Jean Fenwick (born Sigfreda Harriet Krauth; May 30, 1907 — December 5, 1998) was an American actress born in Trinidad.
Early life Fenwick was born in Trinidad in 1907, the older sister of Violet Ethelred Krauth (who became actress Marian Marsh)Dan Thomas, "Actress Sacrifices Her Own Career to Make Film Star of Baby Sister" Ogden Standard-Examiner (March 29, 1931): 26. via Newspapers.com and Anthony Edward Krauth (who also acted, under the name "Tony Marsh"). Their parents, Leo Krauth and Harriet Morgan Krauth, ran a chocolate factory. During World War I the Krauths moved to Boston, Massachusetts. In 1925, Harriet was one of the first 18 students chosen to open the Paramount Pictures School in New York City, along with Thelma Todd."Open New School of Movie Acting" New York Times (July 21, 1925): 26. The family moved again, to Los Angeles, California, when Harriet was a teenager starting in films.Margalit Fox, "Marian Marsh, 93, Petite Star of ‘Svengali,’ Dies" New York Times (November 11, 2006).
Career In 1926, Fenwick was signed as a contract player at FBO Studios, where she first used the screen name Jean Morgan before settling on Jean Fenwick."Vivacious Marian Marsh" Chicago Sunday Tribune (September 26, 1937): 2.
Films in which Fenwick appeared included Cross Country Cruise (1933, with Lew Ayres),"Star's Sister Signed" Brooklyn Daily Eagle (October 26, 1933): 8. via Newspapers.com Mary of Scotland (1936, directed by John Ford and starring Katharine Hepburn),Bill Levy, John Ford: A Bio-Bibliography (Greenwood Publishing 1998): 129. Conquest (1937, with Greta Garbo), Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1939), Divorce (1945), and Street Corner (1948). Later in her career, she appeared in television productions, including episodes of Gunsmoke (1957), and One Step Beyond (1960)
Personal life Fenwick died in Woodland Hills, California in 1998, aged 91 years.
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External links
Jean Fenwick's listing on BFI