Louise Emmons (1970 - 1935)

Actress. She is best remembered for her role as a headmistress in “Milk and Mush,” she frightened generations of ‘Little Rascal’ fans. Louise appeared in 53 films throughout her career including “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalpyse” (1921), “The Ten Commandments” (1923), “Resurrection” (1931), “King Kong” (1933), and “Mark of the Vampire” (1935). (bio by: […]

Fern Emmett (1896 - 1946)

American film actress. Married to actor Henry Roquemore. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Faye Margaret Emerson (1917 - 1983)

Actress, Television Personality. She was born in Elizabeth, Louisiana. She began her career in the 40s on cinema in films such as “Nine Lives Are Not Enough” (1941), “Murder in the Big House” (1942), “The Desert Song” (1943), “Destination Tokyo” (1943), “Between Two Worlds” (1944), “The Mask of Dimitrios” (1944), “Hotel Berlin” (1945) and “Nobody […]

Marie Eline (1902 - 1981)

Actress. Sister of child actress Grace Eline, became known as ‘The Thanhouser Kid.’ Eline appeared in “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” (1912) “Looking for Trouble,” (1913) “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” (1914)  (bio by: MC)

Kaye Valerie Elhardt (1935 - 2004)

Actress in seven films. She also appeared on 36 television shows including: Sea Hunt, Wagon Train, 77 Sunset Strip, Perry Mason, My Three Sons and Family Affair – among others. (bio by: TLS)  Inscription:ACTRESS-MOTHER-FREE SPIRIT

Florence Eldridge (1901 - 1988)

A popular Broadway ingenue from age 17 onward, her credits included the original productions of “Six Cylinder Love” and “The Cat and the Canary.” She blossomed into a superb actress in the 1930s, winning several awards, including the New York Drama Critics prize for her performance in the 1956 Pulitzer Prize winner “Long Day’s Journey […]

Caryll Ann Ekelund (1935 - 1939)

Actress. She appeared with Shirley Temple in the film, “The Blue Bird” (1940), in the role of a little girl. Her name was later cut from the credits for no apparent reason. Her dress caught fire from a jack-o-lantern on Halloween night, October 31, 1939.  She died from the injuries on November 3, 1939.  At […]

Barbara June Eiler (1922 - 2006)

Radio Personality and Actress. Born in California to Benjamin Harrison and Margaret Sonora Eiler.  Barbara began her career as a teenager and appeared regularly on the radio programs The Life of Riley, A Day in the Life of Dennis Day, The Fabulous Dr. Tweedy and Glamor Manor. She married Martin Sperzel in 1943 and together […]

Karin Eickelbaum (1937 - 2004)

Actress. A native of Germany, she is best known for her role as ‘Ingrid’ in the long-running German TV series “Tatort.” (bio by: Butterfly) Cause of death: Cancer

Ida Ehre (2024 - 1989)

Austrian-German actress, theatre manager and producer. She studied at the Academy for Music and Theater in Vienna. She gave her first professional performance in 1918 and performed in dozens of European cities.Born to Austrian Jewish parents,in Nazi Germany, Ms. Ehre was not allowed to work as an actress, and so she helped in the gynaecolological […]

Paloma “Blackie” Efrom (1912 - 1977)

Singer, Actress, Journalist, Entertainer. Known as “Blackie”, she was one of the milestones of Argentine radio and television. She began her artistic career in 1934 and made his debut in televison in 1952. (bio by: 380W)

Virginia Edwards (1889 - 1964)

Actress. Appeared on stage and in motion pictures. She appeared in the films “Silver Dollar” (1945) and “Nocturne” (1946). (bio by: K)

Joan Edwards (1919 - 1981)

Composer, Songwriter, Actress, Pianist. Edwards appeared in the films, “Hit Parade of 1937” (1937), and “Screen Snapshots: Holiday In Las Vegas” (1947). She wrote the songs, “Anytime” “And So It Ended” “I Love Bosco” “Darn It Baby” “That’s Love” “You Can’t Take It With You When You Go” “Do You Still Feel The Same?” and […]

Eleanor Edwards (1884 - 1968)

Film Actress. She appeared in the films, “Dancing Lady” (1933), and “Stand Up And Cheer” (1934). (bio by: K)

Maude Eburne (1875 - 1960)

Actress. Eburne started on the stage in Ontario and New York, later appearing on Broadway in 1914, playing a cockney maid. She played comic servants on stage until 1930 then moved to films in 1931. On screen, she played a variety of roles from maids to aristocrats to pipe-smoking harridans. Eburne retired from the screen […]

Norma Eberhardt (1929 - 2011)

