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Elaine Shepard‌

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Elaine Shepard

Olney - Illinois - USA

Elaine Shepard

Olney - Illinois - USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1913-04-02

Popularity

star1.0

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Elaine Elizabeth Shepard (April 2, 1913 – September 6, 1998) was a Broadway and film actress in the 1930s and 1940s. She was also the author of The Doom Pussy, a semi-fictional account of aviation in the Vietnam War. Shepard's first film appearance was in the 1936 Republic serial Darkest Africa, in which she played Valerie Tremaine, the heroine of the film. This was followed with a series of leading roles in other minor films, such as You Can't Fool Your Wife, a 1940 comedy starring Lucille Ball. She then had several minor roles in major films, including playing a secretary in Topper and uncredited roles in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo and the 1946 Ziegfeld Follies. A more prominent role came in Seven Days Ashore, a musical in which she plays the principal love interest for the band of sailors on shore leave. Shepard also had some minor appearances on Broadway, including a part in the 1940 Cole Porter musical Panama Hattie. Shepard abandoned acting and turned to freelance journalism. She is best known in this role for her Vietnam War coverage, which became the basis for her 1967 book The Doom Pussy, recounting her experiences with aviators in the early part of the war. This book includes an early use of the phrase "the whole nine yards".

Movie Credits

Topper

Topper‌
star6.7
calendar 1937

The Falcon in Danger

The Falcon in Danger‌
star5.6
calendar 1943

Night 'n' Gales

Night 'n' Gales‌
star7.0
calendar 1937

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo‌
star6.6
calendar 1944

Darkest Africa

Darkest Africa‌
star7.2
calendar 1936

Law of the Ranger

Law of the Ranger‌
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calendar 1937

I Cover Chinatown

I Cover Chinatown‌
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calendar 1936

The Fighting Texan

The Fighting Texan‌
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calendar 1937

Seven Days Ashore

Seven Days Ashore‌
star4.5
calendar 1944

Professor Beware

Professor Beware‌
star6.1
calendar 1938

There Goes My Heart

There Goes My Heart‌
star7.2
calendar 1938

You Can't Fool Your Wife

You Can't Fool Your Wife‌
star4.5
calendar 1940

Fiamme sulla laguna

Fiamme sulla laguna‌
star0.0
calendar 1951

Tv Credits