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Donnell was born in South Windham, Maine, to Harold and Mildred Donnell, when her father was superintendent at a boys' reformatory in that town. [1] As a child, she adopted the nickname "Jeff" after the character in her favorite comic strip, Mutt and Jeff. [2] [note 1] [1] To avoid gender confusion, she was sometimes billed as "(Miss) Jeff Donnell." ...
Jeff Donnell. Actress: In a Lonely Place. A reliable featured player and occasional co-star, actress Jeff Donnell was born Jean Marie Donnell in a boys' reformatory in South Windham, Maine in 1921, the younger of schoolteacher Mildred and penologist Howard's two daughters. She took piano and dance lessons during her childhood in Maryland; she loved the popular "Mutt and Jeff" cartoon strip so ...
Jeff Donnell. Actress: In a Lonely Place. A reliable featured player and occasional co-star, actress Jeff Donnell was born Jean Marie Donnell in a boys' reformatory in South Windham, Maine in 1921, the younger of schoolteacher Mildred and penologist Howard's two daughters. She took piano and dance lessons during her childhood in Maryland; she loved the popular "Mutt and Jeff" cartoon strip so ...
Apr 16, 1988 · Jeff Donnell, a television and film actress, died Monday, apparently of a heart attack, at her home in Hollywood. She was 66 years old. Miss Donnell played George Gobel's wife in the 1950's ...
Jeff Donnell (July 10, 1921 — April 11, 1988) was an American film and television actress. Born Jean Marie Donnell, she grew up in South Windham, Maine. As a child, she adopted the nickname "Jeff" after the character in her favorite comic strip, Mutt and Jeff. Donnell graduated from Towson High School, Towson, Maryland, in 1938 and attended the Leland Powers School of Drama in Boston ...
Jeff Donnell’s personal life, particularly her marriages, was a topic of public interest. Her first marriage to cinematographer Sam W. Brown set the stage for her romantic life. She would marry three more times, with each relationship adding to the tapestry of her personal narrative. Her spouses included Hollywood’s rugged charmer Aldo Ray ...
Step into the mesmerizing world of Classic Hollywood with Jeff Donnell, a trailblazing star who captivated hearts on and off the screen. 🌟From their first b...
Jeff Donnell DOUGHBOYS IN IRELAND, Jeff Donnell, 1943 MY MAN GODFREY, Jeff Donnell, 1957 MY SISTER EILEEN, Jeff Donnell, studying her script on-set, 1942 MY SISTER EILEEN, Jeff Donnell, 1942 A ...
Apr 13, 1988 · Jeff Donnell, the wide-eyed ingenue in nearly 50 films who became George Gobel's beleaguered wife, Alice, when his popular television show went on the air in 1954, has died of an apparent heart ...
As frequent confidante or comic sidekick, sprightly character actress Jeff Donnell played supporting parts in a range of film and television productions, including such highly regarded pictures as "Sweet Smell of Success" and "In a Lonely Place." Born Jean Marie Donnell in South Windham, Maine, she self-appointed her nickname from an obsession with the comic strip "Mutt and Jeff." She...
