Peters, Jean (1926–2000)

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Peters, Jean (1926–2000)

American actress. Born Elizabeth Jean Peters, Oct 15, 1926, in Canton, Ohio; died Oct 13, 2000, in Carlsbad, California; m. Stuart Cramer III, c. 1954 (div.); m. Howard Hughes (film producer and millionaire), 1957 (div. 1971); m. Stanley Hough (film producer), 1971 (died 1990).

Named Miss Ohio State (1946); made film debut starring opposite Tyrone Power in Captain from Castile (1947); other films include A Man Called Peter, Viva Zapata!, Three Coins in the Fountain, It Happens Every Spring, Wait Till the Sun Shines Nellie!, Niagara, Apache and Broken Lance.

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