Jean Heather
Jean Heather | |
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| Born | Jean Hetherington February 21, 1921 |
| Died | October 29, 1995 (aged 74) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1944–1949 |
| Spouse |
Arthur F. Meier
(m. 1944; died 1985) |
Jean Heather (February 21, 1921 – October 29, 1995) was an American actress who appeared in eight feature films during the 1940s.
She acted in two Oscar-nominated movies in 1944: the crime drama Double Indemnity, in which she played Lola Dietrichson, a young woman convinced that her stepmother Phyllis (Barbara Stanwyck) is responsible for the murder of Lola's father, and Going My Way, where she played a runaway teenager assisted by Father O'Malley (Bing Crosby).
Heather's acting career was cut short by an automobile accident in December, 1947, in which she was thrown from her car onto the pavement and suffered severe facial lacerations.[1]
Heather attended Oregon State University, 1940-41. She transferred to the University of Washington in 1942. She was an initiate of the Alpha Theta chapter of Alpha Delta Pi at the University of Washington.[2] She was named "Canteen Dream Girl of the Northwest," by Marine, Navy, Army and Coast Guard camps in Washington state.[3]
She married fellow actor Arthur F. Meier (stage name John Stockton) on 5 July 1944 in Glendale, California. He died in 1985 from pulmonary disease.[4] Heather died ten years later. Both were cremated and their ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1942 | Holiday Inn | 4th of July Dancer | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Going My Way | Carol James | |
| 1944 | Double Indemnity | Lola Dietrichson | |
| 1944 | Our Hearts Were Young and Gay | Frances Smithers | |
| 1944 | The National Barn Dance | Betty | |
| 1945 | Murder, He Says | Elany Fleagle | |
| 1945 | Duffy's Tavern | Jean Heather | |
| 1946 | The Well-Groomed Bride | Wickley | |
| 1947 | The Last Round-up | Carol Taylor | |
| 1949 | Red Stallion in the Rockies | Cynthia "Cindy" Smith | (final film role) |
References
- ^ "Jean Heather Hurt as Car Overturns". The Evening Independent. December 19, 1947. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
- ^ The Adelphean of Alpha Delta Pi September 1945, p. 19.
- ^ "Jean Heather". Find-a-Grave. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
- ^ "Arthur F. Meier". West Point Association of Graduates. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
External links
- Jean Heather at IMDb
- Jean Heather at the TCM Movie Database
- Jean Heather at AllMovie
- Jean Heather at Find a Grave
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