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- Birth nameJeanne Claire Arnold
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Jeanne Arnold was born on July 30, 1921 in Berkeley, California and raised in San Francisco, the daughter of George and Agnes Kirkman Arnold. She graduated from Lowell High School and from the University of California, Berkeley. Jeanne had a long and varied career principally as a TV and stage actress in New York, Chicago and Hollywood and during the last 17 years of her life performed frequently at Meadowbrook Theatre in Rochester, Michigan. After marrying William Stevens in 1978, she relocated to Flint, MI but continued to act in local theater productions such as "Jeanne Arnold Sings!", a one-woman show staged at Flint's Buckham Alley Theatre in 1992. Known for her magnetic stage presence and confident acting style, Arnold had a reputation for total commitment to her craft. Arnold died on September 20, 1996 in Flint, Michigan.
- IMDb mini biography by: Larry Frounfelter
- SpousesWilliam Stevens(1978 - September 20, 1996) (her death)Lee Henry(July 16, 1955 - 1975) (divorced)
- ParentsGeorge James ArnoldAgnes Kirkman
- RelativesBob Arnold(Sibling)Seamus Dever(Cousin)
- She was cremated at Neptune Society in Southfield, Michigan. Her urn was subsequently buried in Flint, Michigan's Glenwood Cemetery. Her memorial service was held at Meadowbrook Theater at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan one month after her passing.
- Great aunt of Seamus Dever and Leslie Feist. Aunt of novelist April Henry.
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