- Born
- Died
- Birth nameThelma Elaine Mahnken
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Elaine Devry was born on January 10, 1930 in Compton, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Atomic Kid (1954), Bless the Beasts & Children (1971) and The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (1973). She was married to Will J. White, Mickey Rooney and Dan Danilo Ducich. She died on September 20, 2023 in Grants Pass, Oregon, USA.
- SpousesWill J. White(1975 - April 23, 1992) (his death)Mickey Rooney(November 13, 1952 - May 18, 1959) (divorced, 2 children)Dan Danilo Ducich(September 12, 1948 - September 24, 1952) (divorced)
- Her father, Fred Mahnken, became the gardener/handyman at the Mickey Rooney home in Woodland Hills, CA, after she became Mrs. Rooney.
- She divorced her first husband while he was on probation for armed robbery.
- Her mother, Hortense (Davis) Mahnken, worked as a Walt Disney Studios animator.
- She modeled, in the nude, for photographer Heda Emerson Hall, circa 1950.
- She began modeling at 15.
- [on her marriage to Mickey Rooney] Living with Mickey is no bed of roses. Six wives can't all be wrong.
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