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Hazel Brooks (September 8, 1924 – September 18, 2002) was an American actress.
Hazel Brooks was a South African-born actress who starred in films such as Body and Soul, Sleep, My Love and The Basketball Fix. She was married to MGM art director Cedric Gibbons and died in 2002 in California.
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Hazel Brooks was a South African-born actress who starred in films such as Body and Soul (1947) and Sleep, My Love (1948). She was married to art director Cedric Gibbons and photographer Dr. Rex Ross, and died in 2002 in California.
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- September 18, 2002
Sep 1, 2021 · Hazel Brooks was born in South Africa and became a model and actress in Hollywood. She starred in films like Du Barry Was a Lady, Body and Soul, and The I Don't Care Girl.
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The story starts in 1941 and Hazel, age 17, is working as a model for New York’s two leading agencies of the period – Walter Thornton and Harry Conover. With her red hair, green eyes, high cheekbones and svelte figure she certainly has what it takes. So it’s not surprising that she’s ‘discovered’ by Arthur Freed, who has recently become head of his...
In 1945 Hazel Brooks obtains her release from MGM and tests for Selznick. 18 months or so later, she gets her big break – she will be groomed as a star by The Enterprise Studios, a new independent production company co-founded by actor John Garfield alongside producers David Loew and Charles Einfeld. You can read the story, including some comments ...
In 1948 Hazel Brooks stars as Daphne in Sleep, My Love, a Douglas Sirk melodrama that in terms of plot is a bit of a Gaslight rip-off. It is her only other major starring role. As Daphne, she’s another scheming bitch and in this case she likes to parade around in diaphanous garments. MGM might have struggled to figure out how to cast her but Triang...
Hazel Brooks appears in a couple more films before leaving the movie industry. So why does her career stall? One factor is that though she looks terrific and is a competent actress, she doesn’t have the on-screen electricity or charisma of the likes of Lauren Bacall and Ava Gardner. But it could also have been down to the politics of Hollywood, to ...
Apart from the captions on the backs of some of the photos, my two main sources of information have been: 1. Wikipedia 2. IMDb 3. Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen
Hazel Brooks was a model, pin-up and actress in the 1940s, known as "The Human Heat Wave". She married an older man, Cedric Gibbons, and starred in Body and Soul, a boxing movie with John Garfield.
Sep 18, 2002 · Hazel Brooks (September 8, 1924 – September 18, 2002) was an American actress and model.
Hazel Brooks is an actor who appeared in 14 movies and TV shows, including The Harvey Girls, Du Barry Was a Lady, and The Basketball Fix. See her full list of credits, photos, and where to watch her latest projects.
