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Birth Name: Jacqueline Olivia Eskesen
Date of Birth: June 13, 1925
Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of Death: 2015
Place of Death: Monterey, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: * father – Danish * mother – English
Kristine Miller was an American actress. She was known for her work in film noir and Westerns. Her roles include the films Desert Fury , I Walk Alone , Jungle Patrol , Too Late for Tears , Paid in Full (1950), Young Daniel Boone , Shadow on the Wall , High Lonesome , The Steel Fist , Tropical Heat Wave , Flight Nurse , Geraldine (1953), Hell’s Outpost , Thunder Over Arizona , The Persuader , and Domino Kid , and the shows Gruen Playhouse , Dangerous Assignment , Fireside Theater , The Lone Wolf , Stories of the Century , Science Fiction Theatre , The Millionaire , The Texan , and The Donna Reed Show .
Kristine was the daughter of Myrtle Bennett, an Orpheum Circuit singer, and Johannes Bach Eskesen, an oil executive; who was Vice President of Standard Oil in Argentina, when she was born. Her father was born in Kolding, Denmark. Her mother was from Fresno, California. Kristine was raised in New Orleans, Louisiana; Copenhagen, in Denmark; Long Island, New York; and Fresno and San Francisco, California. She spoke English, Spanish, and Danish.
Kristine was married to television pioneer and consultant William Haskel Schuyler, until his death, with whom she had two children.
Kristine’s paternal grandfather was Peter Kristian/C. Eskesen (the son of Eske Andersen and Dorthe Hansdatter). Peter was born in Darum Sogn.
Kristine’s paternal grandmother was named Signe Bach.
Kristine’s maternal grandfather was Frank Forrest Witham (the son of Levi H. Witham and Mary Fidellia/Fidelia Choate). Frank was born in Maine, and had deep Colonial American roots in New England. Levi was born in Kingfield, Franklin, Maine, the son of Ammon Witham and Harriet Robards. Mary was born in Enfield, Grafton, New Hampshire, the daughter of Lewis Choate and Fidelia Burnham.
Kristine’s maternal grandmother was Adelaide Olivia “Addie” Bennett (the daughter of James Washington Bennett and Sarah Almira Maxey). Adelaide was born in Suttercreek, California. James was born in South Carolina. Sarah was born in Owl Prairie, Daviess, Indiana, the daughter of Jesse Blackburn Maxey and Rebecca Jane Olivia Helphenstine.
Sources: Genealogy of Kristine Miller – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Kristine Miller (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com