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Elyse Knox

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Actress

The Resume

    (December 14, 1917-February 15, 2012)
    Born in Hartford, Connecticut
    Birth name was Elsie Lillian Kornbrath
    Portrayed Anne Howe in six 'Joe Palooka' films (1946-49)
    Also appeared in the films 'Lillian Russell' (1940), 'Girl from Avenue A' (1940), 'Free, Blonde and 21' (1940), 'Miss Polly' (1941), 'The Mummy's Tomb' (1942), 'Hi'ya Sailor' (1943), 'Hit the Ice' (1943), 'Don Winslow of the Coast Guard' (1943), 'A WAVE, a WAC and a Marine' (1944), 'Follow the Boys' (1944), 'The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi' (1944) and 'Forgotten Woman' (1949)
    Mother of actor Mark Harmon
    Grandmother of actress Tracy Nelson and singers Gunnar and Matthew Nelson

Why she might be annoying:

    Most of her acting was in B-movies.
    She broke off her engagement to football player Tom Harmon when he joined the Army Air Corps (1942).
    She then wed photographer Paul Hesse, with the marriage lasting barely over a year.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She started as a fashion designer and was offered a movie contract after she modeled her own creations in 'Vogue.'
    She was a popular pin-up during WWII, making several appearances in 'YANK' magazine.
    When she and Harmon did get married (1944), her wedding dress was made out of silk from the parachute he had used to bail out of a crippled plane.
    Her marriage to Harmon lasted 46 years until his death.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 29 Votes: 44.83% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 251 Votes: 81.27% Annoying