Today’s Jewish birthday: Elaine Hammerstein

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Elaine Hammerstein, 1921 (Photo: Wikipedia)

Elaine Hammerstein (June 16, 1894 – August 13, 1948) was an American silent film and stage actress.

Elaine Hammerstein was born on June 16, 1894, in Manhattan, the daughter of Jean Allison Hammerstein and opera producer Arthur Hammerstein. She was the granddaughter of Oscar Hammerstein I, the niece of William Hammerstein, and the cousin of Oscar Hammerstein II. She was of German-Jewish descent on her patrilineal side. She later became the stepdaughter of fellow actress Dorothy Dalton when her father married Dalton in 1924. Elaine Hammerstein was one year younger than Dalton.

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