Hazel Brooks (September 8, 1924 September 18, 2002) was an American
actress.The daughter of a sea captain, Brooks was born in Cape Town,
South Africa. Her father died when she was three years old, and she
moved with her mother to Brooklyn, New York. Her mother remarried and
then divorced, resulting in custody battles over Brooks' half-brother.
Brooks described her childhood as "very unhappy", noting that she
attended 14 schools.Brooks became a model for Harry Conover when she
was 16. A talent scout picked her and five other models to appear in
the MGM film Du Barry Was a Lady (1943). She made a series of pictures
at the studio during the 1940s, culminating with a supporting role in
the 1947 film Body and Soul with John Garfield.She had captured almost
as much attention three years earlier in 1944 when, at age 19, she
married the long-time head of her studio's fabled art department,
Cedric Gibbons, then 51. The wedding occurred on October 25, 1944.
Although the age difference inspired a certain amount of winking in
the gossip columns at the time, the marriage proved a strong one and
lasted until Gibbons' death in 1960. Brooks subsequently married Dr.
Rex Ross (1908-1999), a surgeon and founder of the Non-invasive
Vascular Clinic at Hollywood Hospital.
actress.The daughter of a sea captain, Brooks was born in Cape Town,
South Africa. Her father died when she was three years old, and she
moved with her mother to Brooklyn, New York. Her mother remarried and
then divorced, resulting in custody battles over Brooks' half-brother.
Brooks described her childhood as "very unhappy", noting that she
attended 14 schools.Brooks became a model for Harry Conover when she
was 16. A talent scout picked her and five other models to appear in
the MGM film Du Barry Was a Lady (1943). She made a series of pictures
at the studio during the 1940s, culminating with a supporting role in
the 1947 film Body and Soul with John Garfield.She had captured almost
as much attention three years earlier in 1944 when, at age 19, she
married the long-time head of her studio's fabled art department,
Cedric Gibbons, then 51. The wedding occurred on October 25, 1944.
Although the age difference inspired a certain amount of winking in
the gossip columns at the time, the marriage proved a strong one and
lasted until Gibbons' death in 1960. Brooks subsequently married Dr.
Rex Ross (1908-1999), a surgeon and founder of the Non-invasive
Vascular Clinic at Hollywood Hospital.
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