Jean Fenwick

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Jean Fenwick
Born
Sigfreda Harriet Krauth

(1907-05-30)May 30, 1907
DiedDecember 5, 1998(1998-12-05) (aged 91)
Other namesJean Morgan
OccupationActress
Years active1926–1960
RelativesMarian Marsh (sister)

Jean Fenwick (born Sigfreda Harriet Krauth;[1] May 30, 1907 — December 5, 1998) was an American actress born in Trinidad.

Early life

Fenwick was born in Trinidad in 1907, the older sister of Violet Ethelred Krauth (who became actress

Los Angeles, California, when Harriet was a teenager starting in films.[4]

Career

In 1926, Fenwick was signed as a contract player at FBO Studios, where she first used the screen name Jean Morgan before settling on Jean Fenwick.[5]

Films in which Fenwick appeared included

One Step Beyond
(1960)

Personal life

Fenwick died in

Woodland Hills, California in 1998, aged 91 years.[citation needed
]

References

  1. ^ "Open New School of Movie Acting" New York Times (July 21, 1925): 26.
  2. ^ Margalit Fox, "Marian Marsh, 93, Petite Star of ‘Svengali,’ Dies" New York Times (November 11, 2006).
  3. ^ "Vivacious Marian Marsh" Chicago Sunday Tribune (September 26, 1937): 2.
  4. Newspapers.comOpen access icon

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