Eleanor Parker

Eleanor Parker was born on June 26, 1922, in Cedarville, Ohio, and was signed by Warner Brothers in 1941 at the tender age of 19 and she debuted that year in They Died With Their Boots On.

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June 26 - 1922 - Cedarville, Ohio - Warner Brothers - 1941 - They Died With Their Boots On

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By 1946 she had starred in Between Two Worlds, Hollywood Canteen, Pride of the Marines and Of Human Bondage. In 1950 she received the first of three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress, for Caged, in which she played a prison inmate.

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1946 - Between Two Worlds - Hollywood Canteen - Pride of the Marines - Of Human Bondage - 1950 - Academy Award for Best Actress - Caged

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She broke the champagne bottle on the nose of the inaugural train-set for the California Zephyr in San Francisco, California on March 19, 1949.

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California Zephyr - San Francisco, California - March 19 - 1949

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Her most famous screen role was as "Baroness Elsa Schrader" in The Sound Of Music (1965).

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Parker was a big name in Hollywood during the Golden Era, but she is less remembered now despite numerous movies and Oscar nominations. In 1967 she starred in the television series Bracken's World, and then in several made-for-television movies. She has also starred in a number of stage roles, including the musical Applause.

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Hollywood - 1967 - Television series - Television - Stage roles - Musical - Applause

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Mother of actor Paul Clemens, and 3 other children by another marriage.

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