Jocelyn, Lee, 1902-1980

Jocelyn Lee was a silent film actor active between the 1920s and 1930s. Born as Mary Alice Simpson on June 21, 1902 in Chicago Heights, Illinois, Lee performed as a showgirl before performing in silent films including the Marshall Neilan-directed and produced Everybody's Acting (1926), a film later acquired by Howard Hughes. Lee first married film producer Henry Lehrman in 1922 and divorced in 1926. Her second marriage with Luther Reed, a director for the Howard Hughes film Hell's Angels (1930), lasted between 1930 and 1931. Lee's third marriage with James Seymour lasted from 1935 until Seymour's death in 1976.

Jocelyn died on June 15, 1980 in New York.

Sources:

"Lee Jocelyn." Turner Classic Movies. 2021. Accessed January 13, 2022. https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/110978%7C83940/Jocelyn-Lee

"DIVORCE GAINED BY JOCELYN LEE: Custody of Two Children Granted to Actress; Luthor Reed Ordered to Pay $100 a Week Alimony; Judge Declares Sensational Charges Not Proved." Los Angeles Times. APril 04, 1931.

"DIRECTOR'S WIFE STILL 'BRIDE-TO-BE': Luther Reed in East on Honeymoon But orgets Marrying Jocelyn Lee." Los Angeles Times. May 29, 1930.

Genealogy files about "Mary Alice Simpson." Accessed on January 13, 2022 on familysearch.org

"Jocelyn Lee." Find a Grave. June 28, 2020. Accessed January 13, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211912346/jocelyn-lee