Janice Logan

Janice Logan (May 30, 1915 – October 23, 1965) was an American film actress.[2][3][4]

Janice Logan
Logan, 1940
Born(1915-05-30)May 30, 1915
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedOctober 23, 1965(1965-10-23) (aged 50)(House Fire)
Glendale, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park
OccupationActress
Years active1939–1944
SpouseJacques Schoeller[1]

Early years

Logan was a native of Chicago.[5] Her father was Stuart Logan, "one of Chicago's leading investment brokers."[6]

Film

Logan's film debut came in Dr. Cyclops,[7] in which she played Dr. Mary Robinson. She worked for Paramount in the late 1930s and during the 1940s. She also starred in Opened by Mistake (1940) with Charles Ruggles.[8] She starred in Hotel de verano, directed by René Cardona in 1944. She was photographed by Leo Matiz in 1943 during the period of her career when she was filming Mexican movies.[9]

Personal life

Logan was married to French journalist Jacques Schoeller.[5]

Death

Shirley Logan Schoeller died in 1965. She is buried at Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County Illinois next to her mother Gladys.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1939Undercover DoctorMargaret Hopkins
1939What a LifeMiss Shea
1940Dr. CyclopsDr. Mary Robinson
1940Opened by MistakeMargaret Nichols
1944Summer Hotel
1944El as negro(final film role)

References
  1. "Actress Visits" (PDF). North Tonawanda NY Evening News. New York, North Towanda. p. 6. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. Janice Logan, film actress (photograph and information) Repository Collection J. Willis Sayre Photograph Collection Ph Coll 200, University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
  3. bottom right article with picture
  4. Studios eye future through Golden Circle of new face by Ed Sullivan Chicago Sunday Tribune page 2
  5. "Movie Actress Helps New Husband to Flee from France". Altoona Tribune. Pennsylvania, Altoona. Associated Press. February 19, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved August 3, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. "Janice Logan Given Honors by Artists". The Daily Chronicle. Illinois, De Kalb. United Press. February 26, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved August 3, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  7. "Janice Logan Fetes 'Pals'". The Post-Register. Idaho, Idaho Falls. Associated Press. March 15, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved August 3, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  8. Langman, Larry (1998). The Media in the Movies: A Catalog of American Journalism Films, 1900-1996. McFarland. p. 199. ISBN 9781476609256. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  9. Matiz’s Mexico by Enrique Lopetegui September 8, 2009 Curblog
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