Appearing in dancing-chorus film roles from the age of five, Donahue was at one point a ballet-school classmate of future Fred Astaire partner Barrie Chase.
The mother of four grown sons, ElinorDonahue is the widow of legendary television producer, Harry Ackerman, to whom she was married from 1961 until his death in 1991.
Breaking her ankle at 16, Donahue decided to forego dancing in favor of acting; she was almost immediately cast in the role of sensitive teenager Betty Anderson in the long-running (1954-60) sitcom Father Knows Best.
Donahue's film appearances have been less frequent; when she showed up in a cameo as a department store clerk in Gary Marshall's Pretty Women (1987), there was an audible appreciative sigh of recognition from movie audiences everywhere.
ElinorDonahue was the wife of Columbia TV executive Harry Ackerman from 1961 to Ackerman's death in 1991.
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Elinor re-affirms her fans thoughts that she is indeed a warm and fascinating person.
Elinor re-affirms her fans thoughts that she is indeed a warm and facinating person.
Elinor highlights her career and much of the book is focused on shows she's acted in (Father Knows Best, The Odd Couple, Dr. Quinn) as well as shows produced by her husband, my father - Harry Ackerman (Bewitched, Dennis the Menace, Gidget).
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Elinor switched over to MGM Studios at age nine and by the ripe old age of 13, she was working as a freelance actress in Holly wood.
In her late teens, Elinor was cast as "Betty Anderson" (Princess in FATHER KNOWS BEST which today remains one of the best loved classic television series of all time.
Elinor is the mother of four grown sons and resides with her husband Lou Genevrino, in Palm Desert, California.
In addition to the sensational recipes, Elinor has included favorite anecdotes from throughout her life and career in Hollywood-from childhood movie star and "Father Knows Best" to TAGS, "Star Trek" and "The Odd Couple" to "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman." Each anecdote is accompanied by a recipe that Elinor associates with that particular memory.
Elinor shares more than 260 photos, including family pictures as well as rare images from throughout her career.
But Elinor's career also reads like a history of Hollywood during the last 50 years, and she has the special memories, photos and recipes to capture it all.
ElinorDonahue's mother, a theatrical costumer, moonlighted as a department store saleswoman in order to pay for her daughter's dancing lessons.
The mother of four grown sons, ElinorDonahue is the widow of legendary television producer, Harry Ackerman, to whom she was married from 1961 until his...
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ElinorDonahue (born 19 April1937) is a Washington state born actress who is probably best remembered by the older crowd for her role as the older daughter "Princess" on the 1950s situation comedy Father Knows Best (co-starring Jane Wyatt).
She has worked (mostly in television series, movies, and guest spots) from the age of five to the present, most recently turning in a performance in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.
Born April 19, 1937 - ElinorDonahue's mother, a theatrical costumer, moonlighted as a department store saleswoman in order to pay for her daughter's dancing lessons.
Striking out on her own at 12, Donahue attained...
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The picture you show from the Andy Griffith show does not include ElinorDonahue but the actress who succeeded her, playing the role of "Helen Crump," a schoolteacher.
Why not show Donahue on a Web page dedicated to her?
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