Mary Ellen Bromfield (born Mary Ellen Tillotson on March 13, 1928) is an American actress, dancer, and writer.
Biography
Mary Bromfield was born in
Fresno County, California
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to Frank and Edna Tillotson. She attended
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*University of the Pacific (Peru)
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*University of Asia Pacific, Bangladesh
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in Stockton, California, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Music.
Bromfield's early career consisted of dancing, where she became a popular headliner under the names Aleene Dupree and Kalantan. She performed at various venues in
Las Vegas, Nevada
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Mexico City, Mexico
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. She was given the name Kalantan which she used as her stage name for a while during the time she was in Mexico.
As ''Kalantan'', she starred in her first film,
Howard Hughes
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1953 3D production ''
Son of Sinbad
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The film was shot in 1953 and planned to be released in 3D ...
''.
Bromfield first wed hair stylist Adolfo Martinez in
Mexico City, Mexico
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; they divorced. Later, she married actor
John Bromfield
John Bromfield (born Farron Bromfield; June 11, 1922 – September 19, 2005) was an American actor and commercial fisherman.
Early years
Farron Bromfield was born in South Bend, Indiana. He played football and was a boxing champion at Saint Ma ...
in 1962. They remained married until his death in 2005. After marrying Bromfield, she retired from performing and did sales for a technology company. After his death, she delved into writing, and has published multiple novels, notably ''Gulls Haven''. She published her autobiography, ''Kalantan: Behind the Curtain'', in July 2016.Bromfield, Mary. ''Kalantan: Behind the Curtain'', Kindle. July 19, 2016 An active author, she resides in Lake Havasu City, Arizona with her niece.
Filmography
* ''
Son of Sinbad
''Son of Sinbad'' is a 1955 American adventure film directed by Ted Tetzlaff. It takes place in the Middle East and consists of a wide variety of characters, including over 127 women.
The film was shot in 1953 and planned to be released in 3D ...
'' (1953)
* ''Midnight Frolics'' (1946)
Books
* ''Gulls Haven'' (2011)
* ''Kalantan: Behind the Curtain'' (2016)
* ''Stories of Crime'' (2016)
* ''The Murder of Ellena'' (2016)
* ''The Ghosts of Blue Manor'' (2017)
* ''Moss'' (2017)
* ''Tired'' (2018)
* ''I'm laughing'' (2018)
* ''It Happens'' (2018)
* ''The Specter'' (2018)
* ''Listen to the Quiet'' (2018)
* ''Wouldn't You Know'' (2019)
* ''The House On the Hill'' (2019)
* ''Asa Crow'' (2019)
* ''Fear'' (2020)
* ''No Time to Lose'' (2020)
* ''Sam: I am Woman'' (2021)