| Jeanne Crain | |
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 in State Fair (1945) | |
| Born | Jeanne Elizabeth Crain May 25, 1925 Barstow, California, USA |
| Died | December 14, 2003, age 78 Santa Barbara, California, USA |
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Biography
Early life
Crain was born in Barstow, California to George A. Barstow is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Crain (a school teacher) and Loretta Carr; she was of Irish heritage on her mother's side, and of English and distant French descent on her father's. She moved to Los Angeles as a young child. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West An excellent ice skater, Crain first attracted attention when she was crowned Miss Pan Pacific at L. A. 's Pan Pacific Auditorium. The Pan-Pacific Auditorium was a landmark structure in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles, California, that once stood at 7600 West Beverly Boulevard near Later, while still in high school, she was asked to make a screen test opposite Orson Welles. For the BBC TV series see Screen Test. A screen test is a method of determining the suitability of an Actor or actress for George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television She did not get the part, but in 1943, at the age of 18, she appeared in a bit part in the movie The Gang's All Here.
Career
In 1944 she starred in Home in Indiana and In the Meantime, Darling. Her acting was critically panned, but she rebounded in the hit Winged Victory. Winged Victory is a 1934 novel by English World War I fighter pilot Victor Maslin Yeates. During World War II, Crain's fan mail was second in volume only to that of Betty Grable. In 1945 she co-starred with Dana Andrews in State Fair, and Leave Her to Heaven with Gene Tierney. Dana Andrews ( January 1 1909 - December 17 1992) was an American film actor State Fair is a 1945 film directed by Walter Lang. The film is a Remake of the 1933 film of the same name. Leave Her to Heaven is a 1945 20th Century Fox color Film noir motion picture starring Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde Gene Tierney ( November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991) was an American film and stage actress. In 1949 she starred in three films: A Letter to Three Wives, The Fan, and Pinky, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. A Letter to Three Wives is a 1949 film which tells the story of a woman who mails a letter to three women telling them she has left town with the husband of one of Pinky ( 1949) is a film directed by Elia Kazan. The movie was adapted by Philip Dunne and Dudley Nichols from the novel by Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Pinky was a controversial movie, since it told the story of a light-skinned African-American young woman who passes for white in the northern United States. Although Lena Horne and other black actresses were considered for the role, Darryl F. Zanuck chose to cast a white actress for box-office reasons. Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (born June 30, 1917) is an iconic American singer and Actress. Darryl Francis Zanuck ( September 5, 1902 &ndash December 22, 1979) was an Academy Award -winning producer, Writer
In 1950, Crain starred opposite Myrna Loy and Clifton Webb in Cheaper by the Dozen. Myrna Loy ( August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American Motion picture Actress. for the New Zealand politician see Thomas Clifton Webb Clifton Webb ( November 19, 1889 – October 13, For the films see Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film, and Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film. Next, Crain paired up with Cary Grant, for the Joseph L. Mankiewicz production of People Will Talk (1951). Joseph Leo Mankiewicz ( February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American Academy Award -winning director People Will Talk ( 1951) is a 20th Century Fox Comedy film directed by Joseph L Crain was again teamed with Loy in Belles on Their Toes (1952), the sequel to Cheaper by the Dozen. Belles on Their Toes was a 1950 novel written by Frank Gilbreth Junior and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey.
