Jean Porter

Jean Porter

Acting 1922-12-08 Cisco, Texas, USA

One of MGM's more vivacious secondary stars during the 40s, petite and lovely Jean Porter was born in Texas in 1922 but left the state at a young age to pursue her dream as an actress. Following some vaudeville experience, she made her uncredited film debut in 1939 (age 14) and slowly graduated to sweet-natured ingénues in light, wholesome "B" fare. Most were sentimental trifles, such as Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944) and Easy to Wed (1946), or western action with such obvious titles as Heart of the Rio Grande (1942) and Home in Wyomin' (1942). Despite her promise and talent, none of her approximately 30 films managed to set her apart and top stardom remained elusive. Jean's finest screen roles perhaps came with The Youngest Profession (1943) and Till the End of Time (1946), where she met future husband, director Edward Dmytryk. They married in 1948 and had three children: Richard, Victoria and Rebecca, the latter becoming a wildlife rescuer and rehabilitator. Not long into their marriage, Dmytryk was branded a Communist as one of the "Hollywood Ten" (he was admittedly once a member of The American Communist Party) and the next decade or so would be a dark period of time for them. Unable to work, the blacklisted director moved his family to England where he found some employment. In 1951, however, Dmytryk decided to return to the States and was jailed for six months before giving testimony and being granted a reprieve. As a result, he was allowed to return to directing. Jean's last film would be The Left Hand of God (1955) starring Humphrey Bogart and Gene Tierney, which was directed by her husband. Throughout their ordeal Jean and Edward remained a loyal couple and in later years wrote a book together called "On Screen Acting" in 1984. Happily married until his death at age 90 of heart and kidney failure in 1999, Jean continued to be a regular attendee of film-related events and a by-line contributor for "Classic Images", a popular magazine for classic film fans, in which she reminisced about Old Hollywood. She died in 2018 at the age of 95.

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1958
1955 Mary Yin
1954 Joan
1952 Jean Wilson
1951 Darlene LaVonne
1951 Sally Shannon
1951 Jan Smith
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1947 Genevieve
1947 Sharon Bailey
1947 Catherine Abbott
1947 Judy Gibson
1946 Helen Ingersoll
1946 Joanne Leeds
1945 Jeanne Quidoc
1945 Kitty
1945 Ga-Ga Bride (uncredited)
1944 Jean Allenwood
1944 Betty Lou Kenyon
1944 Katy Anderson
1943 Kela
1943 Patricia Drew
1943 Major Barabara
1942 Sally
1942 Pudge
1942 Joan
1941 Girl Going to Audition (uncredited)
1941 Passerby (uncredited)
1941 Chorine (uncredited)
1940 Shell Person - Loana's Sister
1939 Penguin Girl
1936 Girl (uncredited)
1932 Classmate