| 24 July 29 |
is born in Colombo, Ceylon
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goes to England before World War II
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is on stage in London
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her photograph in a player's directory in London leads to her being discovered by Paramount for their upcoming The Girls of Pleasure Island
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| March 52 |
Paramount signs her for The Girls of Pleasure Island
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she, Audrey Dalton, and Dorothy Bromiley are pictured enjoying the luxury of breakfast in bed at New York's Plaza Hotel
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| May 53 |
she, Audrey Dalton and Dorothy Bromiley tour the United States to promote The Girls of Pleasure Island
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| June 53 |
she, Audrey Dalton and Don Taylor are on a three-week junket to Korea for 25 G.I. premieres of The Girls of Pleasure Island
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| July 54 |
columnist Dorothy Kilgallen tells that Joan is dating producer Herman Levin
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| June 57 |
gets her part in Darby’s Rangers when Joanna Barnes is dropped
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| February 58 |
columnist Harrison Carroll writes: "A playful puppy scratched Joan Elan's left eyeball, and it's cost her two TV jobs.."
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| 7 January 81 |
dies at age 51
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Sources: Picture Show Annual, Oakland Tribune, The Lima News, The Daily Review, Nevada State Journal, The Independent Record, Mansfield News-Journal, Picturegoer, The Vidette-Messenger, www.IMDb.com |
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