While still at Fox, Crain gave an excellent performance as a young wife quickly losing her mind amidst high seas intrigue in Dangerous Crossing, co-starring Michael Rennie. Michael Rennie ( 25 August[[ 909]]&ndash 10 June[[ 971]] was an English film television and stage actor best known for his starring role as the benevolent Crain then starred in a string of pictures for Universal Pictures, including notable pairings with Kirk Douglas, such as Man Without a Star (1955). Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9,
Also in 1955, Crain also showed off her lively dancing abilities in Gentlemen Marry Brunettes, co-starring Jane Russell, Alan Young, and Rudy Vallee. Gentlemen Marry Brunettes is a 1955 Musical film made by Russ-Field productions starring Jane Russell and Jeanne Crain, and Jane Russell (born June 21) is an American film actress and Sex symbol. Alan Young (born 19 November 1919 is an Emmy Award -winning prolific Character actor, best known for his Television role opposite a talking horse Rudy Vallée ( July 28, 1901 - July 3, 1986) was an American Singer, Actor, Bandleader, and entertainer The production was filmed on location in Paris and Crain's singing in the film was dubbed, as was customary. The film was based on the Anita Loos novel that was a sequel to her acclaimed Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Anita Loos ( April 26 1888 &ndash August 18 1981) was an acclaimed American Screenwriter, Playwright Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a Comic novel written by Anita Loos first published in 1925 Gentlemen Marry Brunettes was popular throughout Europe at the time and was released in France as A Paris Pour les Quatre ("To Paris For The Four"), and in Belgium as Cevieren Te Parijs. Gentlemen Marry Brunettes is a 1955 Musical film made by Russ-Field productions starring Jane Russell and Jeanne Crain, and This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Later in the 1950s, Crain, Russell, and another actress teamed up for a short-lived singing and dancing lounge act at one of the hotels on the Las Vegas Strip. The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is an approximately 4 mile (6
In 1956, Crain starred opposite Glenn Ford, Russ Tamblyn, and Broderick Crawford in the compelling Western, The Fastest Gun Alive. Gwyllyn Samuel Newton "Glenn" Ford ( May 1, 1916 &ndash August 30, 2006) was a Canadian -born American Russ Tamblyn (born Russell Irving Tamblyn on December 30, 1934) is an American actor who is arguably best known for his performance William Broderick Crawford ( December 9, 1911 - April 26, 1986) was an American Academy Award -winning actor The Western is a fiction Genre seen in Film, Television, Radio, Literature, Painting and other Visual arts. The Fastest Gun Alive is a 1956 Western film starring Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain and Broderick Crawford. The film was directed by Russell Rouse. In 1957, she was a socialite who helps a crushed singer (Frank Sinatra) redeem himself in The Joker Is Wild. Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor The Joker is Wild ( 1957) is a film starring Frank Sinatra, Jeanne Crain, and Mitzi Gaynor, and Eddie Albert which
In 1959, Crain appeared in a prestigious CBS Television special production of Meet Me in St. Louis. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Meet Me in St Louis is a 1944 romantic Musical film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which tells the story of four sisters living in Also starring in the broadcast were Myrna Loy, Walter Pidgeon, Jane Powell, and Ed Wynn. Myrna Loy ( August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American Motion picture Actress. Walter Davis Pidgeon ( September 23, 1897 - September 25, 1984) was an American Actor of Canadian birth who lived Jane Powell (born April 1 1929) is an American Singer, dancer and actress. Ed Wynn ( November 9 1886 - June 19 1966) was a popular American Comedian and Actor noted for both his Perfect However, top billing on the program went to co-star Tab Hunter. Tab Hunter (born July 11, 1931) is an American Actor and Singer who appeared in more than 40 major Feature films
Film roles became fewer in the 1960s as Crain went into semi-retirement. Crain was captivating as Nefertiti in the Italian production of Queen of the Nile (1961) with Edmund Purdom and Vincent Price. Nefertiti (pronounced at the time something like *nafratiːta (c Edmund Anthony Cutlar Purdom (b December 19 1924, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England) is an Italian -based Vincent Leonard Price Jr ( May 27 1911 &ndash October 25 1993) was an American Film Actor, remembered During this period Crain did a stint as one of the What's My Line? Mystery Guests on the popular Sunday night CBS-TV program. The following is an alphabetized list of persons who were Mystery Guests (originally called Mystery Challengers) on one (or both version(s of the United States version of the CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. She also starred again with Dana Andrews in Hot Rods To Hell (1967). Hot Rods to Hell is a 1967 Suspense film, originally intended for Television but released in theaters instead after its producers Crain's last film role was in Skyjacked (1972). Skyjacked is a 1972 Disaster film starring Charlton Heston, James Brolin, and Yvette Mimieux.
