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Jean Trent

Biography

Jean Trent was an actress born in Denver who appeared in several films in the 1940s.

According to contemporary newspaper reports, she was spotted in a Hollywood night club by Hitchcock who offered her a studio contract and a role in Saboteur (1942).

She was one of several actresses who staged a protest in July 1945 when Police Chief H.J. Schlepper of Decatur, Illinois, declared a ban against the wearing of shorts in public.[1]

Filmography

With Hitchcock...

  • Saboteur (1942) — cast: Blonde Aircraft Worker (uncredited)

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Notes & References

  1. Many local newspapers carried a photograph of Trent along with Poni Adams, Julie London, Barbara Bates, Duan Kennedy and Kathleen O'Malley all wearing shorts and standing underneath a sign reading "Do You Mean It Chief ?"