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10 Facts About Jean Sullivan

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Jean Sullivan was an American actress and dancer.

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Jean Sullivan acted in film, television and stage productions, and danced both flamenco and ballet, the latter with the American Ballet Theatre.

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Jean Sullivan had two younger sisters and a younger brother.

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Jean Sullivan went to UCLA to study English literature major but changed her major to drama.

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Jean Sullivan was discovered by a scout from Warner Brothers, who saw her acting in the play Our Town at UCLA, and was signed immediately.

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Jean Sullivan moved to New York and turned her focus to ballet, both studying it and performing as a professional dancer, eventually joining the American Ballet Theatre.

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Jean Sullivan was co-artistic director with Michael Fischetti of the South Street Theatre Company, and played Spanish guitar, cello, and piano.

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Jean Sullivan died of cardiac arrest in Woodland Hills, California at the age of 79.

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Jean Sullivan had a daughter, the actress Francesca Poston, by actor Tom Poston, whom she married in 1955.

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Jean Sullivan was selected as an Honored Member in the "US Executives" Category for 1989's "Who's Who in America".