Elaine joyce obituary
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Fast Facts
Full Name:
Elaine Joyce Pinchot
Birth date:
December 19, 1945
Relationship Status:
Widowed
Background
Elaine Joyce Pinchot was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on December 19, 1945. Joyce is the daughter of Iliclina and Frank Pinchot. Her zodiac sign is Sagittarius, and she is of Hungarian descent. She is a widow and the mother of two children, Taylor and Michael. Her interest in acting began with an uncredited role in the 1961 mega-musical hit “West Side Story.”
Joyce had a colorful career with roles in musicals such as “The Music Man” and “Funny Girl.” As a film and television actress, she was best known for playing the role of the perky, blonde and dumb assistant. Her credits in the film industry include “How to Frame a Figg,” “Motel Hell,” and “Trick or Treat.” As a television actress, Joyce was a much-loved recurring character on “Days of Our Lives” and “The Young and the Restless.” Her impressive talent was rewarded when she received the 1972 Theater World Award for her performance in the musical adaptation of the Marilyn Monroe feature film, “Some
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Elaine Joyce was the lead in the Broadway musical "Sugar" from 1972 to closing with Tony Roberts and Robert Morse. A mainstay on TV game shows in the early 1970s, often appearing with her first husband, Bobby Van.
The marriage of Bobby and Elaine ran a difficult course - an announcement was made On October 30, 1967 (Daily News, Oct. 30, 1967) that they had wed, but they had not. Then in November, a blurb in a Hollywood column (The El Dorado Times, Nov 29, 1967) stated that Bobby said he and Joyce planned to marry on December 2, 1967, but her brother, Frank Pinchot had chosen that date to marry his wife, so they would choose another date). In February of 1968, it was announced they would marry in Los Angeles on March 21. Bobby and Elaine were married in Las Vegas on May 1, 1968 (Clark County marriage license and New Castle News, Pennsylvania, May 13, 1968).
One week later, Van filed for an annulment (Los Angeles Times, May 7, 1968 and Independent Long Beach, May 7, 1968) stating "fraud, non-consummation and that the "24 year old actress told him she wante
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Elaine Joyce
American actress
Elaine Joyce | |
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Joyce in 2022 | |
| Born | Elaine Joyce Pinchot Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1961–present |
| Spouses | Bobby Van (m. 1968; died 1980)John Levoff (m. 1985; div. 1992)Neil Simon (m. 1999; died 2018) |
| Children | 2 |
Elaine Joyce (born Elaine Joyce Pinchot) is an American actress.
Early life and education
Elaine Joyce Pinchot was born in Kansas City, Missouri,[1] of Hungarian ancestry, the daughter of Iliclina (née Nagy) and Frank Pinchot.[2][3][4]
Career
She made her film debut in 1961 as an extra in West Side Story and made uncredited appearances in several musical films, including The Music Man, Bye Bye Birdie, and Funny Girl before being cast in Such Good Friends and How to Frame a Figg in 1971.
She made her television debu
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