Jeanne Elizabeth Crain (May 25, 1925 – December 14, 2003) was an American actress.
Crain was born in Barstow, California to George A. Crain (a school teacher) and Loretta Carr; she was of Irish heritage on her mother's side, and of English and distant French descent on her father's. She moved to Los Angeles as a young child. An excellent ice skater, Crain first attracted attention when she was crowned Miss Pan Pacific at L.A.'s Pan Pacific Audito...
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Jeanne Elizabeth Crain (May 25, 1925 – December 14, 2003) was an American actress.
Crain was born in Barstow, California to George A. Crain (a school teacher) and Loretta Carr; she was of Irish heritage on her mother's side, and of English and distant French descent on her father's. She moved to Los Angeles as a young child. An excellent ice skater, Crain first attracted attention when she was crowned Miss Pan Pacific at L.A.'s Pan Pacific Auditorium. Later, while still in high school, she was asked to make a screen test opposite Orson Welles. She did not get the part, but in 1943, at the age of 18, she appeared in a bit part in the movie The Gang's All Here.
In 1944, she starred in Home in Indiana and In the Meantime, Darling. Her acting was critically panned, but she rebounded in the hit Victory. During World War II, Crain's fan mail was reportedly second in volume only to that of Betty Grable. She co-starred in 1945 with Dana Andrews in State Fair, as well as in Leave Her to Heaven...
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