Ella Raines Overview:

Actress, Ella Raines, was born Ella Wallace Raines on Aug 6, 1920 in Snoqualmie Falls, Washington State. Raines died at the age of 67 on May 30, 1988 in Sherman Oaks, CA and was laid to rest in Glen Haven Memorial Park Cemetery in Sylmar, CA.

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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.

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searches for the "Phantom Lady"

By Stephen Reginald on Nov 19, 2022 From Classic Movie Man

searches for the "Phantom Lady" Phantom Lady (1944) is an American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Franchot Tone, Ella Rains, and Alan Curtis. This was Siodmak’s first film noir, a genre he would be closely identified with throughout his career. The film was ... Read full article


What Makes Special

By Virginie Pronovost on Aug 7, 2020 From The Wonderful World of Cinema

. A noun that sounds like poetry and a woman who certainly inspires creativity. But , most of all, remains what we could call a mystery or even, a myth. No, she was not a myth in the same way that Marily Monroe was (because everybody has heard of Marilyn Monroe) but more in the... Read full article


Pawsome Pet Pictures: giving her friend a bath

By monty on Aug 10, 2011 From Noir and Chick Flicks

Here are some pics of actress giving her friend a bath, in which she also has to join in on the fun. I can relate. Well at least they are both clean and fresh now...... Read full article


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By Dawn on May 11, 2011 From Noir and Chick Flicks

Fun Fact: Broke into films in 1943 as the first contract star of a new production company, B-H Productions,established by actor Charles Boyer and director Howard Hawks. She later signed with Universal Pictures.... Read full article


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By Dawn on Apr 27, 2011 From Noir and Chick Flicks

Triva: Her second husband, Robin Olds, was a famous fighter pilot. Son of a World War I pilot, Olds was an ace (shot down 5 or more enemy aircraft) in WWII and 4 in Vietnam. They separated in 1975 and were divorced in 1976. Ella moved back to Hollywood and lived in Sherman Oaks until her death in 19... Read full article


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Ella Raines Quotes:

Mac: Yes, Miss?
Carol Richman: Pinch-bottle and water.


Bob Regan: When I'm worth forty million dollars, I'm going to have a secretary looks exactly like you.
Noel Faraday: Oh, my tastes are fairly simple. Twenty million would be quite enough.


Marsha Peters: It's wonderful the way tools seem to come alive in your hands.


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She retired in 1956 after filming The Man in the Road (1956)

Her second husband, Robin Olds, was a famous fighter pilot. Son of a World War I pilot, Olds was an ace (shot down 5 or more enemy aircraft) in WWII and 4 in Vietnam. They separated in 1975 and were divorced in 1976. Ella moved back to Hollywood and lived in Sherman Oaks until her death in 1988. She is survived by two daughters, Christina Eloise Olds of Vail, Colorado and Susan Olds Scott-Risner of North Bend, Washington and a granddaughter, Jennifer Newman of Santa Monica, CA.

Broke into films in 1943 as the sole contract star of a new production company, B-H Productions, established by actor Charles Boyer and director Howard Hawks. She later signed with Universal Pictures.

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