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Ora Jean (Hazelwood) Widmark (1916 - 1997)

Ora Jean (Jean) Widmark formerly Hazelwood
Born in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United Statesmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 5 Apr 1942 in Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 80 in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United Statesmap
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Biography

Ora Jean Hazlewood was "an American screenwriter, and wife of actor Richard Widmark for 55 years. They met while they were both attending Lake Forest College."[1]

"She adapted the Alistair MacLean novel The Secret Ways for the 1961 film version."[2]

"Hazlewood married Widmark on April 5, 1942 in Evanston, Illinois.[3] They were married until her death in 1997.They had a daughter, Anne Heath Widmark (born July 25, 1945), who later married baseball legend Sandy Koufax in January 1969, divorcing in 1982."[4]

Jean Hazlewood died of Alzheimer's disease in Santa Barbara, California, at the age of 80.[5][6]

Sources

  1. Jean Hazlewood on Wikipedia.
  2. Jean Hazlewood on Wikipedia.
  3. Jean Hazlewood in the U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999. Richard Widmark and Jean Hazelwood; marriage date: 5 April 1942; marriage place: Evanston, Illinois; father: Henry Widmark; school: Princeton High School.
  4. Jean Hazlewood on Wikipedia.
  5. "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPD3-H1V : 26 November 2014), Jean Widmark, 02 Mar 1997; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
  6. Find a Grave Memorial for Jean Hazelwood.




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