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Joan Dixon

Biography

Joan Dixon

Overview

  • Born
    June 6, 1930 · Norfolk, Virginia, USA
  • Died
    February 20, 1992 · Los Angeles, California, USA (heart disease)
  • Birth name
    Dollie Joan Johnson

Biography

  • Joan Dixon was born on June 6, 1930 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Roadblock (1951), Bunco Squad (1950) and Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955). She was married to William Driskill and Theodore Samuel Briskin. She died on February 20, 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Family

  • Spouses
      William Driskill(June 1958 - February 1959) (divorced)
      Theodore Samuel Briskin(October 16, 1952 - January 18, 1954) (divorced)

Trivia

  • Her first marriage to Ted Briskin lasted only three weeks before they announced their separation. They had a long and contentious divorce battle.
  • According to the documentary Howard's Way (1987), she was put under contract with RKO Radio Pictures in an attempt by studio head Howard Hughes to manufacture a second Jane Greer for the studio (Hughes had grounded Greer's career to get back at her for rejecting his romantic advances).
  • Her second marriage, to William L. Driscoll, lasted only three months before they separated; they divorced the following February.

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