Elyse Knox
| Elyse Knox | |
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Knox in 1943
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| Born |
Elsie Lillian Kornbrath December 14, 1917 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | February 16, 2012 (aged 94) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, model, fashion designer |
| Years active | 1937–1949 |
| Spouse(s) |
Paul Hesse (m. 1942; div. 1943) Tom Harmon (m. 1944; d. 1990) |
| Children |
Kristin Nelson Kelly Harmon Mark Harmon |
Elyse Knox (born Elsie Lillian Kornbrath: December 14, 1917 – February 16, 2012) was an American actress, model, and fashion designer.
Knox was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Austrian immigrants, Hermine Sophie (née Muck) and Frederick Kornbrath. She studied at the Traphagen School of Fashion in Manhattan, New York, then embarked on a career in fashion design. 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.
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 both for the soldiers serving overseas as well as civilians at home. Knox also was a pin up girl during the war, appearing in such magazines as Yank, a weekly published and distributed by the United States Military. 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. 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. After acting in 39 films, Knox retired in 1949 following her performance in the musical film, There's a Girl in My Heart.
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