Dixon, Jean (1896–1981)
Dixon, Jean (1896–1981)
American stage and screen actress. Born July 14, 1896, in Waterbury, Connecticut; died Feb 12, 1981, in New York, NY; m. Edward Ely (died 1980).
Made stage debut in France in a Sarah Bernhardt starrer; made Broadway debut in Wooden Kimono (1929), followed by June Moon, George Washington Slept Here, Once in a Lifetime, Heat Lightning, Square Root of Wonderful and The Gang's All Here, among many others; appeared in such films as The Lady Lies, Sadie McKee, She Married Her Boss, My Man Godfrey, You Only Live Once, Swing High Swing Low and Holiday.
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