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Even as a youngster, Jean was so articulate that her father once burst out at her: "The only damn thing in this world you're good for is talking," and to that moment of encouragement she Pollyan-nishly traces her bent for writing dialogue. If she had a problem, it was her height?5 ft. ii in. To her brothers Hugh and Frank (now a Connecticut bank manager and a Philadelphia lawyer) and her sister...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: BROADWAY | 4/14/1961 | See Source »

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