- Jean Carmen
infobox actress
birthdate=birth date|1913|4|7
birthplace=Portland, Oregon
deathdate=death date and age|1993|8|26|1913|4|7
deathplace=Charleston, South Carolina
occupation=Film actress Jean Carmen (
April 7 ,1913 —August 26 ,1993 ), was an American film, stage, and radio actress of the 1930s. She also went by the stage name Julia Thayer.Born in
Portland, Oregon onApril 7 ,1913 , Carmen was selected as one of theWAMPAS Baby Stars in 1934, the last year they were named. [cite web
last = Wollstein
first = Hans J.
title = WAMPAS Baby Stars
url = http://www.b-westerns.com/ladies88.htm
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accessdate = 2008-05-27] She had a supporting role as The Rider in the 1937Republic Pictures western serial "The Painted Stallion ". She also worked in radio and on Broadway, in "Stage Door" and the original 1939 production of "The Man Who Came to Dinner " (as a replacement for the role of June Stanley [cite web |url=http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=111095 |title=Jean Carmen |publisher=Internet Broadway Database |accessdate=2008-05-27] ). Modern audiences will also remember Carmen as one of three gold diggers in the 1938Three Stooges comedy "Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb ".She should not be confused with another actress with a similar name,
Jeanne Carmen , who was active in the 1950s and 1960s.Carmen died on August 26, 1993 in
Charleston, South Carolina .References
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