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    Jeanne Elizabeth Crain (May 25, 1925 – December 14, 2003) was an American actress. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her title role in Pinky (1949). She also starred in the films In the Meantime, Darling (1944), State Fair (1945), Leave Her to Heaven (1945), Centennial Summer (1946), Margie (1946), Apartment for Peggy (1948), A Letter to Three Wives (1949), Cheaper ...

  2. m.imdb.com › name › nm0002022Jeanne Crain - IMDb

    Jeanne Crain. Actress: Pinky. Jeanne Crain was born in Barstow, California, on May 25, 1925. The daughter of a high school English teacher and his wife, Jeanne was moved to Los Angeles not long after her birth after her father got another teaching position in that city. While in junior high school, Jeanne played the lead in a school production which set her on the path to acting.

  3. Jeanne Crain. Actress: Pinky. Jeanne Crain was born in Barstow, California, on May 25, 1925. The daughter of a high school English teacher and his wife, Jeanne was moved to Los Angeles not long after her birth after her father got another teaching position in that city. While in junior high school, Jeanne played the lead in a school production which set her on the path to acting.

  4. Dec 15, 2003 · December 15, 2003 / 4:40 AM EST / AP. Jeanne Crain, the winsome beauty who starred in lightweight 1940s romances and comedies and won an Academy Award nomination as a black girl passing for white ...

  5. Jeanne Crain was an American actress who brought a whiff of fresh air into the studios of ‘20th Century Fox’ with her natural beauty and charm. This biography profiles her childhood, life, film career, achievements and timeline.

  6. Dec 16, 2003 · Jeanne Crain, the winsome beauty who specialized in frothy film comedies in the 1940's and won an Oscar nomination for her starring role as a black girl passing for white in the Elia Kazan movie ...

  7. Dec 15, 2003 · Jeanne Crain was born in Barstow. Nine months later, her family moved to Los Angeles, where her father became head of the English department at Inglewood High School. A beautiful girl, she began ...

  8. Jeanne Crain was an American actress who had a successful career in Hollywood from the 1940s to the 1960s. She was best known for her roles in the films State Fair (1945), Pinky (1949), and The Fan (1949). She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Pinky. Crain was born in Barstow, California, on May 25, 1925.

  9. Dec 15, 2003 · She was 78. Crain died of a heart attack at her Santa Barbara home, according to her son, Paul Brinkman Jr. She appeared in 64 films and many television shows during her long career, playing ...

  10. Jeanne Crain was born Jeanne Elizabeth Crain in Barstow, California, in 1925. Her father was a school teacher. She moved to Los Angeles as a young child. An excellent ice skater, Crain received a skating title for her abilities. While still in high school, she completed a screen test opposite the actor Orson Welles.

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