Actress. An attractive blonde model of the 1940s, she is remembered for her starring roles in two late 1950s cult classics. Raised in central New Jersey, she was spotted on the Boardwalk in Asbury Park as a teenager and signed by the Powers Agency. Norma quickly became a favorite of fashon photographers and graced numerous […]

Dagmar Ebbesen (1891 - 1954)

Swedish actress. She made her debute in 1913 and acted in more than 90 films during her career, among them august Strindberg’s “Hemsöborna” , “Hård kvinnor” and “Kronblom”.  (bio by: Peter Robsahm)

Pearl M. Early (1878 - 1960)

Actress on Stage and in Motion Pictures. She started in Vaudeville along with her husband, entertainer John Early. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Blanche “Bonnie” Earle (1882 - 1951)

Silent-film actress. Married to director William P.S. Earle. Cause of death: Heart attack

Kathryn Eames (1908 - 2004)

Actress. She spent over 50 years as an actress on radio, television, movies, and every level of the theater from Broadway to regional and dinner theaters. Her first Broadway part was in Moss Hart’s “Winged Victory.” Other plays included “Lamp at Midnight”, “Portrait of a Madonna” and “In White America.” She toured with “Morning’s at […]

Emma Eames (1865 - 1952)

Singer, Actress.  Emma Eames was an Opera Soprano. Raised in Portland and Bath Maine, she attended school in Boston, Mass. where she studied with the famous teacher Mathilde Marchesi. In 1889 she debuted at the Paris Opera playing the role of the heroine in “Romeo et Juliet” for many performances. In 1891, she debuted at […]

Clare Eames (1896 - 1930)

Actress. Fondly remembered as ‘Princess Dominica’ in “The Swan” and as ‘Queen Elizabeth’ in “Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall,” starring Mary Pickford. She was Sidney Coe Howard’s wife, actress Jennifer Howard’s mother and actor Tony Goldwyn’s grandmother. (bio by: MC)  Family links:  Parents:  Hayden Eames (1863 – 1938)  Clare Hamilton Eames (1867 – 1950)  Spouse: […]

Jeanne Eagels (1894 - 1929)

Actress. She was a former Ziegfeld Follies Girl who went on to greater fame on Broadway and in the emerging medium of sound films. Born Eugenia Eagles, the second of six children, she moved with her family at the age of 2 to Kansas City, Missouri where she often appeared in Kansas City pageants and […]

Kalina Jedrusik Dygat (1931 - 1991)

Actress. Born in Czestochowa, Poland in 1931, her parents brought her up together with two other children. In 1953 she debuted on stage and year later married famous Polish writer Stanislaw Dygat ( Bodenskie Lake, Disneyland). Her long list of theatre work includes plays by Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz and Bertolt Brecht among others. Jedrusik first appeared […]

Virginia Dwyer (1919 - 2012)

Actress. For over two decades, she was known as the queen of television’s daytime soap operas. From 1954 to 1962, she had lead roles on daytime programs to include “The Road of Life”, “The Secret Storm”, “Young Dr. Malone”, “Guiding Light” and “As the World Turns”. She was best remembered for her role as matriarch […]

Lorayne Duval (1910 - 1996)

Actress. American stage and silent-screen figure. She appeared with Reginald Denny in the 1929 comedy “His Lucky Day.” (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Eleonora Duse (1858 - 1924)

Eleonora Duse was considered (with Polish-American diva Helena Modjeska and Duse’s life-long rival, Sarah Bernhardt) the finest actress in the world. Born in Vigevano, in northern Italy to a show business family, she began acting at age 4. After seeing a performance in 1879 by Bernhardt, she experienced an artistic revelation. Whereas Bernhardt was often […]

Tilla Durieux (1880 - 1971)

Actress. Born Ottilie Helene Angela. Durieux made her debut in 1902 in Olmütz. From 1903 to 1933 she performed in Berlin, starting out as a member of Reinhardt’s ensemble (until 1912). In 1912 she played the Circe in Calderon’s comedy of the same name. In 1913 she played Frank Wedekind’s ‘Lulu’ in Munich. Durieux was […]

Rocío Dúrcal (1944 - 2006)

Singer and actress. Her real name was “María de los Ángeles de las Heras Ortíz”, though her friends and family called her “Marieta”. She made a total of 14 films and a myriad of top hit records, her latest just coming out months ago. The latest part of her career was dedicated to singing, becoming […]

Maud Durbin (1871 - 1936)

Actress. Born in Moberly, Missouri, she was a popular New York stage performer when she made her debut in the silent film “The Ne’er To Return Road” (1913), which she was the screen writer for. She appeared in “Tom’s Little Star” (1919) and the remake of “The Ne’er To Return Road” (1921). She was also […]