Elaine Anderson Steinbeck
Elaine Anderson Steinbeck | |
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 Steinbeck in 1950 | |
| Born | Mary Elaine Anderson August 14, 1914 Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 2003 (aged 88) New York City, U.S. |
| Other names | Elaine Anderson Scott |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
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| Relatives | Thomas Steinbeck (stepson) John Steinbeck IV (stepson) |
Elaine Anderson Steinbeck (born Mary Elaine Anderson; August 14, 1914 – April 27, 2003) was an American actress and stage manager. She was the wife of author John Steinbeck.
Biography[]
Anderson was born in Austin, Texas, to Libbie Adeline (née Roberts) and Waverly F. Anderson. Her maternal great-grandfather was Judge John Bryant Dupuy of Erath County, Texas.
On February 21, 1934, Anderson married actor Zachary Scott, whom she met while they both studied in the University of Texas at Austin theatre program. Anderson studied drama at the University of Texas, Austin. She worked with husband Zachary at the Austin Little Theatre for several years, and in the process they met several people with connections in the New York theatre. Around 1940, the Scotts moved to New York City to seek success there. Though both wished to be successful actors, Zachary had more success in that area, so Elaine began working for The Theatre Guild in New York and learned the technical aspects of theatre production.
In late 1944, Elaine gave up her career to relocate to Hollywood with Zachary, who had signed a seven-year contract with Warner Brothers. They divorced in December 1950.
Within a week of her divorce from Zachary Scott, Elaine married writer John Steinbeck on December 28, 1950. They had no children together and remained married until his death in December 1968.
Anderson died of natural causes on April 27, 2003, in Manhattan at the age of 88. She was buried near Steinbeck in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park in Salinas, California.
Works[]
Film[]
Anderson is said to have made uncredited appearances in two 1944 B-movies: A Night of Adventure, and Seven Days Ashore ("girl in band").
Published works[]
Steinbeck, John, Ed. Elaine Steinbeck and Robert Wallsten (1975). Steinbeck: A Life in Letters. Viking: University of California Press. ISBN 0-670-66961-X.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
References[]
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- Jones, Kenneth. "Elaine Steinbeck, Author's Widow and Former Stage Manager, Dead at 88" Playbill April 29, 2003. September 20, 2005 [1]
- Lisheron, Mark. "Who was Zachary Scott?" Zachary Scott Theatre Center. September 20, 2005 [2]
- Nemy, Enid. "Elaine Steinbeck, 88, Author's Widow, Dies." The New York Times April 29, 2003, Late ed., C19
- Van Neste, Dan. "Zachary Scott: A Scoundrel with Style" Classic Images March, 1998. September 20, 2005 [3]
- Woo, Elaine. "From the pages of his life, her legacy of love and work", Sydney Morning Herald, May 14, 2003. September 20, 2005 [4]
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- Actresses from Austin, Texas
- 1914 births
- 2003 deaths
- American film actresses
- 20th-century American actresses
- Moody College of Communication alumni