Menu
All
All
Titles
TV Episodes
Celebs
Companies
Keywords
Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer?
Create account
EN
Fully supported
English (United States)
Partially supported
Français (Canada)
Français (France)
Deutsch (Deutschland)
हिंदी (भारत)
Italiano (Italia)
Português (Brasil)
Español (España)
Español (México)
Use app
Back
Biography
Trivia
IMDbPro
All topics
Biography
Elaine Hammerstein
Jump to
Overview (3)
Mini Bio (1)
Family (1)
Trivia (6)
Edit
Overview
Born
June 16
,
1894
·
New York City, New York, USA
Died
August 13
,
1948
·
Tijuana, Mexico
(auto accident)
Birth name
Elaine Allison Hammerstein
Mini Bio
Elaine Hammerstein was born on June 16, 1894 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for
The Midnight Express (1924)
,
Rupert of Hentzau (1923)
and
The Foolish Virgin (1924)
. She was married to James Walter Kays. She died on August 13, 1948 in Tijuana, Mexico.
Family
Spouse
James Walter Kays
(June 10, 1926 - August 13, 1948) (his death)
Trivia
Daughter of producer
Arthur Hammerstein
.
Was killed along with her husband, James W. Kays and two other prominent Los Angeles residents in a head on collision on the Tijuana-Ensenada highway.
Cousin of
Oscar Hammerstein II
.
Brunette silent screen actress. Acted on Broadway in 1913 and 1915, making her screen debut in "The Moonstone" (1915). Appeared mostly in minor melodramas until leaving films in 1926.
Granddaughter of
Oscar Hammerstein
.
1 more
All
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
Learn more about contributing
Edit page
More from this person
View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro
More to explore
Photos
Hollywood Power Couples
See the gallery
Photos
The Greatest Character Actors of All Time
See the gallery
List
5 Movies to Watch While Gearing Up for 'Furiosa'
See our picks
Recently viewed
Please enable browser cookies to use this feature.
Learn more.
Back to top