This page will contain discussion groups about Dyan Cannon, as they become available.Dyan CannonSamile Diane Friesen (born January 4, 1937), better known as Dyan Cannon, is an American film and television actress. She has received two Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress, one for Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) and one for Heaven Can Wait (1978). In 1962 she married Cary Grant, becoming his fourth wife, and divorced in 1968. They had one child, a daughter, Jennifer. Her most recent work has been in the television series Ally McBeal (1997-2000) and Three Sisters (2001). Filmography
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Her most recent work has been in the television series Ally McBeal (1997-2000) and Three Sisters (2001). These archives also hold the papers of Frank Capra, Ingrid Bergman, Clint Eastwood, and others. They had one child, a daughter, Jennifer. The Jeanne Crain collection resides perpetually at the Wesleyan University Cinema Archives in Middletown, Connecticut. In 1962 she married Cary Grant, becoming his fourth wife, and divorced in 1968. Crain's career is fully documented by an extraordinary collection of memorabilia about her assembled by the late Charles J. Finlay (longtime publicist at 20th Century-Fox). She has received two Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress, one for Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) and one for Heaven Can Wait (1978). a successful television executive, most known for his work on CBS TV's JAG. Crain was also survived by many grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. Samile Diane Friesen (born January 4, 1937), better known as Dyan Cannon, is an American film and television actress. The Brinkmans were survived by five adult children, including, Paul Brinkman, Jr. The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960). The couple outlived two of their children. This Rebel Breed (1960). Crain is buried in the Brinkman family plot at Santa Barbara Cemetary. Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969). Crain's funeral Mass was held at the Old Santa Barbara Mission. Doctors' Wives (1971). Crain passed away a few months later and it was speculated that she died of a broken heart. The Anderson Tapes (1971). Brinkman's death in October of 2003. The Love Machine (1971). As a lifelong devout Catholic, Jeanne Crain Brinkman and her husband Paul remained married, though they lived separately in Santa Barbara, California, until Mr. Such Good Friends (1971). Crain obtained an interlocutory divorce decree, each spouse claiming the other had been unfaithful (she also claimed Brinkman had been abusive), but the couple reconciled on the eve of their 11th wedding anniversary. Le Casse (1971). The marriage was rocky for some years. Shamus (1973). Crain and her husband Brinkman bought a large, lovely home for their growing family on Roxbury Drive in Beverly Hills (The home can be seen and is described by Bette Davis in candid footage of a driving sequence in the 1952 now cult-classic, The Star). The Last of Sheila (1973). During the early 1950s, Crain was earning approx. $3,500 per week. Child Under a Leaf (1974). Against her mother's wishes, Crain married former RKO Studios contract player Paul Brinkman on December 31, 1946; the first of their 7 children was born the following April. Heaven Can Wait (1978). Her last role was in Skyjacked in 1972. Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978). Crain was captivating as Nefertiti in the 1961 Italian production of Queen of the Nile, with Edmund Purdom and Vincent Price. Coast to Coast (1980). Roles became fewer in the 1960s as Crain went into semi-retirement. Honeysuckle Rose (1980). Gentlemen Marry Brunettes was popular throughout Europe at the time and was released under the Belgian title, A Paris Pour les Quatre ("Paris For The Four"). Deathtrap (1982). The film was based on the Anita Loos novel that was a sequel to her acclaimed Gentleman Prefer Blondes. Author! Author! (1982). The production was filmed on location in Paris and Crain's singing in the film was dubbed, as was customary. Caddyshack II (1988). Also in 1955, Crain also showed off her lively dancing abilities in Gentleman Marry Brunettes, co-starring Jane Russell and Rudy Vallee. The End of Innocence (1990). Crain then starred in a string of pictures for Universal, including notable pairings with Kirk Douglas, such as Man Without a Star (1955). The Pickle (1993). Mankiewicz production of People Will Talk (1951). That Darn Cat (1997). In the 1950s, Crain paired up with Cary Grant, for the Joseph L. 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997). Zanuck chose to cast a white actress for box-office reasons. Out to Sea (1997). Although Lena Horne and other black actresses were considered for the role, Darryl F. Sender, The (1997). Pinky was a controversial movie, since it told the story of a girl who passes for white in the northern United States. Allie & Me (1997). In 1945 she starred in State Fair, and in 1949 in three films,A Letter to Three Wives, The Fan and Pinky, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Kiss of a Stranger (1999). In 1943 she starred in Home in Indiana, and in 1944 in In the Meantime, Darling. Her acting was critically panned, but she rebounded in the hit Winged Victory. During World War II, Crain's fan mail was second in volume only to that of Betty Grable. Kangaroo Jack (2003). She did not get the part, but at the age of 18, she appeared in a bit part in the movie The Gang's All Here.. While still in high school, she was asked to make a screen test opposite Orson Welles. Born Jeanne Elizabeth Crain in Barstow, California, she moved to Los Angeles as a young child. Jeanne Crain (May 25, 1925 - December 14, 2003) was an American actress. |