Sara Shane

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Sara Shane was the stage name of Elaine Hollingsworth (née Sterling) (born 1926-05-18 in St. Louis, Missouri). An actress in film and television in the 1950s and early 1960s, she left acting in 1964 to go into business.

Elaine married William Hollingsworth in 1949, and they divorced in 1957.

Today, Elaine Hollingsworth is the Director of the Hippocrates Health Centre in Queensland, Australia and an author.

[edit] Acting career

Elaine Sterling became a model at age 14 and later secured a film contract with MGM. She was featured in a few musicals using her real name but later began using the name Sara Shane for film and television work, most notably the Clark Gable film The King and Four Queens. Her last film, 1959’s Tarzan's Greatest Adventure, in which she portrayed Angie, is considered her most memorable performance. She continued in television through 1964.

[edit] Trivia

Her interpretation of the role of Angie was recently recognised by an internet fan e-zine as the "Best Non-Jane in a Tarzan Movie" (The Grinning Elmos)
In her late 70's she is still considered by many to be a beautiful woman.