Elinor Fair Martin | |
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) Martin in 1919 | |
| Born | Eleanore Virginia Crowe December 21, 1903 Richmond, Virginia, U.S |
| Died | April 26, 1957 (aged 53) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Other names | Eleanor Crowe Lenore Fair Elinor Fair |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1916–1934 |
| Spouse(s) | Thomas Daniels (m. 1934; div. 1935)Jack White (m. 1941; div. 1944)? Martin (m. 1945) |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Donald Crowe (brother) |
Elinor Fair Martin (born Eleanore Virginia Crowe; December 2, 1903 – April 26, 1957)[3] was an American motion picture actress.
Early years
Crowe was born on December 21, 1903, in Richmond, Virginia, to Harry Crowe, a salesman, and Helen Crowe. Her older brother Donald died in 1904 just four months short of his third birthday. During her childhood her family relocated multiple times.
Career
When Fair was elected a WAMPAS Baby Star in 1924,[3] 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.
Personal life
From 1926 to 1929, she was married to cowboy actor William Boyd.[3] 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 in real life. They did not have any children together.
On December 27, 1932, Fair married aviator Thomas W. Daniels. He obtained an annulment, but they reconciled and remarried. They divorced, however, in 1935.[4]
Selected filmography
- The Fires of Conscience (1916) *lost film
- The Road Through the Dark (1918)
- The Turn of a Card (1918)
- The End of the Game (1919)
- Married in Haste (1919)
- The Miracle Man (1919) *lost film, only two fragments survive
- The Girl in Number 29 (1920) *lost film
- Broadway and Home (1920)
- Kismet (1920) *lost film, but the soundtrack survives
- Through the Back Door (1921)
- The Policeman and the Baby (1921) with Wallace Beery
- Big Stakes (1922)
- Driven (1923) *lost film
- Has the World Gone Mad! (1923) *lost film
- The Eagle's Feather (1923)
- The Mysterious Witness (1923)
- The Law Forbids (1924)
- The Timber Wolf (1925)
- Gold and the Girl (1925)
- Bachelor Brides (1926)
- The Volga Boatman (1926)
- Jim, the Conqueror (1926)
- The Yankee Clipper (1927)
- My Friend from India (1927)
- Sin Town (1929)
- The Night Rider (1932)
- 45 Calibre Echo (1932)
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 978-1-59393-605-1.
References
- ^ "The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Marriages". Elinor Fair.
- ^ a b c Katchmer, George A. (2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 109. ISBN 9781476609058. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ "Divorce Asked by Elinor Fair". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. March 12, 1935. p. 19. Retrieved August 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Elinor Fair at IMDb
- Elinor Fair at Find a Grave
- A website about Elinor Fair