About Jean Dawnay
Lived 1925 – 2016 (aged 91). Jean Dawnay was a model and film actor.
Jean Mary Dawnay, Princess George Galitzine (22 March 1925 – 14 December 2016) was a British fashion model, television personality, stage and film actress, who worked for Christian Dior.
Early life Jean Mary Dawnay was born in Brighton on 22 March 1925. She was the daughter of Frederick Dawnay and Maud (née Howard) and was educated at the City of London School for Girls and the Central School of Art and Design.
Career Having joined the WAAF in 1943, she served in World War II under Leo Marks in the Special Operations Executive in Baker Street and at Bletchley Park. Throughout her career she was photographed by many leading photographers including John French, Richard Dormer, Cecil Beaton, Norman Parkinson, Antony Snowdon and Francis Goodman.
She died on 14 December 2016.
Filmography Wonderful Things! as Anne (1958)
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British fashion model
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Jean Dawnay was born on 22 March 1925.
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Jean Dawnay died on 14 December 2016.
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Jean Dawnay was a model and film actor.
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