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look in the mirror and she must live up to what she sees there. The same is true on screen. If the character is chic and soignee and lines are either 'bright' or 'smart aleck' I do not think of myself as a person suited to reading such lines. Sophistication in an actress usually comes from many years of training. I came to the screen from the classroom and I'm learning as I go along. I like to play roles I understand. As I am a farm girl, born and raised near Canton, Ohio, I like the frank, honest approach. Innuendo, intrigue, the devious slant, are foreign to me and to the sort of character I best understand. I often think our glamorization of
Hollywood stars â the perpetual photographing us in ermine and bouffant tulle, in French bathing suits or sleek satin â throws the public off. They don't recognize us as human beings subject to the same discomforts of climate and working conditions as they are. They expect to see that goddess leading a couple of wolfhounds come striding onto the set. Because I like to get away from all that and down to the heart of things I choose such characters as Josefa, or Anne, or Louise, the girl in
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were going to be in the picture, I thought I would finally have the kind of role that suited me. They sounded like smart, sophisticated company. But when I got to Italy and read the script, I discovered I was going to be an earthy kind of girl again. The script had me nearly being killed in a runaway
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was fine for my career, but that doesn't mean I'm going to put on a tight sweater and skirt and slither around. I'm just not the type. On
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780:(1973). Afterwards, she said, "I am not pleased with the show or my performance in it. I found it rather dull." At the beginning, she had expressed enthusiasm for the project, saying: "I'm very fond of this script. It's the right age for me. I won't have to pretend I'm a glamour girl." Her co-star
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365:. On this, she commented: "It's really a break for me, because he knows where he's going and what he wants, and I naturally have great confidence in him." The film was not nearly as successful as
290:(1947), she would play an "ugly duckling", supported by "artificial freckles and horn-rimmed glasses". She eventually withdrew from the film. Peters was tested in 1946 for a farm girl role in
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claimed that Peters was "the only woman ever loved." He reportedly had his security officers follow her everywhere even when they were not in a relationship. The actor
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665:(1954), which was shot on location in late 1953 in Italy. Peters was unsatisfied with her role and said in a September 1953 interview: "When I heard
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1889:â January 23, 1953, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. p. 7
2376:Jean Peters: Biography of a forgotten leading lady
1849:, September 21, 1953, San Mateo, California. p. 13
925:. They were married until Hough's death in 1990.
2173:September 29, 1946, Greenville, Mississippi. p. 4
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1695:November 30, 1950, Long Beach, California. p. 52
1624:"Notes for Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949)"
1903:â August 9, 1953, Long Beach, California. p. 55
1818:January 10, 1952, Long Beach, California. p. 33
1798:September 30, 1952, Kingsport, Tennessee. p. 14
1505:October 14, 1948, Long Beach, California, p. 26
2295:"Jean Peters, Actress of the 50's, Dies at 73"
2262:"Jean Peters, Actress of the 50's, Dies at 73"
1712:â February 11, 1953, Syracuse, New York. p. 31
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1978:Sheilah Graham, "Jean Peters New Producer",
1930:"Goldstein Will Star Jean Peters as Siren",
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812:Peters appeared in the 1981 television film
2862:Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City
1727:October 25, 1951, Syracuse, New York. p. 59
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2877:University of Michigan alumni
2837:American television actresses
2392:Reviews of Jean Peters movies
2326:Kirby, Walter (May 3, 1953).
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1211:Three Coins in the Fountain
1061:Take Care of My Little Girl
662:Three Coins in the Fountain
446:Take Care of My Little Girl
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2260:Lyman, Rick (2000-10-21).
2228:, December 12, 1969, p. 10
2061:Spartanburg Herald-Journal
1984:, November 6, 1957, p. 10B
1900:Independent Press-Telegram
1860:"Notes for Niagara (1953)"
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1261:Catherine Wood Marshall
1142:segment "The Last Leaf"
1080:Captain Anne Providence
932:on October 13, 2000, in
2832:American film actresses
2640:Two Tickets to Broadway
2465:Hughes Aircraft Company
2382:"Jean Peters biography"
2089:McCarthy, Todd (2000).
2075:The Des Moines Register
2028:The Des Moines Register
1999:, March 30, 1959, p. 11
1723:Syracuse Herald Journal
1709:Syracuse Herald-Journal
1693:Independent Long Beach,
1488:Waterloo Daily Courier,
1013:It Happens Every Spring
942:Culver City, California
822:. She guest-starred in
434:It Happens Every Spring
412:It Happens Every Spring
293:Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
249:East Canton High School
2188:, April 13, 1976, p. 4
1613:October 25, 1948. p. 3
1501:Long Beach Independent
1180:A Blueprint for Murder
1166:Pickup on South Street
1120:Lure of the Wilderness
760:The Best of Everything
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638:A Blueprint for Murder
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570:Pickup on South Street
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559:Lure of the Wilderness
540:Pickup on South Street
527:Lure of the Wilderness
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308:as the female lead in
257:University of Michigan
225:Pickup on South Street
2608:The Tattooed Stranger
2592:Behind the Rising Sun
2225:The Milwaukee Journal
2014:The Milwaukee Journal
1918:, July 27, 1953, p. 5
1886:The Portsmouth Herald
1865:Turner Classic Movies
1779:The Salt Lake Tribune
1746:Turner Classic Movies
1679:The Salt Lake Tribune
1629:Turner Classic Movies
1134:O. Henry's Full House
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626:O. Henry's Full House
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521:O. Henry's Full House
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351:For her second film,
261:Ohio State University
212:Elizabeth Jean Peters
45:Elizabeth Jean Peters
2882:Methodists from Ohio
2773:Howard R. Hughes Sr.
2487:Trans World Airlines
2198:Weaver, Tom (2004).
1794:Kingsport Times-News
1609:St. Petersburg Times
1047:As Young as You Feel
979:Captain from Castile
934:Carlsbad, California
921:, an executive with
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628:(1952). Shooting of
502:As Young as You Feel
409:'s love interest in
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367:Captain from Castile
359:Captain from Castile
326:Captain from Castile
311:Captain from Castile
164: 1957;
135: 1954;
122:Stuart W. Cramer III
78:Carlsbad, California
2827:Actresses from Ohio
2781:Hughes Tool Company
2656:The Las Vegas Story
2536:Two Arabian Knights
2058:"For Jean Peters",
1969:, February 16, 1957
1936:, December 26, 1952
1846:The San Mateo Times
1833:Austin Daily Herald
1546:Evening Independent
1531:The Oakland Tribune
1516:Evening Independent
938:Holy Cross Cemetery
807:Christopher Plummer
735:A Man Called Peter,
653:I Wake Up Screaming
422:in the period film
35:Peters in the 1950s
2492:Hughes Helicopters
2386:Guardian Unlimited
2299:The New York Times
2266:The New York Times
2247:The Register-Guard
2117:The Progress-Index
2064:, October 16, 1976
1766:San Antonio Light,
1297:Elizabeth Willard
1256:A Man Called Peter
1075:Anne of the Indies
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