Jean Dixon (born Jean Jacques; July 14, 1893 – February 12, 1981) was an American stage and film actress.
Early years Dixon was born in Waterbury, Connecticut. She attended St. Margaret's School in Waterbury, and was also educated in France, where she studied dramatics under Sarah Bernhardt.
Career She made her Broadway stage debut in 1926, in a comedy melodrama called Wooden Kimono, and continued to perform there even after she retired from films."Jean Dixon" on the Internet Broadway Database Her style of "brittle comedy" was seen in plays like June Moon (1929) by George S. Kaufman and Ring Lardner and Once in a Lifetime (1930) by Kaufman and Moss Hart. Her final Broadway performance was in the play The Gang's All Here in 1959-60.
Dixon made her screen debut in 1929 in The Lady Lies and appeared in 11 other films, including My Man Godfrey, before her final studio film, Holiday (1938), which starred Edward Everett Horton, Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn. She continued to act on stage throughout the 1940s and 1950s and made some appearances in TV series and TV movies in the 1950s and in 1960.
Personal life In January 1936, Dixon eloped with Edward Stevenson Ely; they were married in Yuma, Arizona.
Selected filmography Year Film Role Director Notes 1929 The Lady Lies Hobart Henley 1933 The Kiss Before the Mirror James Whale 1934 Sadie McKee Clarence Brown 1935 Mister Dynamite Alan Crosland She Married Her Boss Gregory La Cava 1936 My Man Godfrey Molly Gregory La Cava To Mary With Love John Cromwell The Magnificent Brute John G. Blystone 1937 You Only Live Once Fritz Lang Swing High, Swing Low Mitchell Leisen 1938 Joy of Living Tay Garnett Holiday Susan Potter George Cukor
References
External links
Jean Dixon on the Internet Broadway Database