Eleanor Stewart (February 2, 1913 â€" July 4, 2007), was an American
film actress of the 1930s and 1940s, appearing mostly in western
films.Born in Chicago, Stewart attended Northwestern University. She
worked as a model, and after winning a talent contest she moved to
Hollywood in the mid-1930s. Initially on contract with MGM, she
eventually worked freelance for various studios, starring often as the
heroine opposite Bob Steele, Tex Ritter, Jack Randall, Bob Custer, Ken
Maynard and Tom Keene, among others. She is probably best known for
her role in the serial The Fighting Devil Dogs, which was released
throughout 1938. During the 1940s she did three Hopalong Cassidy
films.During World War II, she was a Gray Lady volunteer at the
Veterans Administration Hospital in Los Angeles. She was also a voice
actor and a writer. She was the author of A Fair Vision, a book about
the Pilgrims. Her career spanned a total of thirty six films. Retiring
from film in the 1940s, her last role of the era was in the 1944
Hopalong Cassidy film Mystery Man. She had no acting roles until 1979,
when she played a small role in the film The Orphan.
film actress of the 1930s and 1940s, appearing mostly in western
films.Born in Chicago, Stewart attended Northwestern University. She
worked as a model, and after winning a talent contest she moved to
Hollywood in the mid-1930s. Initially on contract with MGM, she
eventually worked freelance for various studios, starring often as the
heroine opposite Bob Steele, Tex Ritter, Jack Randall, Bob Custer, Ken
Maynard and Tom Keene, among others. She is probably best known for
her role in the serial The Fighting Devil Dogs, which was released
throughout 1938. During the 1940s she did three Hopalong Cassidy
films.During World War II, she was a Gray Lady volunteer at the
Veterans Administration Hospital in Los Angeles. She was also a voice
actor and a writer. She was the author of A Fair Vision, a book about
the Pilgrims. Her career spanned a total of thirty six films. Retiring
from film in the 1940s, her last role of the era was in the 1944
Hopalong Cassidy film Mystery Man. She had no acting roles until 1979,
when she played a small role in the film The Orphan.
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