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Jean Dixon(1893-1981)

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Jean Dixon in My Man Godfrey (1936)
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Connecticut-born Jean Dixon had an auspicious theatre debut: on a Parisian stage with Sarah Bernhardt while still a student at a French university. Upon her return to the U.S. in 1921, she made her Broadway debut, and thereafter appeared in many stage productions, on Broadway and across the country, before Hollywood called her in 1929. She most often appeared as the streetwise, smart-mouthed friend of the leading lady. Her most famous appearance would probably be as Molly in the classic screwball comedy My Man Godfrey (1936).
BornJuly 14, 1893
DiedFebruary 12, 1981(87)
BornJuly 14, 1893
DiedFebruary 12, 1981(87)
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Known for

Carole Lombard and William Powell in My Man Godfrey (1936)
My Man Godfrey
7.9
  • Molly
  • 1936
Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn in Holiday (1938)
Holiday
7.7
  • Susan Potter
  • 1938
Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray in Swing High, Swing Low (1937)
Swing High, Swing Low
6.1
  • Ella
  • 1937
Lucille Ball, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Irene Dunne, Alice Brady, and Guy Kibbee in Joy of Living (1938)
Joy of Living
6.3
  • Harrison
  • 1938

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Actress



  • Walter Matthau in Play of the Week (1959)
    Play of the Week
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Monica
    • 1960
  • The Valley of Decision
    TV Movie
    • Clarissa Scott
    • 1960
  • Kraft Theatre (1947)
    The United States Steel Hour
    7.8
    TV Series
    • 1954
  • Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn in Holiday (1938)
    Holiday
    7.7
    • Susan Potter
    • 1938
  • Lucille Ball, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Irene Dunne, Alice Brady, and Guy Kibbee in Joy of Living (1938)
    Joy of Living
    6.3
    • Harrison
    • 1938
  • Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray in Swing High, Swing Low (1937)
    Swing High, Swing Low
    6.1
    • Ella
    • 1937
  • Henry Fonda and Sylvia Sidney in You Only Live Once (1937)
    You Only Live Once
    7.2
    • Bonnie Graham
    • 1937
  • Binnie Barnes, Jean Dixon, and Victor McLaglen in The Magnificent Brute (1936)
    The Magnificent Brute
    5.8
    • Blossom Finney
    • 1936
  • Carole Lombard and William Powell in My Man Godfrey (1936)
    My Man Godfrey
    7.9
    • Molly
    • 1936
  • Myrna Loy and Warner Baxter in To Mary - with Love (1936)
    To Mary - with Love
    6.4
    • Irene
    • 1936
  • Claudette Colbert and Melvyn Douglas in She Married Her Boss (1935)
    She Married Her Boss
    6.5
    • Martha Pryor
    • 1935
  • Jean Dixon and Edmund Lowe in Mister Dynamite (1935)
    Mister Dynamite
    5.8
    • Lynn Marlo
    • 1935
  • Nancy Carroll and George Murphy in I'll Love You Always (1935)
    I'll Love You Always
    7.0
    • Mae Waters
    • 1935
  • Joan Crawford in Sadie McKee (1934)
    Sadie McKee
    6.8
    • Opal
    • 1934
  • Nancy Carroll in The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
    The Kiss Before the Mirror
    6.5
    • Hilda Frey
    • 1933

Additional Crew



  • William Holden, Veronica Lake, Ray Milland, and Brian Donlevy in I Wanted Wings (1941)
    I Wanted Wings
    6.2
    • stand-in (uncredited)
    • 1941

Soundtrack



  • Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn in Holiday (1938)
    Holiday
    7.7
    • performer: "Gwine to Rune All Night (De Camptown Races)" (1850) (Uncredited)
    • 1938

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My Man Godfrey

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  • Born
    • July 14, 1893
    • Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    • February 12, 1981
    • New York City, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Edward Stevenson ElyJanuary 3, 1936 - September 29, 1980 (his death)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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    • 2 Articles

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