Jean Hagen Make Room For Daddy

Jean shirley verhagen later shortened to hagen was born in chicago illinois on august 3 1923.

Jean hagen make room for daddy.

For its first four years make room for daddy on abc retitled the danny thomas show ahead of its fourth season garnered decent ratings but failed to make the list of the top 30 programs. Jean hagen born jean shirley verhagen august 3 1923 august 29 1977 was an american actress best known for her role as lina lamont in singin in the rain 1952 for which she was nominated for an academy award for best supporting actress hagen was also nominated three times for an emmy award for best supporting actress in a comedy series for her role as margaret williams 1953 56. The story goes that thomas was forced to hire hagen to play his wife but that he never warmed to her to put it mildly often complaining about her attitude and what he considered was her slovenly. Jean hagen sherry jackson and rusty hamer were his first family.

For its first three years make room for daddy garnered decent ratings but failed to make the list of the top 30 programs. During the course of her five years on the series she established a strong bond with her on screen mother jean hagen but hagen left the series after the third season in 1956. Danny williams a successful nightclub singer encounters a variety of difficult or amusing situations in trying to balance his career with his family. Make room for daddy the danny thomas show 1 9 5 3 1 9 6 5 usa.

Jean hagen margaret williams 93 episodes 2020 2020. Jean hagen originally played danny s wife margaret but when hagen decided to leave the show in 1956 her character was said to have died she was replaced by marjorie lord as danny s new wife kathy nicknamed clancy a widow he had met and married after his. Thomas enjoyed a successful 11 year run 1953 1964 on make room for daddy later known as the danny thomas show. Jackson may be best remembered for her 5 season run as older daughter terry williams on the danny thomas show known as make room for daddy during the first three seasons from 1953 to 1958.

She subsequently graduated from elkhart high school. Make room for daddy s original cast included jean hagen who played margaret williams danny s wife and rusty hamer who played the williams son rusty a child with impeccable comedic timing. Hagen and her family moved to elkhart indiana when she was twelve. Shortly after the third season finished filming jean hagen left the show due to dissatisfaction with her role and frequent clashes with danny thomas.