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Filmographyclose complete filmography
CAST: (feature film)
1.
The Constant Nymph (1943) Kate Sanger
2.
And One Was Beautiful (1940) Helen Lattimer
3.
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940) Joan Bradley
4.
Dance Charlie Dance (1937) Mary Mathews
5.
White Bondage (1937) Betsy Ann Craig
6.
Once a Doctor (1937) Paula Nordland
7.
Her Husband's Secretary (1937) Carol [Blane]
8.
Draegerman Courage (1937) Ellen Haslett
9.
The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1937) Helen Colby
10.
Fugitive in the Sky (1936) Rita Moore
Milestones close milestones
1930:
Began her career as an understudy with an English company performing "Bird In the Hand" on Broadway
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Had success as one of the stars in the Broadway play "Saint Wench"
1933:
Moved to Hollywood after being signed to a studio contract by a Warner Bros scout that spotted her in "Saint Wench"; changed name to Jean Muir
1934:
Appeared in "As the Earth Turns"
1935:
Starred in "Stars Over Broadway," and played the role of Helena in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
1937:
Had a role in "White Bondage" and "Dance Charlie Dance"
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Appeared in over 2 dozen B movies
1937:
Left Hollywood and moved to London
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Appeared in J B Priestley's "People at Sea" and British film "Jane Steps Out"
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She returned to New York where she toured with the the Group Theater production of "Golden Boy"
1939:
Helped to organize the American Guild of Variety Artists
1940:
Starred in "The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady"
1943:
Final film "The Constant Nymph"
1950:
Originally cast to play the role of the mother in the "Aldrich Family" TV series; was dismissed by NBC and General Food Corp, the program's sponsor, in response to telegrams and phone calls stating that she was among the 150 show business names listed in the booklet "Red Channels: the Report on Communist Influence in Radio and Television" as a Communist sympathizer; she denied the charges
1958:
Returned to TV appearing on NBC in "Matinee Theater"
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Her career bounced back in the early 60s to allow her to appear on Broadway and on TV
1966:
Taught drama at Stephens College in Columbia, MN
Family close complete family listing
son:
Michael Jaffee. Survived her.
son:
David Jaffee. Survived her.
daughter:
Margaret Bauer. Survived her.
Contributions
Gilli ( 2009-02-02 )
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Jean taught as Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri not Minnesota.
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