Pamela Mason
| Pamela Mason | |
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Mason in 1952
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| Born |
Pamela Helen Ostrer 10 March 1916 Rochford, Essex, England |
| Died | 29 June 1996 (aged 80) Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Pamela Kellino |
| Occupation | Actress, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1934–1985 |
| Spouse(s) |
Roy Kellino (m. 1932–40) James Mason (m. 1941–64) |
| Children | 2 |
Pamela Mason (10 March 1916 – 29 June 1996), also known as Pamela Kellino, was an English actress, author, and screenwriter, known for being the creative partner and first wife of English actor James Mason.
Born Pamela Helen Ostrer in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, Mason was the daughter of Isidore (1889-1975) and Helen Ostrer. Isidore Ostrer was a wealthy industrialist and banker who became president of the Gaumont British Picture Corporation in the early 1920s. Pamela Ostrer left school at age 9, and married cinematographer Roy Kellino at age 16 in 1932, thereafter taking the name "Pamela Kellino".
In 1935, Pamela Kellino met actor James Mason on the set of his second film, Troubled Waters, on which her husband Roy Kellino was working as a cinematographer. James Mason and Pamela Kellino were quickly attracted to each other. James Mason became close friends with both Kellinos, moved in with them, and collaborated with them on several stage and screen projects, culminating in the 1938 film I Met a Murderer, in which James Mason and Pamela Kellino played lovers on the run. Shortly afterwards, Roy Kellino divorced Pamela Kellino naming James Mason as correspondent, and she married James Mason in 1940. Roy Kellino remained on friendly terms with the Masons and directed their later films Lady Possessed and Charade. After her divorce and remarriage, Pamela Mason continued to use the name "Pamela Kellino" for some years in her acting and writing work.
The Masons relocated from London to Hollywood in the late 1940s, occupying the mansion previously owned by Buster Keaton, where Pamela Mason became a popular hostess of frequent parties. They had two children: daughter Portland (1948–2004), and son Morgan (who later became an advisor to President Ronald Reagan and married Belinda Carlisle). Portland Mason was named for the Masons' friend Portland Hoffa, the wife of the American radio comedian Fred Allen.
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