Elaine Hammerstein (June 16, 1897 - August 13, 1948) was a silent film and stage actress June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ...

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of opera producer Arthur Hammerstein and the granddaughter of Oscar Hammerstein. Her father once remarked he was more interested in his daughter's career than in his own. Miss Hammerstein was Arthur's daughter by his first marriage, to Jean Allison Hammerstein. When the couple divorced the mother did not ask for permananent custody of Elaine. Rather she requested that her daughter be allowed to choose for herself when she reached the age of maturity. Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Arthur Hammerstein, the uncle of Oscar Hammerstein II, was an opera producer and one of the writers of the song Because of You, a major hit (#1 for 10 weeks) for Tony Bennett in 1951. ... Oscar Hammerstein I (8 May 1847-1 August 1919) was a theater impresario in New York City. ...

Elaine graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1913 at the age of 17 and appeared in her first Broadway production that same year, a musical entitled High jinks with actor Snitz Edwards. After school she was given a position in production work by her father. In 1915, she made her second Broadway appearance in the 1915 drama The Trap opposite actor Holbrook Blinn. From this work she went into motion pictures. She appeared in 44 motion pictures from 1915 until 1926. Among the movies in which she acted include The Girl From Nowhere (1921), The Drums of Jeopardy (1923), Reckless Youth (1922), Broadway Gold (1923) and The Midnight Express opposite William Haines. Bryn Mawr is also the name of an official neighborhood of the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... Snitz Edwards (January 1, 1868 - May 1, 1937) was a notable character actor of the early years of the silent film era through the 1920s. ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... William Haines This article is about the American actor. ...

Elaine was married in 1926 to James W. Kays, a noted Los Angeles, California insurance broker. He was a former finance director of the Democratic Party in southern California and a former city fire commissioner. She made her last screen appearance the same year in the drama Ladies of Leisure. Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ...

The couple were killed along with three friends in an automobile collision twelve miles south of the Mexican border town of Tijuana, Mexico in August 1948. They were returning from Rosarita Beach, California, in Baja, California. The Kays left Los Angeles a few days before on a trip to Tijuana. Other victims of the crash included Richard Garvey Jr., son of a pioneer southern California family and a retired real estate operator and lawyer. Garvey was thought by officers to have been driving the car. The car rounded a curve on a hill near the hamlet of La Goria. It struck a car containing six Mexican citizens. None of the Mexicans were killed. Geography Tijuana is a city in northwestern Mexico. ...

Elaine Hammerstein was 50 years old and her husband was 66. She was interred at Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. The Calvary Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Los Angeles Archdiocese, located at 4201 E. Whittier Boulevard in East Los Angeles, California. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ...

References

• Indianapolis, Indiana Star, I Couldn't Think of Promising to Stay Married!, The Sunday Star Magazine Section, September 10, 1922, Page 77.
• The New York Times, Auto Crash Kills Pioneer Film Star, August 15, 1948, Page 30.

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External links

• Elaine Hammerstein at the Internet Movie Database
• Elaine Hammerstein at the Internet Broadway Database
• Elaine Hammerstein at The New York Times Movies