Jayne Hazard (January 8, 1922 – December 12, 2006) was an American film actress. She appeared in over 32 films between 1941 and 1951, including Black Market Babies (1945) and Strange Illusion (1945).
Jayne Hazard | |
|---|---|
 Hazard in Strange Illusion (1945) | |
| Born | January 8, 1922 Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 2006 (aged 84) Palm Desert, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1941–1951 |
| Spouse |
Lowell Jasper Thompson
(m. 1947; div. 1949) |
Early life
editHazard was born in Tampa, Florida.[1] She daughter of Judge and Mrs. Julian Hazard, well known in Tampa, where her father was a judge of criminal count of records.[1]
Career
editAmong Hazard's early minor film roles include Bedtime Story (1941), The Powers Girl (1943) and The Lost Weekend (1945). Her first major role came in the 1945 crime film Strange Illusion.[2]
Filmography
edit- Bedtime Story (1941)
- The Powers Girl (1943)
- The Lost Weekend (1945)
- Strange Illusion (1945)
- Black Market Babies (1945)
Personal life
editHazard was married to theater owner Lowell Jasper Thompson in May 1947[2] until June 1949, when she was granted a divorce following a serious injury to her father from an aircraft owned by Thompson. Thompson, a theater owner, was said to have shown "no concern or remorse" and also failed to visit Hazard in hospital when she later became ill.[3] She died in Palm Desert, California, in 2006, at the age of 84.
References
edit- ^ a b "Former Tampa Girl Among Baby Stars of 1940". The Tampa Tribune. October 20, 1940. p. 11.
- ^ a b "Ex-Wampas Star Jayne Hazard Wed To Theater Owner". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. May 7, 1947. p. 1.
- ^ "Actress Given Divorce From Theater Man". Los Angeles Times. June 21, 1949. p. 24.
External links
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- Jayne Hazard at IMDb