Jean Parker

Jean Parker

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jean Parker (born Lois Mae Green; August 11, 1915 – November 30, 2005) was an American film and stage actress. She landed her first screen test while still in high school. She acted opposite such well-known actors as Katharine Hepburn, Robert Donat, Edward G. Robinson, Randolph Scott, and Laurel and Hardy. She was married four times and had one son, Robert Lowery Hanks. Parker appeared in 70 movies from 1932 through 1966. In 1932, she posed as a flower girl and living poster in a float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, where she was seen by Ida Koverman, secretary to MGM mogul Louis B. Mayer. The following day the studio called her on the phone and invited her for a screen test. Parker's film debut came in Divorce in the Family (1932). She had a successful career at MGM, RKO and Columbia including roles in such films as Little Women, Lady for a Day, Gabriel Over the White House, Limehouse Blues, The Ghost Goes West, and Rasputin and the Empress. In 1939, she starred opposite Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in RKO's The Flying Deuces. Parker remained active in film throughout the 1940s, playing opposite Lon Chaney in Dead Man's Eyes, and a variety of other films. During World War II, she toured many of the veteran hospitals throughout the U.S. and performed on radio. In the 1950s, Parker co-starred opposite Edward G. Robinson in Black Tuesday; had a small but effective role in The Gunfighter, and appeared in A Lawless Street (1955). Her last film appearance was Apache Uprising (1966). Parker also appeared on Broadway. In 1949, she replaced Judy Holliday in Born Yesterday on Broadway and enjoyed a successful run in this classic. She appeared on Broadway opposite Bert Lahr in the play Burlesque. She did summer stock in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, toured in the play Candlelight and Loco, and performed on stage in other professional productions. In 1954, Parker played the role of "Cattle Kate Watson of Wyoming" in an episode of the syndicated television series Stories of the Century, the first western program to win an Emmy Award. The series starred and was narrated by Jim Davis. Later in her career and life, Parker continued a successful stint on the West Coast theatre circuit and worked as an acting coach. At age 83, Parker moved into the Motion Picture and Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, where she died of a stroke on November 30, 2005, at the age of 90. She was survived by her son, Robert, and granddaughters Katie and Nora Hanks. She was buried at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1915-08-11
Place of Birth: Deer Lodge, Montana, USA
Also Known As: Джин Паркер, Lois Mae Green, Lois May Green

Movies List of Jean Parker

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The Flying Deuces

1939 Movie
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Beyond Tomorrow

1940 Movie
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One Body Too Many

1944 Movie
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Tomorrow We Live

1942 Movie
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Black Tuesday

1954 Movie
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Bluebeard

1944 Movie
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A Lawless Street

1955 Movie
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Lady for a Day

1933 Movie
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Dead Man's Eyes

1944 Movie
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The Gunfighter

1950 Movie
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Little Women

1933 Movie
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The Texas Rangers

1936 Movie
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Minesweeper

1943 Movie
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Detective Kitty O'Day

1944 Movie
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The Navy Way

1944 Movie
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No Hands on the Clock

1941 Movie
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Operator 13

1934 Movie
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Sequoia

1935 Movie
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Zenobia

1939 Movie
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Divorce In The Family

1932 Movie
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The Ghost Goes West

1935 Movie
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Limehouse Blues

1934 Movie
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Made on Broadway

1933 Movie
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A Wicked Woman

1934 Movie
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Lazy River

1934 Movie
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She Married a Cop

1939 Movie
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The Arkansas Traveler

1938 Movie
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Murder in the Fleet

1935 Movie
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Rolling Home

1946 Movie
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Have a Heart

1934 Movie
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Two Alone

1934 Movie
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I Live on Danger

1942 Movie
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Storm at Daybreak

1933 Movie
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Cargo of Love

1968 Movie
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Princess O'Hara

1935 Movie
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The Barrier

1937 Movie
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Alaska Highway

1943 Movie
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Power Dive

1941 Movie
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Caravan

1934 Movie
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What Price Innocence?

1933 Movie
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Flight at Midnight

1939 Movie
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Hi, Neighbor

1942 Movie
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Apache Uprising

1965 Movie
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The Pittsburgh Kid

1941 Movie
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Parents on Trial

1939 Movie
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Flying Blind

1941 Movie
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Torpedo Boat

1942 Movie
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The Traitor Within

1942 Movie
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The Deerslayer

1943 Movie
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Soaring Stars

1942 Movie
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Knights of the Range

1940 Movie
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Son of the Navy

1940 Movie
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Hello, Annapolis

1942 Movie
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Roar of the Press

1941 Movie
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Life Begins with Love

1937 Movie
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Wrecking Crew

1942 Movie
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Young America Flies

1940 Movie
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High Explosive

1943 Movie
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The Girl from Alaska

1942 Movie
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Oh, What a Night!

1944 Movie
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Penitentiary

1938 Movie