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Jean Wallace
Jean Wallace
	Wallace in The Big Combo (1955)
Born	Jean Walasek; October 12, 1923; Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	February 14, 1990 (aged 66); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1941–1970
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	; Franchot Tone; (m. 1941; div. 1948) ; Jim Lloyd Randall; (m. 1950; annul. 1950) ; Cornel Wilde; (m. 1951; div. 1981)
Children	3

Jean Wallace (born Jean Walasek or Wallasek;^[1] October 12, 1923 – February 14, 1990) was an American television and film actress.

Early life

Wallace was born in Chicago, Illinois to John T. Walaszek and Mary A. Walaszek (née Sharkey). Her grandfather Karol Walaszek emigrated from Galicia. She was Polish-American.^[2]

Wallace graduated from Austin High School in Chicago^[3] before the family moved to Hollywood in 1940.^[4]

Career

Personal life

Wallace married her Jigsaw costar Franchot Tone on October 18, 1941, in Yuma, Arizona.^[3] They had two sons, Pascal "Pat" Franchot Tone, born July 29, 1943, and Thomas Jefferson Tone, born September 16, 1945. Wallace and Tone divorced in 1948, and Tone was awarded custody of their sons.^[5]

Wallace attempted suicide in 1946 with sleeping pills. In 1949, she made another attempt with a self-inflicted knife wound,^[6] causing her to be replaced by Ella Raines as the star of A Dangerous Profession.^[7]^[5]

In 1950, Wallace married former U.S. Army captain Jim Lloyd Randall, but the marriage was annulled later that year.^[5]

Wallace's third marriage was to actor Cornel Wilde, her costar in The Big Combo, Storm Fear, Lancelot and Guinevere, Sword of Lancelot and Beach Red, from 1951 to 1981. She and Wilde had one son, Cornel Wallace Wilde, born^[8] on December 19, 1967.^[5]^[9]

She sang the theme song from the movie Beach Red, which Wilde produced and directed as well as starred in.^[10]

Wallace was a Democrat and supported Adlai Stevenson during the 1952 presidential election campaign.^[11]

Wallace died from a gastrointestinal hemorrhage on Valentine's Day, 1990, at the age of 66.^[5]

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1941	Ziegfeld Girl	Ziegfeld girl	Uncredited
	Glamour Boy	Girl	Uncredited
	Louisiana Purchase	Louisiana Belle
1943	Salute for Three	Hostess offering Buzz apple from basket
1944	You Can't Ration Love	Madge
1946	It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog	Bess Williams
1947	Blaze of Noon	Poppy
1948	When My Baby Smiles at Me	Sylvia Marco	Uncredited
1949	Jigsaw	Barbara Whitfield	Alternative title: Gun Moll
1949	The Man on the Eiffel Tower	Edna Wallace
1950	The Good Humor Man	Bonnie Conroy
1951	Native Son	Mary Dalton	Alternative title: Sangre negra
1954	Star of India	Katrina	Alternative title: Stella dell'India
1955	The Big Combo	Susan Lowell
1955	Storm Fear	Elizabeth
1957	The Devil's Hairpin	Kelly James
1958	Maracaibo	Laura Kingsley
1963	Lancelot and Guinevere	Guinevere	Alternative title: Sword of Lancelot
1967	Beach Red	Julie MacDonald	Appears in flashback photos; sings the title song
1970	No Blade of Grass	Ann Custance	(Last appearance)
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1952	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars		1 episode
1955	General Electric Theater	Leslie Mason	1 episode

References

^ Joseph F. Clarke (1977). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 168.
^ Migrants, Immigrants, and Slaves: Racial and Ethnic Groups in America By Thompson Dele Olasiji. p. 118.
^ ^a ^b "Franchot Tone Weds 18 Year Old Chicago Actress in Arizona". Chicago Tribune. Illinois, Chicago. Associated Press. October 19, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved November 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tone, Russell Pierced by Dart". Argus-Leader. South Dakota, Sioux Falls. Associated Press. October 19, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved November 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Fowler, Glenn. The New York Times. Obituary, "Jean Wallace, 66, Screen Actress Known for 1940's and 50's Roles", February 18, 1990. Accessed: July 25, 2013.
^ "Jean Wallace". The Los Angeles Times. November 21, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
^ "Franchot Tone's Ex-Wife Jean Wallace Stabs Self". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. November 21, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved November 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jean Wallace - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
^ Folkart, Burt A. (February 17, 1990). "Jean Wallace; Film Star, Wife of Late Cornel Wilde". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. p. A 36. Retrieved November 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Jean Wallace (Beach Red), August 2, 2022, retrieved March 19, 2024
^ Motion Picture and Television Magazine, November 1952, page 33, Ideal Publishers