Eileen O'Hearn

Eileen O'Hearn (November 8, 1913 – September 22, 1992) was an American actress. She is best known for appearing in The Richest Man in Town, The Devil's Trail (1942) and Parachute Nurse (1942).

Early life Born in Kansas City, O'Hearn was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. O'Hearn. She attended UCLA, where she appeared in a production of Of Thee I Sing. Her other early acting experience included acting at the Westwood Community Theater and Pasadena Community Playhouse. She also appeared on television in Kansas City, Missouri. She was a stenographer for the Los Angeles Times when Columbia Pictures signed her after she took a screen test.

Personal life and death O'Hearn married Frederick Pate, an employee at Columbia studios, on March 7, 1942, in Yuma, Arizona. She moved to Kodiak Island, Alaska, where she entertained in a retirement home by singing and playing the piano. She died there in September 1992 at the age of 78.She is interred in Kodiak Cemetery.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1941 Thunder Over the Prairie Nora Mandan 1941 The Richest Man in Town Mary Martin 1941 Honolulu Lu Debutante (uncredited) 1942 The Man Who Returned to Life Hettie (uncredited) 1942 The Adventures of Martin Eden Girl (uncredited) 1942 Two Yanks in Trinidad Medical Nurse (uncredited) 1942 Alias Boston Blackie Hotel Maid (uncredited) 1942 Blondie's Blessed Event Hospital Nurse (uncredited) 1942 How Spry I Am Mother (short, uncredited) 1942 The Devil's Trail Myra Willoughby 1942 Not a Ladies' Man Margaret Vance 1942 Meet the Stewarts Mary (uncredited) 1942 Submarine Raider Vera Lane 1942 Parachute Nurse Mary Mack