Jan Lowell (née Englund; August 23, 1927 – January 16, 2018) was an American screenwriter and actress known for her work on exploitation films from the 1950s through the 1970s. She often worked alongside her husband, writer-actor Mark Lowell.
Jan Englund | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 23, 1927 Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 16, 2018 (aged 90) Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, screenwriter |
| Spouse | Mark Lowell |
After marrying her husband, she began working as an actress for stage and screen.[1] Her first acting roles came in a series of Hugo Haas films in the mid-1950s. Soon, they were writing film scripts for B-movies like High School Hellcats and His and Hers. The pair also spent a significant amount of time living in Rome,[2] where they worked on spaghetti Westerns like A Fistful of Dollars.[3][4]
Selected filmography edit
As an actress:
- The "Human" Factor (1975)
- Paradise Alley (1962)
- Suicide Battalion (1958)
- Reform School Girl (1957)
- Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)
- Lizzie (1957)
- Hit and Run (1957)
- Emergency Hospital (1956)
- Hold Back Tomorrow (1955)
- The Other Woman (1954)
- Bait (1954)
As a writer:
- A Candidate for Killing (1969)
- A Quiet Business (1964)
- A Fistful of Dollars (1964) (uncredited)
- His and Hers (1961)
- Diary of a High School Bride (1959)
- High School Hellcats (1958)
References edit
- ^ "15 Feb 1957, 19 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ Humphreys, Justin (2014). Interviews Too Shocking to Print!. BearManor Media.
- ^ "Jan Lowell's Improvised Life: From Hugo Haas to Spaghetti Westerns". Classic Images. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ Hughes, Howard (2006-03-31). Once Upon A Time in the Italian West: The Filmgoers' Guide to Spaghetti Westerns. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 9780857730459.
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