Trivia

Her mother (then known as Mildred Brenner) worked at MGM in the set department, and created magnificent flowers, trees and other greenery for such notable films as National Velvet (1944), Forbidden Planet (1956), Raintree County (1957) and others.

Husband Robert Lowery, as a gag, introduced Jean to Sally Stanford, notorious California madam, as a prospective "house girl".

As the winner of an art poster competition celebrating the 1932 Olympic Games (to be held in Los Angeles), Jean was invited to be one of the models decorating the float in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses parade.

She died of complications from a stroke she suffered at the Motion Picture and Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. She lived there from 1998 until her death.

Her mother was one of 18 children (natural) of a pioneer family with roots in Kirksville, MO, and Clarinda, IA.

Her fourth husband, Robert Lowery, filed for divorce on September 10, 1957, after six years after marriage, but it was never finalized before his death 14 years later on December 16, 1971, from heart failure at the age of 58.

She was an accomplished clothes designer and designed many lovely creations, but considered it a hobby and usually just kept her designs for herself.

Had one child with her late husband Robert Lowery--Robert Lowery Hanks (b. 1952).

According to the 1930 federal census, Jean's actual name was Lois M. Green and she was born about 1917 in Montana, making her 16 when she appeared in the 1933 production. In 1930 she was living with her mother, Pearl M. Green, age 39 (born about 1891 in Nebraska, parents from Virginia and Iowa) and her sister La Vona M. Green, age 11 (born about 1919 in Colorado); other than that he was born in South Dakota, no father is mentioned. The parents married about 1913 and do not seem to appear in the 1920 census.

Discovered by Ida Koverman, Louis B. Mayer's personal assistant, after winning a poster painting contest which portrayed Father Time.

Took over from Judy Holliday in the original road company of "Born Yesterday.".

Studied Hindu philosophy and was well-versed in the Upanishad and in the teachings of Krishnamurti.

In 1939 Parker played Oliver Hardy's "love interest" in "The Flying Deuces". Later that same same year she payed his daughter in "Zenobia".