Biografía
- Nació el 02/02/1913 en Chicago - Illinois - USA
- Eleanor Stewart falleció el 04/07/2007 a los 94 años.
From WikipediaEleanor Stewart (2 February 1913 – 4 July 2007), was anAmerican film actress of the 1930s and 1940s, appearing mostly in westernfilms.Stewart attended Northwestern University, and after winninga talent contest, moved to Hollywood in the mid-1930s. Initially on contractwith MGM, she eventually worked freelance for various studios, starring oftenas the heroine opposite Bob Steele, Tex Ritter, Jack Randall, Bob Custer, KenMaynard and Tom Keene, among others. She is probably best known for her role inthe serial The Fighting Devil Dogs, which was released throughout 1938. Duringthe 1940s she did three Hopalong Cassidy films.During World War II, she was a Gray Lady volunteer at theVeterans Administration Hospital in Los Angeles. She was also a voice actor anda writer. She was the author of A Fair Vision, a book about the Pilgrims. Hercareer spanned a total of thirty six films. Retiring from film in the 1940s,her last role of the era was in the 1944 Hopalong Cassidy film Mystery Man. Shehad no acting roles until 1979, when she played a small role in the film TheOrphan.Twice married, she had one child, a daughter, KarenPeterson, from her first marriage to MGM publicity man Les Peterson. Her secondmarriage was to Maurice Greiner, from 1991 until her death. She died fromcomplications of Alzheimer's disease, at the age of 94.
