- Born
- Died
- Birth nameEleanor Esther Kilgallen
- Eleanor Kilgallen was born on March 19, 1919 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Stage Door (1939). She was married to Wilbur Snaper. She died on December 20, 2014 in Wyckoff, New Jersey, USA.
- SpouseWilbur Snaper (divorced, 1 child)
- Parents
- RelativesDorothy Kilgallen(Sibling)Richard 'Dickie' Kollmar Jr.(Niece or Nephew)Jill Kollmar(Niece or Nephew)Kerry Kollmar(Niece or Nephew)
- A New York-based talent agent who helped launch or advance the careers of Hollywood stars from Warren Beatty to Kim Cattrall.
- Younger sister of show business columnist and "What's My Line?" panelist Dorothy Kilgallen.
- Began her career as a casting director at NBC Radio in the 1940s. While at CBS Radio, she befriended her assistant, Monique James. The women left to form their own company, Casting Consultants, where their clients included Grace Kelly and Leslie Nielsen.
MCA acquired their agency in 1952, and Kilgallen and James became agents for the entertainment giant, Kilgallen on the East Coast and James on the West Coast. The pair continued with Universal after 1962, signing and nurturing such contract players as Jack Klugman , Robert Redford, Jamie Lee Curtis, Harrison Ford and George Peppard. - Daughter of newspaperman James Kilgallen.
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