Jayne Hazard
Hazard in Strange Illusion (1945)
Born(1922-01-08)January 8, 1922
DiedDecember 12, 2006(2006-12-12) (aged 84)
OccupationActress
Years active19411951
SpouseLowell J. Thompson

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).

Early life

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Hazard was born in Tampa, Florida.

Career

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Among 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.[1]

Filmography

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  • Bedtime Story (1941)
  • The Powers Girl (1943)
  • The Lost Weekend (1945)
  • Strange Illusion (1945)
  • Black Market Babies (1945)

Personal life

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Hazard was married to Lowell J. Thompson in May 1947[1] 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.[2] She died in Palm Desert, California, in 2006, at the age of 84.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ex-Wampas Star Jayne Hazard Wed To Theater Owner". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. May 7, 1947. p. 1.
  2. ^ "Actress Given Divorce From Theater Man". Los Angeles Times. June 21, 1949. p. 24.
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Category:1922 births Category:2006 deaths Category:American actresses Category:People from Tampa, Florida