Jean Hagen

Jean Hagen, American actress (died 1977)

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Born: August 3, 1923
Died: August 29, 1977
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1923

About Jean Hagen

Jean Hagen was an American actress best known for her role as Doll Conovan in The Asphalt Jungle (1950) and as Lina Lamont in Singin' in the Rain (1952), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Hagen was also nominated three times for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Margaret Williams on the first three seasons (1953–56) of the television series The Danny Thomas Show. Hagen first appeared on Broadway in Swan Song. The Asphalt Jungle (1950) provided Hagen with her first starring role. Hagen was nominated for a 1956 Emmy Award in the "Best actress (continuing performance)" category.

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Jean Hagen timeline

1950The Asphalt Jungle (1950) provided Hagen with her first starring role.
1953Hagen was also nominated three times for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Margaret Williams on the first three seasons (1953–56) of the television series The Danny Thomas Show.
1956Hagen was nominated for a 1956 Emmy Award in the "Best actress (continuing performance)" category.

The world when Jean Hagen was born

Jean Hagen was born in 1923. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1923

#1 song"Yes! We Have No Bananas"
Top movieThe Ten Commandments (Cecil B. DeMille)
Best-selling bookBlack Oxen – Gertrude Atherton

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst 24 Hours of Le Mans race
Top headlineTime magazine publishes its first issue
Technology milestoneFirst neon signs appear in the United States
Defining fadDance marathons
Notable inventionFrozen food process (Clarence Birdseye)
World population1.93 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding / Calvin Coolidge
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
U.S. population111.9M

1923 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jean Hagen's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1923	2026
Gas	$0.22	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,700	$435,000
Average income	$3,380	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	111.9M	341 million

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