Elza Temary
Born12 February 1905
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Died16 February 1968 (1968-02-17) (aged 63)
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Other namesElza Chancellor, Elza K. Splane
OccupationActress
Years active1926–1932

Elza Temary [Elsa Temary] (12 February 1905 – 16 February 1968) was a Hungarian film actress.[1]

Personal life

Elza Temary was born Elza Klecker in Timișoara, Austria-Hungary.[2]

After her active film career centered in Berlin, Germany which seems to have ended abruptly as Hitler took power, Elza married wildlife photographer / socialite Philip Chancellor and moved to Montecito, California, next to Santa Barbara. This is shown on the marriage notice at a London church. However, it was announced to the press that she was "Elza Tennair".[2][3]

As Elza Chancellor, she was then occasionally in the press as a socialite and as Philip's wife. The Chancellors later moved to Los Angeles and in 1937 to Beverly Hills.[4][5]

In 1937–38, Elza's husband, Philip was a witness in a trial as a British man, an alleged Nazi, was allegedly attempting to extort money from Philip, and use that money to allegedly fund the assassination of 24 prominent Hollywood Jews. The accused man was allowed to quickly leave the country and return to England. [6]

After World War II, the Chancellors divorced and Elza later married a Mr. Splane and relocated to Tucson, Arizona.[7][8]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ↑ Goble, Alan. (1999). 'The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film', (p. 273). Walter de Gruyter.
  2. 1 2 (March 4, 1933). Marriage record: Philip Matthiessen Chancellor (25) to Elisabeth Frederica Klecker (28). The Parish Church, St. George Hanover Square, London. City of Westminster Archives Centre; ancestrylibrary.com. (Retrieved June 24, 2021.)
  3. ↑ (March 2, 1933). Millionaire reporter wed in London. Oakland Tribune, p. D7. (Retrieved June 24, 2021.)
  4. ↑ (December 29, 1935). Visitor back in Montecito home. Los Angeles Times, p. D1.
  5. ↑ (December 12, 1937). Photo / caption: Beauteous matron new Beverly resident [with photo of Elza Chancellor / Elza Klecker]. Los Angeles Times, part IV, p. 5. Retrieved June 24, 2021.)
  6. ↑ Ross, Steven J. (2017). (Chapter 14, pp. 198-213). In Hitler in Los Angeles: How Jews foiled Nazi plots against Hollywood and America. Bloomsbury. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  7. ↑ (June 20, 1948). All over a few millions. Sunday News / Daily News (New York), pp. 18-19. (Retrieved 24 June 2021.)
  8. ↑ (February 20, 1968). Obituary: Splane, Elza K. Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, AZ), p. 31. Retrieved June 24, 2021.)


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