Jean Wallace
Jean Wallace | |
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Jean Wallace in The Big Combo | |
Born |
Jean Walasek October 12, 1923 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died |
February 14, 1990 66) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1941–1970 |
Spouse(s) |
Jim Lloyd Randall (m. 1950; annulled 1950) |
Children | 3 |
Jean Wallace (October 12, 1923 – February 14, 1990) was an American television and film actress.
Biography
Born Jean Walasek (some sources give Wallasek[1])(Actually, as verified by Military and Birth Records, her fathers name is John T. Walaszek) in Chicago to John T. Walaszek and Mary A. Walaszek (née Sharkey), Wallace began her career as a model then got her first small movie role at the age of seventeen. Her grandfather Karol Walaszek, immigrated from Galicia. She was married three times: to her Jigsaw co-star Franchot Tone from 1941 to 1948, to former US Army Captain Jim Lloyd Randall (marriage and annulment in 1950), and to actor Cornel Wilde (her co-star in The Big Combo and Lancelot and Guinevere) from 1951 to 1981. She had two sons with Tone (Pascal "Pat" Franchot Tone (b. July 29, 1943; Thomas Jefferson Tone b. September 16, 1945) and one with Wilde (Cornel Wilde, b. December 19, 1967). She attempted suicide in 1946 with sleeping pills, and in 1949 with a self-inflicted knife wound.[2]
Wallace died of a gastrointestinal hemorrhage on February 14, 1990. She is buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery.[3]
She was Polish American.[4]
Filmography
Film | |||
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Year | Film | Role | Notes |
1941 | Ziegfeld Girl | Ziegfeld girl | Uncredited |
Glamour Boy | Girl | Uncredited | |
Louisiana Purchase | Louisiana Belle | ||
1943 | Salute for Three | Hostess offering Buzz apple from basket | |
1944 | You Can't Ration Love | Madge | |
1946 | It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog | Bess Williams | |
1947 | Blaze of Noon | Poppy | |
1948 | When My Baby Smiles at Me | Sylvia Marco | Uncredited |
1949 | Jigsaw | Barbara Whitfield | Alternative title: Gun Moll |
The Man on the Eiffel Tower | Edna Wallace | ||
1950 | The Good Humor Man | Bonnie Conroy | |
1951 | Native Son | Mary Dalton | Alternative title: Sangre negra |
1954 | Star of India | Katrina | Alternative title: Stella dell'India |
1955 | The Big Combo | Susan Lowell | |
Storm Fear | Elizabeth | ||
1957 | The Devil's Hairpin | Kelly James | |
1958 | Maracaibo | Laura Kingsley | |
1963 | Lancelot and Guinevere | Guinevere | Alternative title: Sword of Lancelot |
1967 | Beach Red | Julie MacDonald | Appears in flashback photos; sings the title song |
1970 | No Blade of Grass | Ann Custance | (Last appearance) |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1952 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | 1 episode | |
1955 | General Electric Theater | Leslie Mason | 1 episode |
References
- ↑ Joseph F. Clarke (1977). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 168.
- ↑ Fowler, Glenn. The New York Times. Obituary, "Jean Wallace, 66, Screen Actress Known for 1940's and 50's Roles", February 18, 1990. Accessed: July 25, 2013.
- ↑ NNDB. 2013 Soylent Communications. Accessed: July 25, 2013.
- ↑ Migrants, Immigrants, and Slaves: Racial and Ethnic Groups in America By Thompson Dele Olasiji. p.118.