


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Eloise Hardt
Born
Florence Eloise Hardt

(1917-09-17)September 17, 1917
DiedJune 25, 2017(2017-06-25) (aged 99)
Occupation(s)Film and television actress
Years active1941–1987
Spouses
(m. 1948; div. 1959)
[1]
Paul McNamara
(m. 1972)
[2]
ChildrenMarina Habe

Florence Eloise Hardt (September 17, 1917 – June 25, 2017) was an American film and television actress.[2]

Life and career[edit]

Hardt was born in Lawton, Oklahoma, the daughter of a Cherokee mother and German father.[2] When she was 13, her family settled in California, where she later worked as a model. She was photographed by Tom Kelley which led to her meeting John Huston. He helped Hardt garner a contract at the Columbia Pictures.[2] She began her career in 1941, first appearing in the film You Belong to Me.[3]

She played uncredited roles in numerous films and made a guest-starring appearance in the anthology television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents. In 1959, she starred in the new CBS sitcom television series The Dennis O'Keefe Show playing Karen Hadley.[4]

Hardt guest-starred in television programs including Charlie's Angels, Dr. Kildare, The Donna Reed Show, Dynasty, Death Valley Days, Lawman, Perry Mason, Columbo, and Hotel (her final credit). She played Rita Beacon in the daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives.[5]

Family[edit]

She and husband Hans Habe had one child, a daughter, Marina Elizabeth Habe (February 23, 1951 – December 30, 1968), who was brutally murdered at age 17.[6]

Death[edit]

Eloise Hardt died in June 2017, at the age of 99, in Palos Verdes Estates, California, U.S.[7]

Selected filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dog Being Walked Leads To Body of Slain Girl". Simpson's Leader Times. Kittanning, Pennsylvania. January 2, 1969. p. 2. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  2. ^ a b c d Meyers, Jeffrey (September 27, 2011). John Huston: Courage and Art. Crown/Archetype. pp. 116–118. ISBN 9780307590695 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Who Really Discovered Moviedom's New Eloise Hardt?". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. November 23, 1941. p. 39. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  4. ^ Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010, 2d Ed. McFarland. p. 252. ISBN 9780786486410 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Russell, Maureen (June 8, 2015). Days of Our Lives: A Complete History of the Long-Running Soap Opera. McFarland. p. 190. ISBN 9780786486519 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Body of writer's daughter found off Mulholland; bidding war for Alcindor". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  7. ^ "SAG-AFTRA - Fall/Winter 2017". SAG-AFTRA. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

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