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Jean Seberg
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Actor Born: November 13, 1938 in Marshalltown, IA Death: September 8, 1979 Biography:The career of actress "Jean Seberg" began with seemingly unlimited promise: A small-town girl from the heartland of America, she created an overnight sensation when she was selected from a pool of 18,000 candidates for what seemed a certain future of fame and celebrity. The dream quickly became a nightmare, however, and both her career and her life spiralled out of control as she became a victim of unrealized expectations, exploitative films, and even her own ideals. Born November 13, 1938, in Marshalltown, IA, Seberg harbored acting dreams throughout her childhood, appearing in local productions of dramas like Our Town and Picnic. She was just 17 when director "Otto Preminger" selected her from a national talent search to star as Joan of Arc in his 1957 production of "Saint Joan", but when reviews of the film as well as her performance were uniformly negative, it appeared that her career was already... Full Biography
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