Elizabeth Jean Peters (October 15, 1926 – October 13, 2000) was an American actress. October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...

Jean Peters in Niagara (1953)

After competing in a beauty contest in 1946, the Canton, Ohio native went to Hollywood to pursue an acting career. Her first film, 1947's Captain from Castile with Tyrone Power was a hit, and Leonard Maltin writes that afterwards Peters spent the new decade playing "sexy spitfires, often in period dramas and Westerns." [1] Image File history File links Jean Peters in Niagara File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Jean Peters in Niagara File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Niagara (1953) 1953 Technicolor film noir motion picture directed by Henry Hathaway. ... Mrs. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Canton is a city located in Stark County, Ohio. ... ... Tyrone Power in 1946 Tyrone Edmund Power, Jr. ... Leonard Maltin (born December 18, 1950 in New York City) is a well-known and influential American film critic. ... Western can refer to: A Western blot is a method in molecular biology to detect a certain protein in a sample by using antibody specific to that protein. ...

Director Samuel Fuller chose Peters over Marilyn Monroe for the part of Candy in 1953's Pickup on South Street. He thought Peters had the right blend of sex appeal and the tough-talking, streetwise characteristics he was seeking, and that Monroe was too innocent looking for the role. Peters and Monroe starred together in another 1953 film noir, Niagara. Samuel Fuller Samuel Fuller (August 12, 1911 - October 30, 1997) was an American film director. ... Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe born Norma Jeane Mortensen (June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American actress of the 20th century. ... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Stub ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... This still from The Big Combo (1955) demonstrates the visual style of film noir at its most extreme. ... Niagara (1953) 1953 Technicolor film noir motion picture directed by Henry Hathaway. ...

In 1957, Peters married Howard Hughes, shortly before he faded from public view and became an eccentric recluse. She retired from acting during the marriage. In 1971, Peters and Hughes divorced. She agreed to a lifetime alimony payment of US$70,000 annually, adjusted for inflation, and she waived all claims to Hughes' estate. 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

The usually-paranoid Hughes surprised his aides when he did not insist on a confidentiality agreement from Peters as a condition of divorce; aides reported Peters was one of the few people Hughes never disparaged. Peters refused to discuss her life with Hughes, and declined several lucrative offers to do so. She would state only that she had not seen Hughes for several years before their divorce. A gag order is an order, sometimes a legal order by a court or government, other times a private order by an employer or other institution, restricting information or comment from being made public. ...

Peters remarried after divorcing Hughes, and returned to acting with a few roles on television.

She died of leukemia in 2000 in Carlsbad, California, two days before her 74th birthday. Leukemia (leukaemia in Commonwealth English) is a group of blood diseases characterized by malignancies (cancer) of the blood-forming tissues. ... Location of Carlsbad within San Diego County, California. ...

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External links

Jean Peters at the Internet Movie Database. The Internet Movie Database (IMDb), owned by Amazon. ...