Mary Ellen Bromfield
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March 13, 1928
- Actress
- dancer
- author
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]
Dance and screen career
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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] 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)[citation needed]
- Son of Sinbad (1953)[6]