Elaine Stewart was one of five children born to Jewish immigrants.
12 Facts About Elaine Stewart
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Elaine Stewart was a teenager when she signed a contract with the Conover modeling agency and changed her name.
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Elaine Stewart was a Democrat who was supportive of Adlai Stevenson's campaign during the 1952 presidential election.
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Elaine Stewart was in many magazines such as Playboy and Photoplay.
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Elaine Stewart had a supporting role in The Bad and the Beautiful, as Lila, a starlet who has a romantic fling with a producer played by Kirk Douglas.
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Elaine Stewart appeared in other films, such as Brigadoon, Night Passage, Code Two, The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond, and The Adventures of Hajji Baba.
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Elaine Stewart had a small but key role, as Anne Boleyn, in 1953's Young Bess.
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Elaine Stewart co-starred with Jeff Chandler in the film noir The Tattered Dress, with Victor Mature in the western Escort West and shared top billing with John Derek in a 1958 adventure film, High Hell, before turning to television.
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Elaine Stewart guest-starred in TV series such as Bat Masterson and Burke's Law, both starring Gene Barry.
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Elaine Stewart was a co-hostess on two 1970s game shows, Gambit with Wink Martindale and the nighttime edition of High Rollers with Alex Trebek, both produced by her husband, Merrill Heatter.
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On June 27,2011, Elaine Stewart died at her home in Beverly Hills, California, at the age of 81.
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Elaine Stewart was survived by her husband and two children.