Mary Ellen Bromfield
Mary Ellen Bromfield | |
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| Born | Mary Ellen Tillotson March 13, 1928 |
| Died | July 5, 2023 (aged 95) Lake Havasu City, Arizona, U.S. |
| Other names | Kalantan; Aleene Dupree |
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| Years active | 1946–2023 |
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Mary Ellen Bromfield (March 13, 1928 – July 5, 2023) was an American actress, dancer and author. As a dancer she performed under the stage names Kalantan and Aleene Dupree and later appeared in the 3D adventure film Son of Sinbad (1953).[1]
Background
Mary Bromfield was born in Fresno County, California on March 13, 1928, to Frank and Edna Tillotson. She attended the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, earning a Bachelor of Arts in music.
Dance and screen career
Bromfield began performing as a dancer in the late 1940s, headlining in venues in Las Vegas, New Orleans, and Mexico City. She adopted the stage name Kalantan during her engagements in Mexico.[2] As Kalantan, she made her first screen appearance in Howard Hughes’s 1953 3D production Son of Sinbad.[3]
Later life and writing
After marrying actor John Bromfield in 1962, Bromfield retired from performing and later worked in sales for a technology company. She subsequently turned to writing and has published several novels, including Gulls Haven (2011), as well as her autobiography, Kalantan: Behind the Curtain (2016).[4]
Personal life and death
Bromfield first married hair stylist Adolfo Martinez in Mexico City; the couple later divorced. She married John Bromfield in 1962 and remained with him until his death in 2005.
Bromfield died on July 5, 2023, at the age of 95.[5]
Filmography
- Midnight Frolics (1946)
- Son of Sinbad (1953)[6]
Books
- Gulls Haven (2011)
- Kalantan: Behind the Curtain (2016)[7]
- Stories of Crime (2016)
- The Murder of Ellena (2016)
- The Ghosts of Blue Manor (2017)
- Moss (2017)
- Tired (2018)
- I'm Laughing (2018)
- It Happens (2018)
- The Specter (2018)
- Listen to the Quiet (2018)
- Wouldn't You Know (2019)
- The House on the Hill (2019)
- Asa Crow (2019)
- Fear (2020)
- No Time to Lose (2020)
- Sam: I Am Woman (2021)
References
- ↑ Bromfield, Mary. Kalantan: Behind the Curtain. Kindle edition, July 19, 2016.
- ↑ Bromfield, Mary. Kalantan: Behind the Curtain. Kindle edition, July 19, 2016.
- ↑ Bromfield, Mary. Kalantan: Behind the Curtain. Kindle edition, July 19, 2016.
- ↑ Bromfield, Mary. Kalantan: Behind the Curtain. Kindle edition, July 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Kalantan". Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
- ↑ Bromfield, Mary. Kalantan: Behind the Curtain. Kindle edition, July 19, 2016.
- ↑ Bromfield, Mary. Kalantan: Behind the Curtain. Kindle edition, July 19, 2016.