Joan elan biography

English actress (1928–1981)

Joan Elan (July 24, 1928 – January 7, 1981)^[1] was an English actress, whose film, stage, and television career occurred mainly in the United States.

She is best remembered today for her appearances on television.

Early life

She was born Joan Georgina Bingham-Newland^[1] in Colombo,^[1] in what was then British Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka).

She was the youngest of three children for parents Richard C. Bingham-Newland and Georgina Low.^[1] Her father owned a tea plantation near Colombo, where young Joan spent her early years. When her father retired from the tea business the family returned permanently to England.

Joan attended school at both Heron's Ghyll and Horsham in Sussex.^[2] She later described to an American interviewer hearing the noise of buzz bombs overhead while at school during World War II.^[3]

UK career

Following the lead of her older sister, who perfor