Chris Chase (born Irene Greengard; January 12, 1924 â€" October 31,
2013), also known by the stage name Irene Kane, was an American model,
film actress, writer, and journalist. Her best-known role was in
Killer's Kiss. She later wrote advice books and co-authored several
celebrity autobiographies. Her younger brother is Nobel Prize winner
Paul Greengard.Born to Pearl (née Meister) and Benjamin Greengard in
New York City in 1924, Irene Greengard was a model for Vogue. In the
mid-fifties photographer Bert Stern, who had photographed her for this
magazine, introduced her to film director Kubrick when he was looking
for the female lead in Killer's Kiss. She took the professional name
Irene Kane, and went on to appear in several Broadway productions.On
June 3, 1962, Kane married Michael Chase (born 1932), an educational
television producer, and the son of playwright Mary Chase. She took
her husband's surname professionally as well as legally. As Chris
Chase, she moved into journalism, working at The New York Times, and
writing advice books on weight loss and getting into film acting.
Chase and her husband were seriously injured in a car accident near
Poughkeepsie, New York in April 1975.After a short stint at CBS
Morning News, Chase joined CNN in 1980 and stayed until 1986, serving
as the first anchor of Media Watch in 1985. She co-authored several
celebrity autobiographies, including books by Rosalind Russell, Betty
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film actress, writer, and journalist. Her best-known role was in
Killer's Kiss. She later wrote advice books and co-authored several
celebrity autobiographies. Her younger brother is Nobel Prize winner
Paul Greengard.Born to Pearl (née Meister) and Benjamin Greengard in
New York City in 1924, Irene Greengard was a model for Vogue. In the
mid-fifties photographer Bert Stern, who had photographed her for this
magazine, introduced her to film director Kubrick when he was looking
for the female lead in Killer's Kiss. She took the professional name
Irene Kane, and went on to appear in several Broadway productions.On
June 3, 1962, Kane married Michael Chase (born 1932), an educational
television producer, and the son of playwright Mary Chase. She took
her husband's surname professionally as well as legally. As Chris
Chase, she moved into journalism, working at The New York Times, and
writing advice books on weight loss and getting into film acting.
Chase and her husband were seriously injured in a car accident near
Poughkeepsie, New York in April 1975.After a short stint at CBS
Morning News, Chase joined CNN in 1980 and stayed until 1986, serving
as the first anchor of Media Watch in 1985. She co-authored several
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.mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}ISBN 0-684-83278-X. She co-authored a
biography of Josephine Baker with Baker's son, Jean-Claude
Baker.[citation needed]
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