Jean Parker

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jean Parker (born Lois Mae Green; August 11, 1915 – November 30, 2005) was an American film and stage actress. She landed her first screen test while still in high school. She acted opposite such well-known actors as Katharine Hepburn, Robert Donat, Edward G. Robinson, Randolph Scott, and Laurel and Hardy. She was married four times and had one son, Robert Lowery Hanks. Parker appeared in 70 movies from 1932 through 1966. In 1932, she posed as a flower girl and living poster in a float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, where she was seen by Ida Koverman, secretary to MGM mogul Louis B. Mayer. The following day the studio called her on the phone and invited her for a screen test. Parker's film debut came in Divorce in the Family (1932). She had a successful career at MGM, RKO and Columbia including roles in such films as Little Women, Lady for a Day, Gabriel Over the White House, Limehouse Blues, The Ghost Goes West, and Rasputin and the Empress. In 1939, she starred opposite Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in RKO's The Flying Deuces. Parker remained active in film throughout the 1940s, playing opposite Lon Chaney in Dead Man's Eyes, and a variety of other films. During World War II, she toured many of the veteran hospitals throughout the U.S. and performed on radio. In the 1950s, Parker co-starred opposite Edward G. Robinson in Black Tuesday; had a small but effective role in The Gunfighter, and appeared in A Lawless Street (1955). Her last film appearance was Apache Uprising (1966). Parker also appeared on Broadway. In 1949, she replaced Judy Holliday in Born Yesterday on Broadway and enjoyed a successful run in this classic. She appeared on Broadway opposite Bert Lahr in the play Burlesque. She did summer stock in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, toured in the play Candlelight and Loco, and performed on stage in other professional productions. In 1954, Parker played the role of "Cattle Kate Watson of Wyoming" in an episode of the syndicated television series Stories of the Century, the first western program to win an Emmy Award. The series starred and was narrated by Jim Davis. Later in her career and life, Parker continued a successful stint on the West Coast theatre circuit and worked as an acting coach. At age 83, Parker moved into the Motion Picture and Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, where she died of a stroke on November 30, 2005, at the age of 90. She was survived by her son, Robert, and granddaughters Katie and Nora Hanks. She was buried at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills.

Known For	Acting
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Birthday	1915-08-11
Place of Birth	Deer Lodge, Montana, USA
Also Known As	Джин Паркер, Lois Mae Green, Lois May Green ,

The Flying Deuces

Beyond Tomorrow

One Body Too Many

Tomorrow We Live

Black Tuesday

Bluebeard

A Lawless Street

Lady for a Day

Dead Man's Eyes

The Gunfighter

Little Women

Lady in the Death House

The Texas Rangers

Minesweeper

Detective Kitty O'Day

The Secret of Madame Blanche

The Navy Way

No Hands on the Clock

Operator 13

Sequoia

Zenobia

Divorce In The Family

The Ghost Goes West

Adventures of Kitty O'Day

Those Redheads from Seattle

Limehouse Blues

Made on Broadway

You Can't Buy Everything

A Wicked Woman

The Parson and the Outlaw

Toughest Man in Arizona

Lazy River

She Married a Cop

The Arkansas Traveler

Murder in the Fleet

Rolling Home

Have a Heart

Two Alone

I Live on Danger

Storm at Daybreak

Romance of the Limberlost

Cargo of Love

Princess O'Hara

Rasputin and the Empress

Gabriel Over the White House

The Barrier

Alaska Highway

Power Dive

Caravan

What Price Innocence?

Flight at Midnight

Hi, Neighbor

Apache Uprising

The Farmer in the Dell

The Pittsburgh Kid

Parents on Trial

Flying Blind

Torpedo Boat

The Traitor Within

The Deerslayer

Soaring Stars

Romance of the Redwoods

Knights of the Range

Son of the Navy

Hello, Annapolis

Roar of the Press

Life Begins with Love

Wrecking Crew

Young America Flies

High Explosive

The Girl from Alaska

Oh, What a Night!

Penitentiary

The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence