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Jennifer, born Elizabeth Marshall, was the daughter of film star Jack Holt and Margaret Wood Holt; she had an older half-sister from her mothers' previous marriage, named Imogene and a brother, Charles John Holt III, nicknamed Tim Holt. She would later change her name to Jennifer for professional reasons. The granddaughter of industrialist Henry Morton Stanley Wood of St. Paul, Minnesota, the owner of American Hoist & Derrick, known world-wide for their steam shovels, emigrated from England. Her paternal grandmother was the great-granddaughter of John Marshall, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1801-1835. Her grandfather, the first John Charles Holt, was an Episcopal minister also of Virginia.
The Holt family lived in Beverly Hills, California and had a ranch in Fresno. When she was seven-years-old, Jennifer went to Belgium with her governess "Mademoiselle", where the year-long visit lasted for two-and-a-half years. By 1931, on her return, her parents had separated and she joined her mother and Imogene in Scarsdale, New York briefly before moving with them to Santiago, Chile. Upon returning to California, Jennifer attended The Bishop School in La Jolla and, after years of separation, she was able to reestablish a relationship with her brother; in fact, her first date was with Hal Roach Jr., Tim's roommate from Culver Military Academy.
Jennifer studied acting with Russian actress and teacher Maria Ouspenskaya her first year out of high school. She also studied music and wanted to be a singer. Later, she studied and performed at the Peterborough Players in New Hampshire for a year, appeared in productions of "The Babbitt", "The Far Off Hills" and "Our Town", supervised by playwright Thornton Wilder.
Finding few opportunities on Broadway, Jennifer returned to Hollywood. While visiting her brother Tim at a rodeo in Reno, Nevada, she met Jerry Colonna's agent, Bruce Geer, who was able to negotiate a deal with producer Harry Sherman of Colonna's services for a part in the Hopalong Cassidy film Stick to Your Guns (1941), she was billed as "Jacqueline Holt". Following its release, she signed a six-year contract with Universal Pictures using the professional name of "Jennifer Holt". In her film career, she starred with William Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy), Russell Hayden, Rod Cameron, Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter, Eddie Dean and Lash La Rue.
In her later years, Jennifer attended events like the Raleigh Western Film Fair 1989 and Sierra Film Festival in Lone Pine, California 1992.
She died on a visit in Dorset, England, UK at age 77.- Maurice Kaufmann was born on 29 June 1927 in Gorleston, Norfolk, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Gorgo (1961), Die! Die! My Darling! (1965) and A Shot in the Dark (1964). He was married to Honor Blackman. He died on 21 September 1997 in London, England, UK.
- Gurgen Tonunts was born on 2 September 1922 in Tiflis, Georgian SSR, TSFSR [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]. He was an actor, known for Battle Beyond the Sun (1959), Paytyun kesgisherits heto (1969) and Mirovoy paren (1972). He died on 21 September 1997 in Moscow, Russia.
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Bill Paton was born on 14 October 1914 in Shropshire, England, UK. Bill is known for Peeping Tom (1960) and Honeymoon (1959). Bill was married to Myrtle Paton. Bill died on 21 September 1997 in Shottenden, Kent, UK.- Vivienne Paget was born on 2 August 1920 in the UK. She was an actress, known for At the Havana (1940). She died on 21 September 1997.
- Archie McCulloch was born on 25 May 1912 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was a writer, known for Remembering Summer (1959) and The Centre Show (1950). He was married to Kathie Kay. He died on 21 September 1997 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
- Hermine Diethelm was born on 21 August 1915 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. She was an editor, known for ...und ewig knallen die Räuber (1962), Auf der grünen Wiese (1953) and Don Juan (1955). She died on 21 September 1997 in Mödling, Lower Austria, Austria.