Jan Lowell ( Englund; August 23, 1927 – January 16, 2018) was an American screenwriter and actress known for her work on

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s from the 1950s through the 1970s. She often worked alongside her husband, writer-actor Mark Lowell. After marrying her husband, she began working as an actress for stage and screen. Her first acting roles came in a series of

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films in the mid-1950s. Soon, they were writing film scripts for B-movies like '' High School Hellcats'' and '' His and Hers''. The pair also spent a significant amount of time living in Rome, where they worked on

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s like ''

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.''

Selected filmography

As an actress: * '' The "Human" Factor'' (1975) * ''

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'' (1962) * '' Suicide Battalion'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1957) * ''

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'' (1957) * ''

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'' (1957) * ''

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'' (1957) * '' Emergency Hospital'' (1956) * '' Hold Back Tomorrow'' (1955) * '' The Other Woman'' (1954) * '' Bait'' (1954) As a writer: * '' A Candidate for Killing'' (1969) * ''

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'' (1964) * ''

'' (1964) (uncredited) * '' His and Hers'' (1961) * '' Diary of a High School Bride'' (1959) * '' High School Hellcats'' (1958)

References

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