Jean Dixon

Jean Dixon (born Jean Jacques; July 14, 1893 – February 12, 1981)[1] was an American stage and film actress.

Not to be confused with the American astrologer Jeane Dixon.

Jean Dixon
Dixon in My Man Godfrey (1936)
Born
Jean Jacques

(1893-07-14)July 14, 1893
Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedFebruary 12, 1981(1981-02-12) (aged 87)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1929–1960
Spouse
Edward Stevenson Ely
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(m. 1936; died 1980)​

Early years

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

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.

Personal life

In January 1936, Dixon eloped with Edward Stevenson Ely; they were married in Yuma, Arizona.[1]

Selected filmography
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
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
  1. Peak, Mayme Ober (July 16, 1936). "Reel Life in Hollywood". The Boston Globe. Massachusetts, Boston. p. 20. Retrieved July 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Jean Dixon" on the Internet Broadway Database
  3. "Jean Dixon – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
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