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Elizabeth Jean Peters (October 15, 1926 –
October 13, 2000) was an United States|American
actor|actress.

Director Samuel Fuller chose Peters over Marilyn
Monroe for the part of Candy in 1953's Pickup on
South Street. He thought Peters had the right
blend of sex appeal and the tough-talking,
streetwise characteristics he was seeking, and
that Monroe was too innocent looking for the role.
 Peters and Monroe starred together in another
1953 film noir,  Niagara (film)|Niagara.

In 1957, Peters married Howard Hughes, shortly
before he faded from public view and became an
eccentric recluse. She retired from acting during
the marriage.

In 1971, Peters and Hughes divorced. She agreed to
a lifetime alimony payment of US$70,000 annually,
adjusted for inflation, and she waived all claims
to Hughes' estate. 

The usually-paranoid Hughes surprised his aides
when he did not insist on a gag
order|confidentiality agreement from Peters as a
condition of divorce; aides reported Peters was
one of the few people Hughes never disparaged.
Peters refused to discuss her life with Hughes,
and declined several lucrative offers to do so.
She would state only that she had not seen Hughes
for several years before their divorce.

Peters remarried after divorcing Hughes, and
returned to acting with a few roles on television.


She died of leukemia in
2000.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0676492/

==External links==

http://imdb.com/name/nm0676492/ Jean Peters at the
Internet Movie Database.