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Jeanne Crain
Actress
Female
Born
May 25, 1925
Hometown
Barstow, California
Died
Dec 14, 2003
Death Place
Santa Barbara, Ca...
Other Names
Jeanne Elizabeth ...
Jeanne Elizabeth Crain was an American actress.
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Linda Darnell On Tcm: A Letter To Three Wives, No Way Out Alt Film Guide (Blog)Google News - Aug 28, 2011
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CHILDHOOD
1925
Birth
Born on May 25, 1925.
TEENAGE

1943
18 Years Old
She did not get the part, but in 1943, at age 18, she appeared in a bit part in the film The Gang's All Here.

1944
19 Years Old
In 1944 Crain starred in Home in Indiana and In the Meantime, Darling.
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TWENTIES

She co-starred in 1945 with Dana Andrews in the musical film State Fair, in which Louanne Hogan dubbed Crain's singing numbers.
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Her ice skating ability was on display in the 1946 film, Margie, in which she and Conrad Janis danced around the ice rink as her boyfriend, Alan Young, slipped and stumbled his way along the ice.

1949
24 Years Old
In 1949, Crain appeared in three films — A Letter to Three Wives, The Fan and Pinky, the latter earning her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
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1950
25 Years Old
Crain starred opposite Myrna Loy and Clifton Webb in the 1950 biographical film Cheaper by the Dozen.
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THIRTIES

1955
30 Years Old
Crain showed her dancing skills in 1955's Gentlemen Marry Brunettes co-starring Jane Russell, Alan Young and Rudy Vallee.
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1956
31 Years Old
In 1956, Crain starred opposite Glenn Ford, Russ Tamblyn and Broderick Crawford in the Western film The Fastest Gun Alive directed by Russell Rouse.

1957
32 Years Old
In 1957, she played a socialite who helps a floundering singer and comedian (Frank Sinatra) redeem himself in The Joker Is Wild.

1959
34 Years Old
In 1959, Crain appeared in a CBS special television production of Meet Me in St. Louis.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
2003
79 Years Old
Crain and her husband remained married, although they lived separately in Santa Barbara, California, until Brinkman's death in October 2003.
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