Eleanor Esther Kilgallen (1919 - 2014)

Born 19 Mar 1919 in Indiana, United States of America

Ancestors

Wife of Wilbur Snaper — married 9 Jan 1946 (to 1967) in New York City, NY

Died Dec 2014 at age 95 in Wycoff, New Jersey, United States of America

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Biography

Eleanor was the younger sister of Dorothy Kilgallen. Their father was a Hearst newspaperman and war correspondent. Eleanor was an actress and appeared in Stage Door in 1939. In the 40s she was a casting director for NBC radio. She and a partner became casting agents, launching many careers in show business. Her clients included Grace Kelly, Leslie Nielsen, and Warren Beatty. --From IMDb,

Sources

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFW2-1V3 : accessed 6 December 2016), Eleanor Kilgallan in household of James L Kilgallan, Indianapolis Ward 4, Marion, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 79, sheet 5A, line 15, family 108, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 452; FHL microfilm 1,820,452.
• United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3YN-5QW : accessed 6 December 2016), Dorothy Kilgallen in household of Mae Kilgallen, Assembly District 15, Manhattan, New York City, New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 31-1356, sheet 7A, line 22, family 26, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2656.
• IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7507459/bio