Ellen drew actress biography
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Ellen drew actress biography
Elle Drew
| American film actress Date of Birth: 23.11.1915 Country: USA |
Biography of Ellen Drew
American actress Ellen Drew, born Esther Loretta Ray on November 23, 1915, in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Her father was a hairdresser. She moved to Chicago with her family, and in 1931, her parents divorced, after which her father returned to Kansas. At the age of 17, Ellen got a job as a cashier at 'Marshall Fields' department store, but six months later, she was unemployed again.
She then worked as a saleswoman for jewelry and children's clothing, earning $10 a week, which later increased to $15.
In 1934, Ellen won the title of 'Miss Englewood' in a local beauty contest, and her friends convinced her to try her luck in Hollywood.
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With a desire to break into the film industry, where her idol was Margaret Sullavan, Ellen decided to go to California. Around the same time, Ellen reconnected with her father, who had remarried. Knowing how difficult it would be for an ine