Ella Raines
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Ella Wallace Raines August 6, 1920 Snoqualmie Falls, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | May 30, 1988 (aged 67) Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | throat cancer |
| Resting place | Glen Haven Memorial Park, Los Angeles County, California |
| Years active | 1943–84 |
| Spouse(s) | Kenneth Trout (1942–1945) Robin Olds (1947–1976) (divorced) |
| Children | Christina Eloise Olds Susan Olds Scott-Risner |
Ella Wallace Raines (born Ella Wallace Raubes, August 6, 1920 – May 30, 1988) was an American film and television actress.
Born Ella Wallace Raubes near Snoqualmie Falls, Washington, Ella Raines studied drama at the University of Washington and was appearing in a play there when she was seen by Howard Hawks. She became the first actor signed to the new production company he had formed with the actor Charles Boyer, "B-H Productions", and made her film debut in Corvette K-225 in 1943. Immediately following her role in that film, she was cast in the all female war film Cry 'Havoc', made the same year. In 1944, she appeared soon after D-Day as a most classy pin-up in the GI magazine, Yank. She starred in a series of big films including the film noir Phantom Lady, the comedy Hail the Conquering Hero, and the John Wayne western Tall in the Saddle. Soon, she began appearing in such films as 1945's The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry with Geraldine Fitzgerald and George Sanders and the 1947 thriller The Web. With the exception of Brute Force, in which Raines appeared with Burt Lancaster, none of her later films were nearly as successful as her previous movies and her career began to decline.
Raines appeared on the cover of Life magazine twice, once in 1944 for her work in Phantom Lady and once in 1947 for Brute Force.
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