Eleanor Stewart
Actor
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eleanor Stewart (February 2, 1913 – July 4, 2007) was an American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s. She appeared mostly in western films.
Initially on contract with MGM, Stewart 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. Stewart was also a voice actor and a writer.
Retiring from film in the 1940s, Stewart had no acting roles until 1979, when she played a small role in the film The Orphan.
Eleanor Stewart died from complications of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 94.
Filmography
Eternally Yours
as Girl at Shower (uncredited) 1939
The Orphan
1979
The Great Man's Lady
as Miss Frisbee 1941
Louisiana Purchase
as Louisiana Belle 1941
Silver Queen
as Millicent Bailey 1942
Arizona Days
as Marge Workman 1937
Red Lights Ahead
as Celeste - the Maid 1936
The Mexicali Kid
as Jean Carter 1938
Pacific Blackout
as Secretary 1941
Mystery Man
as Diane Newhall 1944
Rolling Caravans
as Alice Rankin 1938
Riders of the Timberline
as Elaine Kerrigan 1941
Pirates on Horseback
as Trudy Pendleton 1941
Range Defenders
as Sylvia Ashton 1937
The Fighting Devil Dogs
as Janet Warfield 1938
Flaming Lead
as Kay Burke 1939