Jean Dixon
Jean Dixon (born Jean Jacques; July 14, 1893 – February 12, 1981)[1] was an American stage and film actress.
Jean Dixon | |
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Dixon in My Man Godfrey (1936) | |
| Born | Jean Jacques July 14, 1893 Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | February 12, 1981 (aged 87) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1929–1960 |
| Spouse | Edward Stevenson Ely (m. 1936; died 1980) |
Early years edit
Dixon was born in Waterbury, Connecticut. She attended St. Margaret's School in Waterbury, and was also educated in France, where she studied dramatics under Sarah Bernhardt.[1]
Career edit
She made her Broadway stage debut in 1926, in a comedy melodrama called Wooden Kimono, and continued to perform there even after she retired from films.[2] Her style of "brittle comedy" was seen in plays like June Moon (1929) by George S. Kaufman and Ring Lardner and Once in a Lifetime (1930) by Kaufman and Moss Hart. Her final Broadway performance was in the play The Gang's All Here in 1959-60.[2]
Dixon made her screen debut in 1929 in The Lady Lies and appeared in 11 other films, including My Man Godfrey, before her final studio film, Holiday (1938), which starred Edward Everett Horton, Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn. She continued to act on stage throughout the 1940s and 1950s[3] and made some appearances in TV series and TV movies in the 1950s and in 1960.[citation needed]
Personal life edit
In January 1936, Dixon eloped with Edward Stevenson Ely; they were married in Yuma, Arizona.[1]
Selected filmography edit
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | The Lady Lies | Hobart Henley | |||||||||
| 1933 | The Kiss Before the Mirror | James Whale | |||||||||
| 1934 | Sadie McKee | Clarence Brown | |||||||||
| 1935 | Mister Dynamite | Alan Crosland | |||||||||
| 1935 | She Married Her Boss | Gregory La Cava | |||||||||
| 1936 | My Man Godfrey | Gregory La Cava | To Mary With Love | John Cromwell | 1936 | The Magnificent Brute | John G. Blystone | ||||
| 1937 | You Only Live Once | Fritz Lang | |||||||||
| 1937 | Swing High, Swing Low | Mitchell Leisen | |||||||||
| 1938 | Joy of Living | Tay Garnett | |||||||||
| 1938 | Holiday | George Cukor |
References edit
- ^ a b c Peak, Mayme Ober (July 16, 1936). "Reel Life in Hollywood". The Boston Globe. Massachusetts, Boston. p. 20. Retrieved July 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Jean Dixon" on the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ "Jean Dixon – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
External links edit
- Jean Dixon at IMDb
- Jean Dixon on the Internet Broadway Database