- Ilka Chase
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caption = from the trailer for the film "Now, Voyager " (1942).
birthdate = birth date|1900|4|8|mf=y
birthplace =New York City ,U.S.
deathdate = death date and age|1978|2|15|1900|4|8|mf=y
deathplace =Mexico City ,Mexico
spouse =Louis Calhern (1926 - 1927)
William Murray (1935 - 1946)
Dr. Norton Sager Brown (1946 - 1978)Ilka Chase (
April 8 1900 –February 15 ,1978 ) was an American actress and novelist.Born in
New York City and educated at convent and boarding schools in theUnited States ,England , andFrance , she was the only child ofEdna Woolman Chase , the editor in chief of "Vogue" magazine, and her first husband, Francis Dane Chase.She was married three times and divorced twice: (1)
Louis Calhern , 1926-1927; (2) William B. Murray, a radio executive, 1935-1946; and (3) Dr. Norton Sager Brown, 1946-1978. She had no children.Chase made her society debut in 1923 and her Broadway debut a year later, in "
The Red Falcon ". Her stage appearances included roles in "Days Without End", "Forsaking All Others", "While Parents Sleep", "On to Fortune", "Co-Respondent Unknown", "Revenge With Music", "Keep Off the Grass", and "In Bed We Cry", which was an adaptation of her novel by the same name. She was in the first Broadway cast of "The Women" (1938) and subsequently appeared inNeil Simon 's Broadway hit "Barefoot in the Park ".Her films included "Fast and Loose", "Once a Sinner", "The Animal Kingdom", and "
Now, Voyager ". For several years, she was host of a radio program, "Luncheon at the Waldorf".In 1957, she performed the role of the Stepmother in the television production of "
Cinderella ", which starredJulie Andrews . Her last motion picture appearance was in "The Big Knife".She died in
Mexico City ,Mexico .Her autobiography, "Past Imperfect" (Vol I) was published in 1942 and "Free Admission" (Vol II), published in 1948 . She also wrote more than a dozen other books.
Her epitaph reads: "I've finally gotten to the bottom of things."
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