Jenny Hecht

Jenny was born on  Friday  July 30th  1943 in New York City to Ben and Rose Hecht of Nyack New York Jenny became an actress by the age of 8 and went on to become and accomplished actress and singer Jennys career spanned over two decades and Jennys talents on stage screen and television became legendary Jenny worked with such notable Talent as Geraldine Page Mark Stevens Vicki Cummings Paul Guilfoyle Eddie Albert Helen Hayes and Billy Burke to name a few Jennys acting coach was the legendary Constance Collier Jenny attended The Dwight Junior School in Englewood New Jersey as well as the Prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York Jenny first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in the role of Helen Hayes in The Helen Hayes Story 1951 Later Jenny went on to work with Helen Hayes Jenny appeared in the movie Actors and Sin 1952 where she worked with Eddie Albert and several other emerging actors After Jennys performance in Actors and Sin Jenny appeared in the Broadway Production of MIDSUMMER  19531954 which opened on Broadway January 21st 1953 at the Vanderbilt Theatre before going on tour Jenny also appeared  as Anne Frank 1959 and as the  name character Simone in the Broadway Production of SIMONE 19591962 Jenny went on to appear in the Broadway production of THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS 1960 which opened on December 6th 1960 at the Phoenix Theatre in the East Village Jenny appeared in several other Film Productions including Apres la Passion selon Sade 1968 The Jesus Trip 1971 and The Living Theatre  Documentaries Antigone 1968  and ResistTo Be with the Living 2004 Jenny also had appearances in several TV series including Wagon Train 1958  The FBI 1971 Three Empty Rooms 1953 and the Anthology Series Climax 1958 One of Jennys most touching memorable and prophetic roles was that of Sally Mayhew a young lady dying well before her time in the Wagon Train TV Series episode The Mary Ellen Thomas Story Season 2 Episode 12 Later on Jenny Courageously Performed with The Living Theatre 19631968 an Experimental Theater which became controversial and famous for its Revolutionary style of launching The Theatre as a platform for social change The Living Theatres unique Productions Improv styles audience participation and bringing us Off Broadway and Off Off Broadway Productions of  THE CONNECTION THE BRIG ANTIGONE FRANKENSTEIN and PARADISE NOW to name a few brought about a dramatic change in Jennys theatrical career and opened the door for Jenny to courageously pursue her endeavors of improving the world and the quality of life for mankind Jennys love and concern for her fellow human beings weighed heavily upon Jennys mind and ultimately cost Jenny her life Jennys last roll was in the movie The Jesus Trip 1971  Shortly after filming of The Jesus Trip was completed Jennys Career and Jennys Life Came to an End On Thursday March 25th 1971 Jenny returned to Her Hotel room in North Hollywood and quietly Passed From This World Jenny was Only 27yrs old Jennys official cause of death was listed as a drug overdose