Jeanne Crain was an American actress who brought a whiff of fresh air into the studios of ‘20th Century Fox’ with her natural beauty and charm. She worked in twenty–three films with Fox and many more with others totaling sixty-four. She was a pretty brunette with an aura of modesty that appealed to all those who came into contact with her. She was a typical ‘20th Century Fox’ girl which had a small roster of stars in comparison to other major studios. Jeanne was kept busy by Fox and made at an average two bright and breezy films per year for them. Sometimes she was perceived by Fox as lacking in sufficient gravity for serious roles which led to her being passed over in favor of other stars like Susan Hayward and Jean Simmons. In spite of this she starred in some of the biggest hits during the 1940s and the 1950s. Her appeal made servicemen remember their sisters or high-school sweethearts. She was just behind June Allyson in popularity and won an Oscar nomination for the film ‘Pinky’. She was a down-to-earth woman in real life who had to take frequent time-offs from her acting schedules to look after her seven children.