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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Jeanne Crain was born in Barstow, California, on May 25, 1925. The daughter of a high school English teacher and his wife, Jeanne was moved to Los Angeles not long after her birth after her father got another teaching position in that city. While in junior high school, Jeanne played the lead in a school production which set her on the path to acting. When she was in high school Jeanne was asked to take a screen test to appear in a film by Orson Welles. Unfortunately, she didn't get the part, but it did set her sights on being a movie actress.
After high school, Jeanne enrolled at UCLA to study drama. At the age of 18, Jeanne won a bit part in Fox Studio's film entitled The Gang's All Here (1943) and a small contract. Her next film saw Jeanne elevated to a more substantial part in Home in Indiana (1944) the following year, which was filmed in neighboring Kentucky. The movie was an unquestionable hit. On the strength of that box-office success, Jeanne was given a raise and star billing, as Maggie Preston, in the next film of 1944, In the Meantime, Darling (1944). Unfortunately, the critics not only roasted the film, but singled out Jeanne's performance in particular. She rebounded nicely in her last film of the year, Winged Victory (1944). The audiences loved it and the film was profitable.
In 1945, Jeanne was cast in State Fair (1945) as Margie Frake who travels to the fair and falls in love with a reporter played by Dana Andrews. Now, Jeanne got a bigger contract and more recognition. Later that year, Jeanne married Paul Brooks on New Year's Eve. Although her mother wasn't supportive of the marriage, the union lasted until her husband's death and produced seven children. The year 1947 was an off year for Jeanne, as she took time off to bear the Brooks' first child.
In 1949, Jeanne appeared in three films, A Letter to Three Wives (1949), The Fan (1949), and Pinky (1949). It was this latter film which garnered her an Oscar nomination as Best Actress for her role as Pinky Johnson, a nurse who sets up a clinic in the Deep South. She lost to Olivia de Havilland for The Heiress (1949). Jeanne left Fox after filming Vicki (1953) in 1953, with Jean Peters. She had made 23 films for the studio that started her career, but she needed a well-deserved change. As with any good artist, Jeanne wanted to expand her range instead of playing the girl-next-door types.
She went briefly to Warner Brothers for the filming of Duel in the Jungle (1954) in 1954. The film was lukewarm at best. Jeanne, then, signed a contract, that same year, with Universal Studios with promises of better, high profile roles. She went into production in the film Man Without a Star (1955) which was a hit with audiences and critics. After The Joker Is Wild (1957) in 1957, Jeanne took time off for her family and to appear in a few television programs. She returned, briefly, to film in Guns of the Timberland (1960) in 1960. The films were sporadic after that. In 1967, she appeared in a low-budget suspense yarn called Hot Rods to Hell (1966). Her final film was as Clara Shaw in 1972's Skyjacked (1972).
Jeanne died of a heart attack in Santa Barbara, California, on December 14, 2003. Her husband Paul Brooks had died two months earlier.- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Steve Kaplan was born on 3 August 1958. He was a composer, known for Identity (2003), Concussion (2015) and Open Season (2006). He was married to Shelby Daniel. He died on 14 December 2003 in Claremont, California, USA.- Pearl McCormack was born on 29 April 1908 in Kingston, Jamaica. She was an actress, known for The Scar of Shame (1929), Harlem After Midnight (1934) and Phantom of Kenwood (1933). She was married to Paul Laguerre. She died on 14 December 2003 in Miami, Florida, USA.
- Frank Sheeran was born on 25 October 1920 in Camden, New Jersey, USA. He died on 14 December 2003 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
François Rauber was born on 19 January 1933 in Neufchâteau, Vosges, France. He was a composer and actor, known for Playtime (1967), The Departure (1967) and Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1975). He died on 14 December 2003 in Paris, France.- Daniel Arasse was born on 5 November 1944 in Paris, France. He was a writer, known for O Processo do Rei (1990), Campus, le magazine de l'écrit (2001) and The Day They Died (2003). He was married to Jenny Arasse. He died on 14 December 2003 in Paris, France.
- Morris Goldsmith was born on 5 December 1902 in the USA. He died on 14 December 2003 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Director
- Writer
Orlando Vitorino was born on 1 April 1923 in Portugal. He was a director and writer, known for Nem Amantes, Nem Amigos (1970), Fábula da Leitura (1952) and Eu Fui ao Jardim Celeste (1952). He died on 14 December 2003 in Lisbon, Portugal.