Janice Logan Explained

Janice Logan
Birth Date:May 30, 1915
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Death Date:(House Fire)
Death Place:Glendale, California, U.S.
Resting Place:Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Years Active:1939 - 1944
Occupation:Actress
Spouse:Jacques Schoeller[1]

Janice Logan (May 30, 1915 – October 23, 1965) was an American film actress.[2] [3] [4]

Early years

Logan was a native of Chicago. Her father was Stuart Logan, "one of Chicago's leading investment brokers."[5]

Film

Logan's film debut came in Dr. Cyclops,[6] in which she played Dr. Mary Robinson. She worked for Paramount in the late 1930s and during the 1940s. She also starred in Opened by Mistake (1940) with Charles Ruggles.[7] She starred in Hotel de verano, directed by René Cardona in 1944. She was photographed by Leo Matiz in 1943 during the period of her career when she was filming Mexican movies.[8]

Personal life

Logan was married to French journalist Jacques Schoeller.[9]

Death

Shirley Logan Schoeller died in 1965. She is buried at Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County Illinois next to her mother Gladys.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1939Undercover Doctor Margaret Hopkins
1939What a Life Miss Shea
1940Dr. Cyclops Dr. Mary Robinson
1940Opened by Mistake Margaret Nichols
1944Summer Hotel
1944El as negro (final film role)

Notes and References

  1. News: Actress Visits. 4 August 2016. North Tonawanda NY Evening News. New York, North Towanda. 6.
  2. http://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/sayre/id/5027 Janice Logan, film actress
  3. http://fultonhistory.com/newspaper%2010/Carmel%20NY%20Putnam%20Country%20Republican/Carmel%20NY%20Putnam%20Country%20Republican%201940-1941%20Grayscale/Carmel%20NY%20Putnam%20Country%20Republican%201940-1941%20Grayscale%20-%200077.pdf bottom right article with picture
  4. http://archive.lib.msu.edu/DMC/tribune/trib04231939/trib04231939002.pdf Studios eye future through Golden Circle of new face
  5. News: Janice Logan Given Honors by Artists. The Daily Chronicle. United Press. February 26, 1940. Illinois, De Kalb. 1. Newspapers.com. August 3, 2016.
  6. News: Janice Logan Fetes 'Pals'. The Post-Register. Associated Press. March 15, 1940. Idaho, Idaho Falls. 10. Newspapers.com. August 3, 2016.
  7. Book: Langman. Larry. The Media in the Movies: A Catalog of American Journalism Films, 1900-1996. 1998. McFarland. 9781476609256. 199. 4 August 2016. en.
  8. http://www2.sacurrent.com/blog/default.asp?perm=69923 Matiz’s Mexico
  9. News: Movie Actress Helps New Husband to Flee from France. Altoona Tribune. Associated Press. February 19, 1941. Pennsylvania, Altoona. 1. Newspapers.com. August 3, 2016.