Elyse Knox
Elyse Knox , actually Elsie Lillian Kornbrath , (born December 14, 1917 in Hartford , Connecticut , † February 15, 2012 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actress .
Life
The daughter of Austrian emigrants studied at the School of Fashion in Manhattan and began a career as a fashion designer. She presented her own designs, including in Vogue , herself as a model and in 1937 received an acting contract with 20th Century Fox . Knox mainly starred in B-movies until 1942 when she got the lead role in The Mummy's Tomb , one of Universal Studios ' mummy films . Knox was a well-known pin-up girl during World War II. Her pictures appeared on many magazine covers. After the war she starred in the monogamous series of six films about Joe Palooka, his fiancée Annie Howe .
Knox became engaged to football player Tom Harmon . Harmon broke the engagement when he joined the army in 1942. In the same year Knox married the fashion photographer Paul Hesse. However, the marriage was short-lived. After the divorce and the return of Tom Harmon from the war - he survived two plane crashes and was missing in the jungle - the two married in 1944. Elyse's wedding dress was made from Harmon's parachute silk. The marriage had three children, including Mark Harmon , who also became an actor.
Filmography (selection)
- 1940: Lillian Russell
- 1941: Sheriff of Tombstone (Sheriff of Tombstone)
- 1941: Tanks a Million
- 1942: Top Sergeant
- 1942: The Mummy's Tomb
- 1942 Arabian Nights (Arabian Nights)
- 1943: Mister Big
- 1943: Abbott and Costello on Black Ice (Hit the Ice)
- 1946: Scandal at the Sports Palace (Joe Palooka, Champ)
- 1948: Death Row No. 5 (I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes)
Web links
- Elyse Knox in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mark Harmon's Mom Passes Away ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knox, Elyse |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kornbrath, Elsie Lillian (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hartford , Connecticut , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 2012 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California , United States |