Her father once remarked he was more interested in his daughter's career than in his own.
Elaine Hammerstein was one year younger than Dalton. She later became the stepdaughter of fellow actress Dorothy Dalton when her father married Dalton in 1924. She was of German-Jewish descent on her patrilineal side.
She was the granddaughter of Oscar Hammerstein I, the niece of William Hammerstein, and the cousin of Oscar Hammerstein II. ( May 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Įlaine Hammerstein was born on June 16, 1894, in Manhattan, the daughter of Jean Allison Hammerstein and opera producer Arthur Hammerstein. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
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