Jean Hagen | |
|---|---|
 Hagen in 1955 | |
| Born | Jean Shirley Verhagen August 3, 1923 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 29, 1977 (aged 54) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1945–1977 |
| Spouse |
Tom Seidel
(m. 1947; div. 1965) |
| Children | 2 |
Jean Hagen (born Jean Shirley Verhagen;[a] August 3, 1923 – August 29, 1977) was an American actress best known for her role as Doll Conovan in The Asphalt Jungle (1950) and as Lina Lamont in Singin' in the Rain (1952), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Hagen was also nominated three times for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Margaret Williams on the first three seasons (1953–56) of the television series The Danny Thomas Show (when titled as Make Room for Daddy).[2]
- ^ Hess, Earl J.; Dabholkar, Pratibha A. (2009). Singin' in the Rain: The Making of an American Masterpiece. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-7006-1656-5.
- ^ Obituary Variety, September 7, 1977, p. 111.
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