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On September 6, 1942,: 61 Ankers married Richard Denning, to whom she remained married until her death in 1985. The couple had one child, Diana Denning (later Dwyer). Ankers moved to Hawaii when her husband accepted the role of the governor in Hawaii 5-0. She died of ovarian cancer at the age of 67 on August 29, 1985, in Maui.
In 1942, Denning married 1940s horror film queen Evelyn Ankers (co-star of The Wolf Man, Ghost of Frankenstein and Son of Dracula), who retired from films at the age of 32 after they were married. He and Ankers had a daughter, Diana Denning (later Dwyer). [13]
Ankers married B-movie hunk Richard Denning in 1942 and made a go articulating the anxieties of the home front while her husband was off to war. Horror flicks were popular during World War II, but after the cessation of hostilities in 1945, they went out of favor with audiences.
- Actress, Soundtrack
- August 17, 1918
- 2 min
- August 29, 1985
Aug 30, 1985 · Aug. 30, 1985 12 AM PT. Evelyn Ankers, a statuesque actress who made more than 35 films opposite such dissimilar protagonists as Rembrandt, Frankenstein and the Invisible Man, died of cancer...
Oct 13, 1998 · Mr. Denning's final role was as the Governor of Hawaii, which he played for 12 years on ''Hawaii Five-O.'' Mr. Denning's first wife, Evelyn Ankers, died in 1985.
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English actress. Born in Valparaiso, Chile, on August 17, 1918; died in 1985; daughter of British parents; married Richard Denning (an actor), in 1942; children: daughter Dee. Known as the screamer or the queen of the horror movies, Evelyn Ankers made her debut in England before coming to the United States.
