Jean Heather
Jean Heather (born February 21, 1921 in Omaha , Nebraska , † October 29, 1995 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actress .
The then 23-year-old Heather made her film debut in 1944 as Lola Dietrichson alongside Barbara Stanwyck in Woman Without Conscience , directed by Billy Wilder, and thus celebrated a brilliant debut in the film business. In addition, Heather played in the same year on the side of Bing Crosby in the Oscar-winning The Road to Happiness . After that, things calmed down for the actress, not least due to a serious car accident that damaged her good looks. Before she retired from acting in the late 1940s after only eight films, she played the leading female role in the western Daring Men in the Saddle in 1947 . She was married to the engineer Arthur F. Meier from 1944 until his death in 1985, and she herself died ten years after her husband at the age of 74.
Filmography
- 1944: Woman without a conscience (Double Indemnity)
- 1944: The Road to Happiness (Going My Way)
- 1944: Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
- 1944: National Barn Dance
- 1945: Murder, He Says
- 1946: The Well-Groomed Bride
- 1947: Daring Men in the Saddle (The Last Round-Up)
- 1949: Red Stallion in the Rockies
Web links
- Jean Heather in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jean Heather in the German dubbing file
- Newspaper article about her car accident from 1947 on Google News Archive
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heather, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Omaha , Nebraska , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 29, 1995 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California , United States |