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Elizabeth Jean Peters (October 15, 1926 – October 13, 2000) was an American film actress. She was known as a star of 20th Century Fox in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and as the second wife of Howard Hughes .
Catherine Marshall wrote a biography of her husband, A Man Called Peter (1951), which was a popular success. It was adapted as a a film of the same title, released in 1955, which was nominated for the Oscar for Best Cinematography. Directed by Henry Koster, it featured Richard Todd as Peter Marshall, and Jean Peters as Catherine
Steinbeck's screenplay has been published as a book along with a narrative of Zapata's life that Steinbeck also wrote. [ 5 ] Barbara Leaming writes in her biography of Marilyn Monroe that Monroe tried to obtain a part in the film, but failed, presumably because of Darryl F. Zanuck 's lack of faith in her ability, both as an actress and as a box ...
Showalter as Ray Cutler alongside Jean Peters, who plays his on-screen wife, Polly, in Niagara (1953) In the late 1940s, Showalter was signed to 20th Century Fox as a featured contract player. His name was changed by Fox's founder, Darryl F. Zanuck , to the more "bankable" Casey Adams.
Pickup on South Street is a 1953 American spy film noir written and directed by Samuel Fuller, and starring Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, and Thelma Ritter. [5] Widmark plays a pickpocket who unwittingly steals a covert microfilm sought by foreign agents.
Without personal finance skills, families risk losing the hard-earned wealth accumulated by their ancestors. Some estimates say 70% of wealthy families will lose their wealth by the second generation.
Leading lady Jean Peters was cast in June 1949. For her night club scene, she had to wear a dress that rendered her unable to sit down. [4] To prepare for the singing and dancing scene, Peters took a few lessons with Betty Grable's dance instructor. [5] Shooting took place in the summer of 1949, under the working title Turned Up Toes. [2]
Jean Peters Baker said Thursday she will not seek another term as Jackson County’s prosecutor. Baker announced her decision at a news conference at the Mid-America Carpenters’ Regional Council ...