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Elyse Knox
Actress
Female
Born
Dec 14, 1917
Age
95
Hometown
Hartford, Connect...
Elyse Knox is an American actress.
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Paul HesseMarried 1942 - 1943
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CHILDHOOD
1917
Birth
Born on December 14, 1917.
TEENAGE
1937
19 Years Old
Her good looks enabled her to model some of her own creations for Vogue magazine that led to a contract offer from Twentieth Century Fox film studio in 1937.
TWENTIES
1942
24 Years Old
Knox performed mainly in minor or secondary roles until 1942 when she had a leading role with Lon Chaney, Jr. in The Mummy's Tomb, one of the series of Mummy horror films made by Universal Studios.
She appeared as herself in the Universal Studios 1944 production Follow the Boys, one of the World War II morale-booster films made for both the soldiers serving overseas as well as civilians at home.
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1945
27 Years Old
In late 1945, Knox was signed by Monogram Pictures to portray Anne Howe, the love interest of fictional boxer Joe Palooka in Joe Palooka, Champ.
1946
28 Years Old
Based on the very popular comic strip, the instant success of the May 1946 film led to Knox appearing in another five Joe Palooka productions.
THIRTIES
1949
31 Years Old
After acting in 39 films, Knox retired in 1949 following her performance in the musical film There's a Girl in My Heart. While appearing on the Bing Crosby radio show, she met football star Tom Harmon. They were engaged to marry, but ended the relationship when Harmon entered the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1942.
LATE ADULTHOOD
2012
94 Years Old
Knox died February 16, 2012 at age 94 at her home in Los Angeles.
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