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Jewell Lain Profile
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| 9 August c. 28 | is born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to William M. Lain and Thelma Jewell; she’s the eldest of four children |
| 30 | is raised in Anderson / Madison, Indiana |
| ? | begins modeling at age 4 in a bridal fashion show |
| ? | studies ballet for seven years |
| 48 | attends Shortridge High School, Indianapolis |
| ? | enlists with the Harry Conover modeling agency in New York |
| ? | auditions for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and is accepted |
| ? | is on the New York stage opposite Steve McQueen and Grant Williams |
| August 53 | a regular on the CBS radio show “Playhouse on Broadway" |
| ? | falls in love with Charles Martin, director of radio’s “Phillip Morris Playhouse” |
| 14 January 55 | scheduled for a part in the upcoming “Judge Roy Bean” TV series, she arrives in Hollywood. The part ends up going to Jackie Loughery. |
| 15 January 55 | is among the celebrities gracing the March of Dimes parade in Lakewood, California; the others are Margaret Whiting, Marie Windsor, Jeri Southern, Harry Koplan, Cathy Downs and Jan Merlin. |
| June 55 | is on the Los Angeles stage as the oldest daughter in Time Out for Ginger |
| is the other woman in The Fifth Season at the Alcatraz. Her co-stars are Angela Greene, Gene Raymond, and Joseph Buloff. |
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| ? | dates Robert Vaughn for a magazine spread |
| End October 55 | she and 14 other actresses are chosen as "WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1956" by a group of veteran actors and actresses, including Ginger Rogers. The other Baby Stars are Fay Spain, 21, Phoenix, Arizona; Barbara Huffman, 21, Tucson, Arizona; Violet Rensing, 24, Berlin, Germany; Dawn Richard, 18, Los Angles, California; Donna Cook, 18, Los Angeles, California; Norma Nillson, 18, Los Angeles, California; Phyllis Applegate, 22, Los Angeles, California; Del-Fin Thursday, 20, Honolulu, Hawaii; Jolene Brand, 21, Baldwin Park, California; Roxanne Arlen, 21, Detroit, Michigan; Lita Milan, 21, Brooklyn, New York; Ina Poindexter, 23, Covington, Tennessee; Doreen Stevens, 21, Atlantic City, New Jersey; and Barbara Marks, 22, San Diego, California. |
| November 55 | columnist Walter Winchell reports that "Arthur Loew, Jr., thinks Jewell Lain is a gem..." |
| breaks up with Martin and starts to date Cary Grant for a year and a half |
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| c. 56 | Charles Martin casts her in a small part in his Death of a Scoundrel |
| ? | the second lead in Suicide Battalion, Bing Russell, wants to marry her even though he’s already married with four kids |
| July 60 | slaps a $10,000 damage suit against a famous beauty salon. She had foot surgery, the result of a May 31 accident when she walked into a pane of glass that was propped against a partition in the beauty parlor. |
| May 62 | accepts a $4,500 settlement of her suit for damages from the Elizabeth Arden Beauty Studio in Beverly Hills. She sued after cutting her ankle on a piece of glass. |
| January 67 | along with Hazel Court, Inge Jaklyn, Amanda Blake, and Anita Aquino, is one of many show business personalities portrayed by Hollywood artist Glenn Yost |
| ? | on a blind date as a favor to her friend Roy Lawswon, she meets Berman Swarrtz. Swarrtz is a lawyer who was married to Ruth Selznick, daughter of Howard Selznick, who had been in and out of mental institutions. |
| 5 September 68 | marries producer Burman a.k.a. Berman Swarttz in Los Angeles. He's 53; she's 38. Swarttz hit the news in May 1954 when suing National Pictures Corporation and its president, Edward L. Alperson, for $2 million alleging breach of contract in filming the stage show New Face. |
| February 70 | promotes a folding wall table |
| Late March 71 | films the pilot for "Those Games People Play" opposite Los Angeles Rams receiver Jack Snow in Hollywood. Her husband Swarttz produces. |
| 9 June 71 | is convicted of speeding in Beverly Hills and fined $24. She’s found guilty of driving 55 miles per hour in a 35-mile-per-hour zone at Crescent Heights Boulevard and Fountain Avenue in Hollywood on March 10. Her defense attorney is her husband Berman Swarttz. The press thinks “her 36-22-36 measurements almost got her into more troubles.” |
| September 71 / April 74 | divorces Swarttz in Los Angeles. He will marry Marcella Fromberg in July 1975. |
| ? | meets Charles Martin again. He suffers from diabetes and will have eventually his legs amputated. Martin will die in 1983. |
| ? | as Jewell J. Swarttz, she resides in North Hills, California |
| 11 March 15 | as Jewell Jean Swarttz, she dies at age 84 in Northridge, Los Angeles |
| Sources: Giseld Dervishi, "Jewell Lain - A Working Actress" by Mike Barnum, Council Bluffs Nonpareil, The Vidette-Messenger, Valley News, Oakland Tribune, The Sheboygan Press, Wisconsin State Journal, Long Beach Independent-Press-Telegram, Pasadena Star-News, The Modesto Bee, Tri-City Herald, pro.Corbis.com, www.Ancestry.com | |
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