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Jean Starr

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Jean Starr was an American actress, dancer, and trumpeter who became a Chicago society figure after marrying Chicago numbers racket tycoon and Jones brothers, McKissack "Mack" McHenry Jones, and becoming Jean Starr Jones. Starr was from Columbus, Ohio. She appeared in the theatrical productions Raisin' Cain (1923) and Lucky Sambo (1925).

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