Elinor Fair

Elinor Fair Martin
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Born Eleanore Virginia Crowe
(1903-12-21)December 21, 1903
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Died April 26, 1957(1957-04-26) (aged 53)
King County Hospital, Seattle, Washington, United States
Other names Eleanor Crowe
Lenore Fair
Elinor Fair
Occupation Actress
Years active 1916–1934
Spouse(s)
William Boyd
(m. 1926; div. 1929)

Thomas Daniels
(m. 1934; div. 1935)
[1]
Jack White
(m. 1941; div. 1944)
[2]
? Martin (m. 1945–1957)
Parents
  • Harry Crowe (father)
  • Helen Crowe (mother)
Relatives Donald Crowe (brother)

Elinor Fair Martin (born Eleanore Virginia Crowe; December 21, 1903 – April 26, 1957) was an American motion picture actress. She began her career with the name Eleanor Crowe, changed it to Lenore Fair, and finally settled on Elinor Fair.

Biography

She was born Eleanore Virginia Crowe on December 21, 1903 in Richmond, Virginia to her father Harry Crowe, a salesman and her mother Helen. Her older brother Donald Crowe died in 1904 just four months short of his third birthday. During her childhood her family moved many times and she lived in Virginia, Washington.

When Fair was elected a WAMPAS Baby Star in 1924, she had already been in films for a number of years, and in vaudeville before that. She did some of her best work under contract to Cecil B. DeMille, appearing in such productions as Yankee Clipper and Let 'er go Gallagher. She also played in a handful of talkies, (often reduced to minor roles) before disappearing from the big screen in 1934.

From 1926 to 1929, she was married to cowboy actor, William Boyd. Boyd's proposal was unique—while filming a scene for the DeMille film The Volga Boatman (1926), Boyd's character professes his love for Fair's character. However, what audiences were not aware of (due to The Volga Boatman being a silent film) was that Boyd was actually proposing for real, and that Fair accepted in character and on screen, and for real. There was an information about her having a daughter with Boyd during their marriage which is untrue. They did not have any children together.

Selected filmography

Further reading

  • Michael G. Ankerich (2010). Dangerous Curves atop Hollywood Heels: The Lives, Careers, and Misfortunes of 14 Hard-Luck Girls of the Silent Screen. BearManor. ISBN 1-59393-605-2.

References

  1. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19340531&id=XXYbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mUsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5152,4865253&hl=en
  2. ↑ http://elinorfair.weebly.com/marriages.html


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