Adele Jergens

Birth Name:

Adele Louisa Jurgens

Birth Place:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

In 1951, she got married to fellow screen actor Glenn Langan
Got her start in showbusiness in the chorus line of the Broadway musical "Jubilee!"
In 1939, she was named "Miss World's Fairest" at the New York World's Fair
Was frequently cast as burlesque dancers in various films
Her singing voice was dubbed in the 1947 film "Down to Earth․"
Was only nine years older than Marilyn Monroe despite portraying her mother in the film "Ladies of the Chorus․"
While working as a chorus girl, she was an understudy to famed dancer Gypsy Rose Lee

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