Mysterious Facts About Jean Spangler, Hollywood’s Missing Starlet
Jean Spangler was a 1940s dancer and actress, well on her way to Hollywood stardom. Then she vanished into thin air.
Spangler’s disappearance remains one of Hollywood’s most enduring mysteries—with a laundry list of potential suspects that range from Hollywood hunks to mob meanies.
Here are some mysterious facts about Jean Spangler, Hollywood’s missing starlet.
1. She Was Sleepless in Seattle
Jean Spangler was born in Seattle, Washington in September of 1923. From her teenage years, Spangler seemed destined for fame as a dancer with the prestigious Earl Carroll Theater. While she would start her career as an actress, Spangler would become famous for a much darker reason: an unsolvable whodunit mystery.
2. She Was A Looker
Spangler could have become a major Hollywood star based on her looks alone. One source described her as a “sultry blue-eyed” beauty.
Her sizzling good looks landed her some modeling and dancing gigs as she tried to build her career as a major actress. But her good looks also attracted a lot of the wrong kind of attention.
3. She Was A Good Time Gal
Fresh out of high school in 1942, Spangler burst onto the scene. The party scene, that is. Apparently, at just 19 years of age, Spangler had already developed a reputation in Hollywood as a “vivacious party girl".
From the looks of it, during her late-night escapades, Spangler quickly began brushing shoulders with the seedy underbelly of Hollywood.
4. She Was Into Plastic
Despite her heavy partying, Spangler managed to meet a nice man. In 1942, she met and married Dexter Benner, a plastics manufacturer in his early twenties. The details of the marriage are scarce but it clearly wasn’t a happy one. Spangler gave birth to a daughter in 1944 and the marriage was over by 1946. But the plot was only just starting to thicken.
