Ella Wallace Raines (born Ella Wallace Raubes, August 6, 1920 â€" May
30, 1988) was an American film and television actress.Born Ella
Wallace Raines on August 6, 1920, near Snoqualmie, Washington, Ella
Raines studied drama at the University of Washington and was appearing
in a play there when she was seen by director Howard Hawks. She became
the first actress signed to the new production company he had formed
with the actor Charles Boyer, B-H Productions, and made her film debut
in Corvette K-225 (1943) which Hawks produced.Immediately following
her role in Corvette K-225, Raines was cast in the all-female war film
Cry "Havoc" (also 1943). She starred in the film noir Phantom Lady,
the Preston Sturges comedy Hail the Conquering Hero, and the John
Wayne western Tall in the Saddle (all 1944).
30, 1988) was an American film and television actress.Born Ella
Wallace Raines on August 6, 1920, near Snoqualmie, Washington, Ella
Raines studied drama at the University of Washington and was appearing
in a play there when she was seen by director Howard Hawks. She became
the first actress signed to the new production company he had formed
with the actor Charles Boyer, B-H Productions, and made her film debut
in Corvette K-225 (1943) which Hawks produced.Immediately following
her role in Corvette K-225, Raines was cast in the all-female war film
Cry "Havoc" (also 1943). She starred in the film noir Phantom Lady,
the Preston Sturges comedy Hail the Conquering Hero, and the John
Wayne western Tall in the Saddle (all 1944).
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