Jean Shirley Verhagen Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Jean Hagen was born on August 3, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as Jean Shirley Verhagen. She was an actress, known for Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Asphalt Jungle (1950) and Adam's Rib (1949). She was married to Tom Seidel. She died on August 29, 1977 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 29, a son Aric Phillip Seidel on August 19, 1952. Child's father was her [later ex] husband, Tom Seidel.
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Gave birth to her 1st child at age 27, a daughter Christine Patricia Seidel on August 26, 1950. Child's father was her [later ex] husband, Tom Seidel.
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Was 2 months pregnant with her son Aric when she completed filming Singin' in the Rain (1952).
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Shared an apartment with Patricia Neal in New York City whilst working on Broadway.
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Began her career on 1940s radio serials 'Light of the World' and 'Hollywood Story'. Became acquainted with writers Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur who cast her in their play 'Swan Song'. Had further notable roles on Broadway in 'Another Part of the Forest' (1946-1947) and 'The Traitor' (1949) and was consequently signed to a contract by MGM.
Profiled in "Killer Tomatoes: Fifteen Tough Film Dames" by Ray Hagen and Laura Wagner (McFarland, 2004).
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Though nominated twice for an Emmy Award as Danny Thomas' first TV wife on his popular comedy series, Make Room for Daddy (1953), Jean became disenchanted with the rather colorless wife-and-mother role and left the series after four seasons. Marjorie Lord replaced her as Danny's perky second wife.
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Jean seemed a shoo-in to win the best supporting actress Academy Award for her hilarious performance as Lina Lamont in Singin' in the Rain (1952), but was beaten out for the award by Gloria Grahame for The Bad and the Beautiful (1952).
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A prolonged illness necessitated her early retirement in the mid-60s with her entering a convalescent home for the rest of her life. A desire to act one more time happened in 1977 when she appeared briefly as a landlady in the TV-movie Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn (1977). She died shortly after of throat cancer.
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In Singin' in the Rain (1952), Debbie Reynolds character lip-synced to Jean's spoken voice for film-within-the-film, The Dancing Cavalier . Ironically, for the speaking part, it was Debbie Reynolds lip-syncing to Jean Hagen . For the singing, it was Reynolds lip-syncing to Betty Noyes in the dubbing scene, in which Noyes had earlier dubbed Hagen.
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Best remembered as Lina Lamont, the silent-film star in Singin' in the Rain (1952), who could not manage the transition to talkies. That is, not without Debbie Reynolds's help.
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