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- Birth nameElaine Allison Hammerstein
- 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.
- SpouseJames Walter Kays(June 10, 1926 - August 13, 1948) (his death)
- 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.
- Granddaughter of Oscar Hammerstein.
- 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.
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