Janice Logan (May 30, 1915 – October 23, 1965) was an American film actress.[2][3][4]
Janice Logan | |
|---|---|
 Logan, 1940 | |
| Born | May 30, 1915 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | October 23, 1965 (aged 50)(House Fire) Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1939–1944 |
| Spouse | Jacques Schoeller[1] |
Early years
editLogan was a native of Chicago.[5] Her father was Stuart Logan, "one of Chicago's leading investment brokers."[6]
Film
editLogan's film debut came in Dr. Cyclops,[7] in which she played Dr. Mary Robinson. She worked for Paramount in the late 1930s and during the 1940s. She also starred in Opened by Mistake (1940) with Charles Ruggles.[8] She starred in Hotel de verano, directed by René Cardona in 1944. She was photographed by Leo Matiz in 1943 during the period of her career when she was filming Mexican movies.[9]
Personal life
editLogan was married to French journalist Jacques Schoeller.[5]
Death
editShirley Logan Schoeller died in 1965. She is buried at Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County Illinois next to her mother Gladys.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Undercover Doctor | Margaret Hopkins | |
| 1939 | What a Life | Miss Shea | |
| 1940 | Dr. Cyclops | Dr. Mary Robinson | |
| 1940 | Opened by Mistake | Margaret Nichols | |
| 1944 | Summer Hotel | ||
| 1944 | El as negro | (final film role) |
References
edit- ^ "Actress Visits" (PDF). North Tonawanda NY Evening News. New York, North Towanda. p. 6. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ Janice Logan, film actress (photograph and information) Repository Collection J. Willis Sayre Photograph Collection Ph Coll 200, University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
- ^ bottom right article with picture
- ^ Studios eye future through Golden Circle of new face by Ed Sullivan Chicago Sunday Tribune page 2
- ^ a b "Movie Actress Helps New Husband to Flee from France". Altoona Tribune. Pennsylvania, Altoona. Associated Press. February 19, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved August 3, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Janice Logan Given Honors by Artists". The Daily Chronicle. Illinois, De Kalb. United Press. February 26, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved August 3, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Janice Logan Fetes 'Pals'". The Post-Register. Idaho, Idaho Falls. Associated Press. March 15, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved August 3, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Langman, Larry (1998). The Media in the Movies: A Catalog of American Journalism Films, 1900-1996. McFarland. p. 199. ISBN 9781476609256. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ Matiz’s Mexico Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine by Enrique Lopetegui September 8, 2009 Curblog
External links
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- Janice Logan at IMDb