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American actress (1926–2000)

Film & TV

Canton, Ohio, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jean Peters (October 15, 1926 – October 13, 2000) was an American actress, known as a star of 20th Century Fox in the late 1940s and early 1950s and as the second (or possibly third) wife of Howard Hughes. Although possibly best remembered for her siren role in Pickup on South Street (1953), Peters was known for her resistance to be turned into a sex symbol,…

Known for

  • The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller — Candy (archive footage)2002
  • Murder, She Wrote — Siobhan O'Dea1984
  • Peter and Paul — Priscilla1981
  • Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers — Beatrice Heyward1976
  • A Man Called Peter — Catherine Wood Marshall1955
  • Three Coins in the Fountain — Anita Hutchins1954
  • Broken Lance — Barbara1954
  • Apache — Nalinle1954
  • A Blueprint for Murder — Lynn Cameron1953
  • Pickup on South Street — Candy1953

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Key facts

Born
Elizabeth Jean Peters , ( 1926-10-15 ) October 15, 1926, East Canton, Ohio , U.S.
Died
October 13, 2000 (2000-10-13) (aged 73), Carlsbad, California , U.S.
Resting place
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1947–1988
Spouses
Stuart W. Cramer III ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1954 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1955 ) ​ Howard Hughes ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1957 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1971 ) ​ Stan Hough ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1971 ; died 1990 ) ​

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Peters
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Canton
Place of death
Carlsbad
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
English language
Image
Jean Peters - 1951.jpg
Residence
Canton
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cause of death
leukemia
date of birth
1926-10-15
date of death
2000-10-13
Commons category
Jean Peters
place of burial
Holy Cross Cemetery
manner of death
natural causes
Commons gallery
Jean Peters
start of work period
1947-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

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 '50s, and as the second wife of Howard Hughes. Although possibly best remembered for her siren role in Pickup on South Street (1953), Peters was known for her resistance to being turned into a sex symbol. She preferred to play unglamorous, down-to-earth women.

Late in her career, and after her retirement, Peters occasionally played roles in TV productions, appearing in four from 1973 to 1988.

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