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Jean Wallace
Born	Jean Walasek October 12, 1923(1923-10-12) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	February 14, 1990 (aged 66) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years active	1941 – 1970
Spouse(s)	Franchot Tone (m. 1941–1948) James Randall (m. 1950–1950) Cornel Wilde (m. 1951–1981)

Jean Wallace (October 12, 1923 – February 14, 1990) was an American television and film actress.

Biography

Born Jean Walasek in Chicago to John T. Walasek and Mary A. Walasek (nee Sharkey), Wallace began her career as a model then got her first small movie role at the age of seventeen. She was married two times; once to her Jigsaw co-star Franchot Tone from 1941 to 1948 and once to actor Cornel Wilde (her co-star in The Big Combo and Lancelot and Guinevere) from 1951 to 1981. She had two sons with Tone and one with Wilde. She attempted suicide in 1946 with sleeping pills, and in 1949 with a self inflicted knife wound.

Wallace died of a gastrointestinal hemorrhage on February 14, 1990. She is buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1941	Ziegfeld Girl	Ziegfeld girl	Uncredited
	Glamour Boy	Girl	Uncredited
	Louisiana Purchase	Louisiana Belle
1943	Salute for Three	Hostess offering Buzz apple from basket
1944	You Can't Ration Love	Madge
1946	It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog	Bess Williams
1947	Blaze of Noon	Poppy
1948	When My Baby Smiles at Me	Sylvia Marco	Uncredited
1949	Jigsaw	Barbara Whitfield	Alternative title: Gun Moll
1949	The Man on the Eiffel Tower	Edna Wallace
1950	The Good Humor Man	Bonnie Conroy
1951	Native Son	Mary Dalton	Alternative title: Sangre negra
1954	Star of India	Katrina	Alternative title: Stella dell'India
1955	The Big Combo	Susan Lowell
1955	Storm Fear	Elizabeth
1957	The Devil's Hairpin	Kelly James
1958	Maracaibo	Laura Kingsley
1963	Lancelot and Guinevere	Guinevere	Alternative title: Sword of Lancelot
1967	Beach Red	Julie MacDonald
1970	No Blade of Grass	Ann Custance
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1952	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars		1 episode
1955	General Electric Theater	Leslie Mason	1 episode

External links

Jean Wallace at the Internet Movie Database
Jean Wallace at Find a Grave

Persondata
NAME	Wallace, Jean
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Walasek, Jean
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actress
DATE OF BIRTH	October 12, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH	February 14, 1990
PLACE OF DEATH	Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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