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Veteran character actress Ellen Corby, an Oscar nominee for "I Remember Mama" and three-time Emmy winner as the beloved grandma on "The Waltons," discusses h...
14 de abr. de 1999 · Ellen Corby (June 3, 1911 – April 14, 1999) was an American actress and screenwriter. She is best remembered for playing the role of Esther "Grandma" Walton on the CBS television series The Waltons, for which she won three Emmy Awards. She was also nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe Award for her performance as Aunt Trina in I Remember Mama (1948).
Ellen Corby (* 3.Juni 1911 in Racine, Wisconsin; † 14. April 1999 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien; eigentlich Ellen Hansen) war eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.Bekannt wurde sie einem weltweiten Publikum vor allem durch ihre Rolle der „Grandma“ Esther Walton in der US-Serie Die Waltons. Für die darstellerische Leistung in dieser Serie wurde sie mit insgesamt drei Emmy Awards und einem ...
3 de jun. de 2020 · Michael T. Mooney. June 3, 1911 - April 14, 1999 Ellen Hansen Corby was born in Racine, Wisconsin, in 1911, just two months before Lucille Ball. An interest in amateur theater while in high school led her to Atlantic City in 1932, where she briefly worked as a chorus girl. A year later she moved to Hollywood.
Ellen Corby’s first screen appearance was in the 1933 war drama ‘Storm at Daybreak’. Throughout the 1930s and most of the 1940s, she played only uncredited roles. After appearing as Cathy, the maid, in ‘The Fabulous Joe’ streamliner of ‘Hal Roach's Comedy Carnival’ in 1947, Corby landed the role of Aunt Trina in George Stevens’ 1948 drama ‘I Remember Mama’.
22 de sept. de 2023 · Death Cause. Ellen suffered a stroke in 1976, and Will Geer, her co-star from “The Waltons” may have saved her life then. Ellen was known as a true professional who was never late, and when she didn’t show up at the set, Will alarmed the show’s producer who immediately went to Ellen’s house, and discovered that she’d suffered a ...
12 de feb. de 2016 · Two beautiful acceptance speeches by Will Geer and Ellen Corby as they win Emmys for Outstanding Supporting Actor and Actress In A Drama for 'The Waltons' at...
