Jennifer Holt

Jennifer Holt
Born	Elizabeth Marshall Holt November 10, 1920 Hollywood, California, U.S.
Died	September 21, 1997 (aged 76) Dorset, England, UK
Spouse(s)	William Ritchey (1943-1944) William Bakewell (1946-1948)

Jennifer Holt (November 10, 1920 – September 21, 1997) was an American actress.

Born Elizabeth Marshall Holt in Hollywood, California to actor Jack Holt and his wife, Margaret Woods. She and her brother Tim would both have careers in acting.

Holt made her film debut using the stage name "Jacqueline Holt" in a 1941 western starring Hopalong Cassidy. A 1942 newspaper article reported, "Jennifer Holt ... has been signed to a long term contract with Universal." Her film singing debut came in Tenting Tonight On The Old Camp Ground in 1943. She sang Cielito Lindo while portraying an entertainer.

She went on to make 47 films during the 1940s. All but eight of her roles were in western films in which she appeared opposite cowboy stars such as Lash LaRue, Tex Ritter and Johnny Mack Brown.

Although the popularity of western films had faded by the mid-1950s, during the 1970s western film festivals became popular with fans of the genre and she occasionally participated as a guest.

After making her final film in 1949, in 1950 Holt co-hosted a television show called Panhandle Pete and Jennifer which ran for one season. During the remainder of the 1950s she made occasional guest appearances on television western series such as The Gabby Hayes Show and Tales of Wells Fargo starring Dale Robertson.

In 1984, she was honored by the Golden Boot Awards for her contributions to western cinema.

Holt was married several times, living for a while in Mexico. Her first husband was Marine Major William M. Ritchey, from whom she sought a divorce after having been married four months. The divorce was granted August 4, 1944. She married actor William Bakewell September 29, 1946. She filed suit for divorce from Bakewell April 23, 1948. The divorce was granted June 10, 1948.

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