Personal life
Against her mother's wishes, Crain married former RKO Studios contract player Paul Brinkman on December 31, 1946; the first of their 7 children was born the following April. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. During the early 1950s, Crain was earning approx. $3,500 per week. Crain and her husband Brinkman bought a large, lovely home for their growing family on Roxbury Drive in Beverly Hills. (The home can be seen and is described by Bette Davis in candid footage of a driving sequence in the 1952 now cult-classic, The Star. Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5 1908 – October 6 1989 was an American actress of Film, Television and Theatre. The Star is a 1952 film which tells the story of a washed up actress who tries anything to restart her career even at the risk of alienating her husband and daughter ) The marriage was rocky for some years. In the mid-50s, Crain obtained an interlocutory divorce decree, each spouse claiming the other had been unfaithful (she also claimed Brinkman had been abusive), but the couple reconciled on the eve of their 11th wedding anniversary.
As a lifelong devout Roman Catholic, Jeanne Crain Brinkman and her husband Paul remained married, though they lived separately in Santa Barbara, California, until Brinkman's death in October of 2003. Crain died a few months later and it was later confirmed that the cause was a heart attack. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Crain's funeral Mass was held at the Old Santa Barbara Mission. Mission Santa Barbara, also known as Santa Barbara Mission, is a Spanish Franciscan mission near present day Santa Barbara, California Crain is buried in the Brinkman family plot at Santa Barbara Cemetery. The couple outlived two of their children. The Brinkmans were survived by five adult children, including Paul Brinkman Jr. , a successful television executive, most known for his work on CBS TV's JAG. JAG (the American Military Acronym for Judge Advocate General) is an American adventure / Legal drama Television Crain was also survived by many grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
Crain's eldest granddaughter, actress and singer/songwriter Bret Crain, set up a website dedicated to Crain's memory: jeannecrain. org. On the website one can read about Bret's fond memories of her grandmother. Bret Crain can be seen being interviewed on the upcoming DVD release of Jeanne Crain's "Dangerous Crossing. " Bret Crain is married to and has three children with Gabor Csupo, producer of "The Rugrats" and director of "Bridge to Terrabithia". The Rugrats were a Canadian children's musical group created by Ronney Abramson, Ron Garant and Fred Mollin. Gabor Csupo is currently slated to direct "Moon Princess. "
Crain's career is fully documented by an extraordinary collection of memorabilia about her assembled by the late Charles J. Finlay (longtime publicist at 20th Century Fox). The Jeanne Crain collection resides perpetually at the Wesleyan University Cinema Archives in Middletown, Connecticut. This article concerns Wesleyan Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the south-central part of the state 16 miles (26 km These archives also hold the papers of Frank Capra, Ingrid Bergman, Clint Eastwood, and others. Frank Russell Capra ( May 18, 1897 &ndash September 3, 1991) was an Academy Award winning Italian-American Film (ˈbærjman in Swedish but usually ˈbɝgmən in English (August 29 1915 &ndash August 29 1982 was a Swedish three-time Academy Award -winning and two-time Emmy Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr (born May 31 1930 is a four-time Academy Award winning American Actor and Filmmaker.
Filmography
- The Gang's All Here (1943)
- Home in Indiana (1944)
- In the Meantime, Darling (1944)
- Winged Victory (1944)
- The All-Star Bond Rally (1945) (short subject)
- State Fair (1945)
- Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
- Centennial Summer (1946)
- Margie (1946)
- You Were Meant for Me (1948)
- Apartment for Peggy (1948)
- A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
- The Fan (1949)
- Pinky (1949)
- Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
- I'll Get By (1950) (Cameo)
- Take Care of My Little Girl (1951)
- People Will Talk (1951)
- The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
- Belles on Their Toes (1952)
- O. Henry's Full House (1952)
- Dangerous Crossing (1953)
- Vicki (1953)
- City of Bad Men (1953)
- Duel in the Jungle (1954)
- Man Without a Star (1955)
- Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)
- The Second Greatest Sex (1955)
- The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
- The Tattered Dress (1957)
- The Joker Is Wild (1957)
- Guns of the Timberland (1960)
- Queen of the Nile (1961)
- Twenty Plus Two (1961)
- Invasion 1700 (1962)
- Pontius Pilate (1962)
- Hot Rods to Hell (1967)
- The Night God Screamed (1971)
- Skyjacked (1972)
External links
- Jeanne Crain at the Internet Movie Database
- Obituary (AP)
- Find-A-Grave profile for Jeanne Crain
- A Tribute to Jeanne Crain, by her granddaughter Bret Crain Csupo
- The Jeanne Crain Website
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