Jean Willes

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name = Jean Willes


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birthdate = birth date|1923|4|15|mf=y
location = Los Angeles, California, USA
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deathdate = death date and age|1989|1|3|1923|4|15
deathplace = Van Nuys, California USA
yearsactive = 1934-1972
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othername = Jean Donahue
Jean Willis
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Jean Willes (April 15, 1923 – January 3, 1989) was an American film actress. She appeared in approximately 65 films between 1934 and 1972.

Willes is familiar to modern viewers for her roles in several Three Stooges short subjects, such as "Monkey Businessmen", "A Snitch in Time" and "Gypped in the Penthouse". She also appeared on several popular television shows in the 1960s and 1970s, such as "Bonanza", "The Munsters", "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "Kojak". [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0929795/ imdb.com] ] She portrayed Belle Starr opposite James Garner in a 1959 episode of "Maverick" in which Joel Grey played Billy the Kid.

Willes died of liver cancer on January 3, 1989.

elected filmography

* "Gypped in the Penthouse" (1955)
* "Don't Throw That Knife" (1951)
* "A Snitch in Time" (1950)
* "Monkey Businessmen" (1946)

External links

*imdb name|id=0929795|name=Jean Willes

References

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NAME= Willes, Jean
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 1923-4-15
PLACE OF BIRTH= Los Angeles, California USA
DATE OF DEATH= 1989-1-3
PLACE OF DEATH= Van Nuys, California USA