Elaine Devry

Elaine Devry (born Thelma Elaine Mahnken; January 10, 1930)[1] is an American actress.

Elaine Devry
Elaine Devry in Perry Mason 1962
Born	Thelma Elaine Mahnken January 10, 1930 Compton, California, U.S.
Other names	Elaine Davis
Alma mater	Compton Junior College
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1953–1999
Spouse(s)	Dan Ducich ​ ​ (m. 1948; div. 1952)​ Mickey Rooney ​ ​ (m. 1952; div. 1958)​ Will J. White ​ ​ (died 1992)​
Children	2

Early life

Devry was born Thelma Elaine Mahnken to Fred P. and Hortense Mahnken in Compton, California, where she was raised. Her brother, Jeff, was three years her senior.[2] She began to model at age fifteen.[2] She graduated from Compton High School and later attended Compton Junior College,[2] where she was homecoming queen.[3]

After marrying her high school boyfriend, Dan Ducich, in 1948, the couple lived in Butte, Montana, until their 1952 divorce, upon which Devry returned to California, working as a carhop at the Dolores Drive-In on Wilshire Boulevard.[2]

Career

Devry appeared in a number of films including A Guide for the Married Man. She was formerly married to actor Mickey Rooney.[4]

She was billed as Elaine Davis in her early acting roles, including her first film, The Atomic Kid, in which she and Rooney co-starred.[5] Devry made three guest appearances on Perry Mason, including the title role of defendant Janice Wainwright in the 1962 episode "The Case of the Shapely Shadow." She also appeared in many other popular television series, including Death Valley Days in the episode "Yankee Confederate" with Tod Andrews, Bonanza in the episode "The Search", 77 Sunset Strip, Burke's Law, Family Affair, I Dream of Jeannie, Marcus Welby, M.D., Dragnet, and Tales of Wells Fargo. She appeared on My Three Sons on season 10, episode 1 as Millicent Harper, a single woman who was set up on a date with Steven Douglas by his daughter-in-law Katie, but instead he meets Barbara and falls in love.

Personal life

Devry married Dan Ducich, her high school boyfriend, in Butte, Montana, in September 1948.[2] The following year, Ducich was convicted of multiple robberies in Los Angeles and sentenced to five years' probation.[2] The couple resided in Butte, but divorced in 1952. She also had a six-year marriage[2] to actor Mickey Rooney, whom she met in 1952, and married on November 15, 1952, in Las Vegas.[5] They had a son and a daughter and divorced in 1958.[6] She was married to actor Will J White until his death on April 23, 1992 in Grants Pass, Oregon. Since 2005, Devry has lived on a ranch in Oregon.[2]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1953	A Slight Case of Larceny	Girl in Car	uncredited role
1954	The Atomic Kid	Audrey Nelson
1958	China Doll	Alice Nichols
1961	The Last Time I Saw Archie	Carole
1961	Man-Trap	Liz Addams
1963	Diary of a Madman	Jeanne D'Arville
1967	A Guide for the Married Man	Jocelyn Montgomery
1969	With Six You Get Eggroll	Cleo
1970	Once You Kiss a Stranger	Sharon
1970	The Cheyenne Social Club	Pauline
1971	Bless the Beasts and Children	Cotton's Mother
1973	The Boy Who Cried Werewolf	Sandy Bridgestone
1974	Herbie Rides Again	Secretary
1999	Heart to Heart.com	Aimee

References

1. "Thelma Elaine Mahnken was born on January 10, 1930 in Los Angeles County, California". Retrieved August 15, 2016.
2. "The Private Life and Times of Elaine Devry". Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
3. Lertzman, Richard A.; Birnes, William J. (2015). The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney. Simon and Schuster. p. 323. ISBN 9781501100987. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
4. "Mickey Rooney & Elaine Devry Kiss". Getty Images. July 1, 1953. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
5. Marill, Alvin H. (2004). Mickey Rooney: His Films, Television Appearances, Radio Work, Stage Shows, and Recordings. McFarland. p. 42. ISBN 9780786420155. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
6. Miller, Frank (2006). Leading Men: The 50 Most Unforgettable Actors of the Studio Era. Chronicle Books. p. 189. ISBN 9780811854672. Retrieved 19 June 2017.

External links

• Elaine Devry at IMDb