Maxine Jennings

Jennings was born and raised in Portland, Oregon,[4] the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Phillip Bliss Jennings.[5] During her time as a student at the University of Oregon, she won eight swimming championships.[6] On July 31, 1926, at age 17, Jennings won the Miss Portland beauty pageant, which entitled her to participate in the Miss America contest.[3]

In Paris, Jennings was a model for women's clothing designed by Jean Patou.[7] During her modeling years, she was featured on magazine covers. She also sang on radio[8] and was the original Old Gold Girl.[9] On stage, Jennings appeared in Show Boat, Earl Carroll's Vanities,[10] and Ziegfeld Follies.[9]

Her film debut came in a bit role in Girl Crazy.[10] Her other films included Chatterbox (1936),[11] Second Wife (1936)[12] Walking on Air (1936)[13] and You Can't Buy Luck (1937).[14]

On September 26, 1936, Jennings married animated cartoon film producer Rudolf Ising in Las Vegas, Nevada.[15] She and radio producer Ed Byron were married on May 17, 1940.[16] She married Philip Leverett Saltonstall on February 23, 1946.[17] They had one daughter and were divorced in 1947.[18]

Jennings died on January 11, 1991, in Riverside, California.[2]

• Roberta (1935)
• Old Man Rhythm (1935)
• Walking on Air (1936)
• The Witness Chair (1936)
• The Last Outlaw (1936)
• The Farmer in the Dell (1936)
• Muss 'em Up (1936)
• Make Way for a Lady (1936)
• Follow the Fleet (1936)
• Don't Turn 'em Loose (1936)
• You Can't Buy Luck (1937)
• We're on the Jury (1937)
• There Goes My Girl (1937)
• The Big Shot (1937)
• On Again-Off Again (1937)
• Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
• G.I. War Brides (1946)

Source: AllMovie[19]

• Maxine Jennings at IMDb