Jean Dixon

Jean Dixon

Born: July 14, 1893
Died: February 12, 1981
in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
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).

Movies for Jean Dixon...

Title: Play of the Week
Character: Monica
Released: October 12, 1959
Type: TV
This syndicated anthology series staged a different play every week covering all genres, dramas, comedies, musicals, fantasies, mysteries, et al, utilizing some of the best talent appearing on Broadway.
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Holiday
Title: Holiday
Character: Susan Potter
Released: May 26, 1938
Type: Movie
Johnny Case, a freethinking financier, has finally found the girl of his dreams — Julia Seton, the spoiled daughter of a socially prominent millionaire — and she's agreed to marry him. But when Johnny plans a holiday for the two to enjoy life while they are still young, his fiancée has other plans & that is for Johnny to work in her father's bank!
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Joy of Living
Title: Joy of Living
Character: Harrison
Released: May 6, 1938
Type: Movie
Falling in love with the voice of Broadway chanteuse Margaret Garret, cocksure young tycoon Daniel Brewster decides to rescue the star from her hectic lifestyle of frenzied fans and mooching relatives. When Margaret has her ardent suitor arrested, the judge appoints her as Daniel's probation officer, forcing the duo to spend time together. As Daniel teaches Margaret to let her hair down and enjoy life, she begins to fall for her fun-loving admirer.
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Swing High, Swing Low
Title: Swing High, Swing Low
Character: Ella
Released: March 12, 1937
Type: Movie
In Panama, Maggie King meets soldier Skid Johnson on his last day in the army and reluctantly agrees to a date to celebrate. The two become involved in a nightclub brawl which causes Maggie to miss her ship back to the States. Now stranded, she's forced to move in with Skid and his pal Harry. She soon falls in love with Skid. Skid gets a job playing the trumpet at a local club and becomes a big success. Fame and fortune go to his head which eventually destroys his relationship with Maggie and his career.
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You Only Live Once
Title: You Only Live Once
Character: Bonnie Graham
Released: January 23, 1937
Type: Movie
Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is forced to flee with his wife Joan Graham and baby. While escaping prison after being sentenced to death, Taylor becomes a real murderer, condemning himself and Joan to a life of crime and death on the road.
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The Magnificent Brute
Title: The Magnificent Brute
Character: Blossom Finney
Released: October 11, 1936
Type: Movie
A love triangle forms the basis of this drama. It all begins in a steel mill when a steel worker ignores the besotted gazes of his landlady at the boarding house and falls in love with a gold-digger. His best friend also finds himself smitten by the seductive young woman. But when the one of the workers fritters away a collection that had been taken up for the wife of a deceased co-worker on a foolish bet, he and the vamp take off until the good-hearted landlady intervenes and convinces them to stay and take their lumps.
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My Man Godfrey
Title: My Man Godfrey
Character: Molly
Released: September 2, 1936
Type: Movie
Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a servant for her riotously unhinged family, to the chagrin of her spoiled sister, Cornelia, who tries her best to get Godfrey fired. As Irene falls for her new butler, Godfrey turns the tables and teaches the frivolous Bullocks a lesson or two.
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To Mary - with Love
Title: To Mary - with Love
Character: Irene
Released: August 1, 1936
Type: Movie
Mary stands by Jack after the Depression of 1929 but considers divorce when he again becomes successful by 1935. Bill, who loves Mary, works at keeping them together.
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She Married Her Boss
Title: She Married Her Boss
Character: Martha Pryor
Released: September 19, 1935
Type: Movie
A super-efficient secretary at a department store falls for and marries her boss, but finds out that taking care of him at home (and especially his spoiled-brat daughter) is a lot different than taking care of him at work.
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Mister Dynamite
Title: Mister Dynamite
Character: Lynn Marlo
Released: April 22, 1935
Type: Movie
A gambler hires a detective to investigate when a murder is committed in his casino.
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I'll Love You Always
Title: I'll Love You Always
Character: Mae Waters
Released: March 19, 1935
Type: Movie
Nora Clegg, an actress, marries Carl Brent, an unemployed young engineer, whose estimation of his worth and ability keeps him from getting a job. He finally acquires a position that will require him to go to Russia for a period of time, while Nora goes back to the stage during his absence. But he loses out on the job at the last minute, and rather than tell Nora he has failed again, he steals a roll of money from his prospective employer to buy some things for Nora and go out and have a good time before, she things, his departure. His departure is to jail rather than Russia and he hides the truth from Nora by having an acquaintance mail his letters from Russia. He then finds out that Nora is pregnant.
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Sadie McKee
Title: Sadie McKee
Character: Opal
Released: May 9, 1934
Type: Movie
A maid has romances with a two-timer, a boozing millionaire and the master of the house.
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The Kiss Before the Mirror
Title: The Kiss Before the Mirror
Character: Hilda Frey
Released: May 4, 1933
Type: Movie
When a famous doctor kills his adulterous wife, he is defended by his best friend, an attorney who suspects that his own wife is having an affair.
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The Lady Lies
Title: The Lady Lies
Character: Ann Gardner
Released: September 21, 1929
Type: Movie
Much to the disapproval of his snooty children, a wealthy widowed attorney takes up with a beautiful but "lower-class" woman.