Sara Shane
Actress

Sara Shane Net Worth

Sara Shane was born Elaine Sterling in St. Louis, Missouri in 1928. She began her career as a face and hand model for cosmetic ads before moving to Hollywood and signing an MGM contract. She changed her name to Sara Shane and signed a one-year contract with Universal-International, appearing in films such as Sign of the Pagan and Magnificent Obsession. She then moved into TV roles, appearing in shows such as Dragnet, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Outer Limits, and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Her film career peaked when she was chosen to play the Jane-like role in Tarzan's Greatest Adventure. She retired from show business in her late 30s and turned to writing, publishing two books. She eventually moved to Australia to avoid the Los Angeles pollution and, at age 80, still lives happily and healthily on her 5 acres of land.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress
Birth Day May 18, 1928
Birth Place  St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Age 95 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Gemini
Occupation Actress and author
Years active 1948-1964
Spouse(s) William I. Hollingsworth, Jr. (1949-1957) (divorced)
Children 1 child

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

Biography/Timeline

1949

Shane married william Hollingsworth, a "wealthy real estate tycoon," in 1949. They divorced in 1957. The couple had a son, Jamie.

1953

A 1953 newspaper article reported that Hedy Lamarr prompted Shane (described as Lamarr's "closest woman friend in recent years") to resume her career in film. Shane said of Lamarr, "She pushed me into a career again and got me out of my laziness." The article noted that Shane was "currently testing for the John Wayne picture, 'The High and the Mighty,' and the film version of 'Oklahoma.'" She returned to film and television work in 1955, most notably in the Clark Gable film The King and Four Queens. Her last film, 1959’s Tarzan's Greatest Adventure, in which she portrayed Angie, is considered her most memorable performance. She continued in television through 1964.

1961

Among Shane's television appearances, she played the role of defendant Alyce Aitken in the 1961 Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Envious Editor."

1964

Shane left acting in 1964 to go into Business. She is currently the Director of the Hippocrates Health Centre in Queensland, Australia and an author.

1974

In 1974, she published a non-fiction novel, Zulma, about a Mexican pre-op trans woman's experiences in the La Mesa Prison, based on her visit to the prison and her meeting with a trans woman named Zulma.

2000

In 2000, she published Take Control of Your Health and Escape the Sickness Industry (ISBN 978-0646402970).

2008

"One Answer to Cancer" (2008) is a DVD documentary written and produced by Elaine Hollingsworth It is co-presented by Elaine and a well-known Australian actor, Tony Barry, who is also the narrator. The first half of the "One Answer to Cancer" DVD is about the dangers of the pharmaceutical drug Aldara. The rest of the movie promotes the alternative cancer treatment, black salve; including detailed instructions on how to make it and apply it yourself.

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About the author

Lisa Scholfield

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