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Jewell Lain(1931-2015)

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A fetching, full-faced American general purpose actress whose assertive two-decade career on stage, radio, TV and films did not lead to outright stardom. Born Jewell Jean Lain on August 9, 1931, in Indianapolis, Indiana, her father, a former teacher, founded the Lain Business College which had locations in Evansville, Fort Wayne and Indianpolis, Indiana. She has two younger sisters and one younger brother. A one-time child model, she made her debut while quite young (age 8) in "Five Little Peppers and How They Grew" at the Civic Theater and also took ballet lessons.

Following high school, Jewell moved to New York and was accepted as a student at the American Academy of Dramatic Art and studied with Charles Jehlinger. She made ends meet as a Conover Agency model and at one point was promoted as "Miss Television Film" for the number of TV shorts she did for NBC and CBS. Besides finding radio work, she also appeared on stage. Jewell toured in the comedy "Time Out for Ginger" playing Steve McQueen's girlfriend and played Stella opposite Grant Williams and Iris Whitney in a production of "A Streetcar Named Desire". She also made an appearance on TV's "The Colgate Comedy Hour" that showcased Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.

In Los Angeles from 1955, the lovely blonde first appeared on stage in "Fifth Season" with Gene Raymond and Angela Greene, which later moved to San Francisco. She also worked with Marsha Hunt in the play "Rooms". She broke into films with a bit part as a cashier in Les amours d'une canaille (1956) starring George Sanders and Zsa Zsa Gabor. Along with Barbara Eden and Fay Spain, she was further promoted as a "Wampas Baby Star of 1956". She later earned a co-star role in the lowbudget Suicide Battalion (1958) opposite Mike Connors and Bing Russell and also had a featured roles as a flight attendant in Crash Landing (1958) starring Gary Merrill and Nancy Reagan while sharing love interest scenes with Roger Smith, and in Three Blondes in His Life (1961) starring Jock Mahoney and Greta Thyssen. She had an unbilled part in the film Ligne rouge 7000 (1965).

TV was also a viable medium for Jewell. She was featured on such 50s and 60s programs as "The Millionaire," "Line-Up," "The Texan," "My Sister Eileen," "Highway Patrol," "The Hathaways," "Bachelor Father," "The Rogues", "Dr. Kildare," "Ben Casey," I Dream of Jeannie," "Mannix" (reuniting with her film co-star Mike Connors), "Bewitched," and "The Bold Ones". She retired in the late 1960s and focused on her marriage to producer Berman Swarttz. They divorced a few years later but she didn't return for quite some time. Jewell recently made an effort to perform again and appeared in a couple of music videos in 2010. She is also working on her autobiography entitled "What? And Give Up Show Business!"
BornSeptember 1, 1931
DiedMarch 11, 2015(83)
BornSeptember 1, 1931
DiedMarch 11, 2015(83)
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Mannix (1967)
Mannix
7.4
TV Series
  • Jane
  • Stella
Highway Patrol (1955)
Highway Patrol
7.7
TV Series
  • Marge Singleton
Three Blondes in His Life (1961)
Three Blondes in His Life
5.2
  • Mary - Rogers' Secretary
  • 1961
Crash Landing (1958)
Crash Landing
5.5
  • Ann Thatcher
  • 1958

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  • You'll Never See Me Again (1973)
    You'll Never See Me Again
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Mrs. Hagen
    • 1973
  • The Bill Cosby Show (1969)
    The Bill Cosby Show
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Woman
    • 1971
  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969)
    The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Claire Lanier
    • 1969
  • Mannix (1967)
    Mannix
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Stella
    • Jane
    • 1967–1968
  • Barbara Eden in Jeannie de mes rêves (1965)
    Jeannie de mes rêves
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Woman Shopper #2
    • 1965
  • Andy Devine, Joyce Meadows, Martin Milner, and Jay North in Zebra in the Kitchen (1965)
    Zebra in the Kitchen
    5.3
    • Young Mother (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Le Jeune Docteur Kildare (1961)
    Le Jeune Docteur Kildare
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Nurse Ayers
    • Lilly
    • 1964–1965
  • Charles Boyer and Susanne Cramer in The Rogues (1964)
    The Rogues
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Secretary
    • 1964
  • Three Blondes in His Life (1961)
    Three Blondes in His Life
    5.2
    • Mary - Rogers' Secretary
    • 1961
  • Bachelor Father (1957)
    Bachelor Father
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Carol
    • 1960
  • The Texan (1958)
    The Texan
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Janet Wade
    • 1960
  • Highway Patrol (1955)
    Highway Patrol
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Marge Singleton
    • 1959
  • Crash Landing (1958)
    Crash Landing
    5.5
    • Ann Thatcher
    • 1958
  • Les aventuriers du Far-West (1952)
    Les aventuriers du Far-West
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Nellie Van De Grift
    • 1958
  • Suicide Battalion (1958)
    Suicide Battalion
    4.3
    • Elizabeth Ann Mason, Photographer
    • 1958

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  • Born
    • September 1, 1931
    • Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • March 11, 2015
    • Northridge, Los Angeles, California, USA(Undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Berman SwarttzSeptember 5, 1968 - 1974 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Radio: Regular cast member of "Playhouse on Broadway".
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    • 1 Interview

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  • Trivia
    Her first name Jewell came from her mother's side of the family. Her mother's maiden name is Jewell.
  • Quotes
    [March 2011 interview in "Classic Images" magazine] would just love to start working again like I used to, but it is so hard because they just don't write parts for older women.

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