About Jean Veloz
Lived 1924 – 2023 (aged 98). Jean Veloz was an American dancer, film actor and actor.
Jean Grinnell Veloz ( Phelps, March 1, 1924 – January 15, 2023) was an American lindy hop dancer and actress, best known for her roles in 1940s and 1950s musicals. She innovated a style of swing dance that was "silky smooth", now known as "Hollywood style" contrasting the more jitterbug style prevalent during the 1930s-1940s.
Career After winning a dance contest at the Hollywood Legion Stadium, Phelps earned herself a Screen Actors Guild card and a role in the musical comedy Swing Fever (1943) at age 19, dancing opposite swing dancers portraying servicemen.
Veloz died at her home in Los Angeles on January 15, 2023, at the age of 98, after suffering from declining health.
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Who was Jean Veloz?
American dancer and actress
When was Jean Veloz born?
Jean Veloz was born on 1 March 1924 in Los Angeles.
When did Jean Veloz die?
Jean Veloz died on 15 January 2023.
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Jean Veloz was a dancer, film actor and actor.
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Jean Veloz was American.
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