1. Patricia Ellis Leftwich attended Brantwood Hall School and Gardner School for Girls, and began her stage career after leaving school.
10 Facts About Patricia Ellis
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Patricia Ellis took classes in studio facilities while pursuing her acting career.
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Patricia Ellis appeared with Chamberlain Brown's stock company at Mount Vernon, New York, and at the Riviera Theater, New York City.
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Patricia Ellis's first credited role was in the 1933 film The King's Vacation, starring George Arliss and Marjorie Gateson.
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Patricia Ellis had roles in eight films in 1933, co-starring that year with James Cagney in Picture Snatcher, and in another seven in 1934.
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Patricia Ellis appeared in 1935's A Night at the Ritz, opposite William Gargan.
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Patricia Ellis appeared in seven films that year and another seven in 1936.
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Patricia Ellis was in five films that year, then only three in 1938, and finally just two in 1939, making her last feature film appearance in Fugitive at Large.
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Patricia Ellis reportedly appeared on Broadway in Louisiana Purchase, a musical comedy.
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Patricia Ellis remained married to O'Maley for the remainder of her life, dying of colon cancer on March 26,1970 in Kansas City, aged 51.