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Biography

Early life

Parker was born in Cedarville, Ohio, and was signed by Warner Brothers in 1941, at the age of 19. She would have debuted that year in the film They Died with Their Boots On, but her scenes were cut. Cedarville is a village in Greene County, Ohio, United States. ... Warner Bros. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Errol Flynn portrays George Armstrong Custer in the 1941 Warner Brothers film They Died With Their Boots On. ...

Career

By 1946, she had starred in Between Two Worlds, Hollywood Canteen, Pride of the Marines and Of Human Bondage. In 1950 she received the first of three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress, for Caged, in which she played a prison inmate. She was also nominated in 1951 for her performance as Kirk Douglas's wife in Detective Story and again in 1955 for her portrayal of opera singer Marjorie Lawrence in the film bio, Interrupted Melody. Parker was overlooked for her superb role opposite Charlton Heston as a circa 1900 mail-order bride in George Pal's jungle fantasy film about attacking killer ants, The Naked Jungle. That same year, Parker appeared in the film adaptation of the National Book Award-winner The Man With The Golden Arm, in which she plays Zosh, the invalid wife of a morphine addict played by Frank Sinatra, and directed by Otto Preminger. In 1956, she was billed above the title alongside Clark Gable for the Raoul Walsh-directed western comedy The King and Four Queens. A year later, she starred in another W. Somerset Maugham novel, a remake of a The Painted Veil in the role originated by Greta Garbo, released as The Seventh Sin. She also appeared in Home from the Hill. Her most famous screen role was as "Baroness Elsa Schraeder" in 1965's The Sound Of Music. A 1944 Movie staring with a remarkable cast including John Garfield Paul Henreid Sydney Greenstreet and Eleanor Parker. ... The Hollywood Canteen operated at 1451 Cahuenga Boulevard in Hollywood, California between October 3, 1942 and the end of World War II as a club offering food and entertainment for American servicemen, usually on their way overseas. ... Of Human Bondage (1915) is a novel by William Somerset Maugham. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Home from the Hill is a 1960 film directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Robert Mitchum, Eleanor Parker, George Peppard, George Hamilton, Everett Sloane, and Luana Patten. ... Rodgers and Hammersteins The Sound of Music is a 1965 film directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews in the lead role. ...

She broke the champagne bottle on the nose of the inaugural train-set for the California Zephyr in San Francisco, California on March 19, 1949. Parker was famous in Hollywood during the Golden Era, but she is less remembered now despite numerous movies and Oscar nominations. She played an erotically charged drunken, mature widow in Warning Shot in 1966 where she demonstrated both elegance and sex appeal. Parker could play the sexy evil dame, too. She was especially delicious as a sultry spy in "How to Steal the World" in 1968; this over-the-top espionage film was originally shown as a two-part episode on The Man from U.N.C.L.E. television series. In 1969-70 she starred in the television series Bracken's World and several made-for-television movies. She has also starred in a number of theatrical productions, including the musical Applause. She is the mother of actor Paul Clemens, as well as 3 other children by another marriage. She wrote the preface to the book "How Your Mind Can Keep You Well", a meditation technique developed by Roy Masters. Two California Zephyr express trains meet at a railroad siding (Grizzly) in Garfield County, Colorado beside the Colorado River on March 21, 1949. ... Nickname: Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Founded 1776 Government  - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area  - City  47 sq mi (122 km²)  - Land  46. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... ... The Man from U.N.C.L.E. was an American television series that ran on NBC from September 22, 1964, to January 15, 1968, for 105 episodes (see 1964 in television and 1968 in television). ... Brackens World was a television program in syndication on a New York City TV channel in the mid-to-late 1970s, about five years after it actually aired. ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... Applause (Latin applaudere, to strike upon, clap) is primarily the expression of approval by the act of clapping, or striking the palms of the hands together, in order to create noise; generally any expression of approval. ...

Academy Award nominations

• 1955 - Interrupted Melody
• 1951 - Detective Story
• 1950 - Caged

She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6340 Hollywood Blvd. Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Interrupted Melody is a 1955 biographical film which tells the story of Australian opera singer Marjorie Lawrences struggle with polio. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Detective Story is a 1951 film which tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detectives squad. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Caged is a 1950 film which tells the story of a young woman who is sent to prison for being an accessory to a robbery. ... A band plays on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ...

External links

• Eleanor Parker at the Internet Movie Database
• Eleanor Parker at the TCM Movie Database
• Eleanor Parker reviews at The Stop Button

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