1. Jean Ward Patchett Auer was a leading American fashion model of the late 1940s, 1950s, and early 1960s.
15 Facts About Jean Patchett
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Jean Patchett was among the best known models of that era, which included Dovima, Dorian Leigh, Suzy Parker, Evelyn Tripp and Lisa Fonssagrives.
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Jean Patchett was famous for being one of the first high-fashion models to appear remote; previously, models had appeared warm and friendly.
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Jean Patchett modeled for brands including Bergdorf Goodman, Henri Bendel and Revlon.
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Jean Ward Patchett was born on February 16,1926, in Preston, Maryland, to James Franklin Patchett, a World War I veteran and plumber, and Mary Ward Patchett, who were both originally from Delaware.
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Jean Patchett was the youngest of four children; she had two sisters, Dorothy Lee and Elizabeth "Betty", and a brother, James Franklin Patchett Jr.
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Jean Patchett was of Scottish, Irish, English, and French ancestry.
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Jean Patchett attended secretarial school, studied voice at Peabody Institute, and attended Goucher College before deciding to become a model.
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Jean Patchett came to New York in 1948, and signed with the Ford Model Agency on May 10,1948.
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Jean Patchett debuted with Vogue in September 1948 at the age of 22.
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In October 1949, Jean Patchett was photographed by Penn along with Bridget Bate Tichenor for the famous photograph The Tarot Reader.
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Jean Patchett was the subject of two of Vogue Magazine's most famous covers, January 1950 by Erwin Blumenfeld and April 1950 by Irving Penn.
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Jean Patchett's face was used in the 1957 Fred Astaire-Audrey Hepburn-Kay Thompson film, Funny Face, which spoofed the fashion industry.
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Shortly after signing to Harry Conover's agency, Jean Patchett began living in a Methodist rooming home for women.
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Jean Patchett Auer died on January 22,2002, in La Quinta, California, from emphysema.