Jean Vachon (February 8, 1903 – February 2, 1989) was a motion picture actress whose career began in the

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era. She was the daughter of Mrs. Rosemary Vachon of

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.''Jean Vachon and Picture Studio Supervisor Wed'',

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, July 1, 1928, pg. B2. Vachon is in the cast of ''For Sale'' (1924). In 1927 Vachon portrayed a maid servant in ''

Two Arabian Knights ''Two Arabian Knights'' (1927) is an American comedy film, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring William Boyd, Mary Astor, and Louis Wolheim. A silent film, ''Two Arabian Knights'' was produced by Howard Hughes and was distributed by United ...

''. She became engaged to Nate "Chase" Watt, unit business manager for the Caddo Film Company at the Metropolitan Studios., in June 1928. Watt was promoted from assistant director only a few days earlier. At the time of the couple's engagement Watt was working with

Thomas Meighan Thomas Meighan (April 9, 1879 – July 8, 1936) was an American actor of silent films and early talkies. He played several leading-man roles opposite popular actresses of the day, including Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson. At one point he comm ...

on a new feature film. He met Vachon when she first began making films.''Good Luck Visits Him In Bunches'', Los Angeles Times, June 2, 1928, Page A8. Their wedding was performed at St. Basil's Church,

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and Harvard Boulevard, in Los Angeles.

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1903 births 1989 deaths American film actresses American silent film actresses Actresses from Los Angeles 20th-century American actresses {{US-film-actor-1900s-stub