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Jane Withers

Wild and Wooly - 1937
20th Century Fox
Born Jane Withers
April 12, 1926 (1926-04-12) (age 82)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Years active 1929 - present
Spouse(s) 1947-1954:
William P. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Moss Jr.
1955-1968:
Kenneth Errair

Jane Withers (born April 12, 1926 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American actress best known for being one of the most popular child film stars of the 1930s and early 1940s, as well as for her portrayal of "Josephine the Plumber" in a series of TV commercials for Comet cleanser in the 1960s and early 1970s. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works For other uses of Comet see Comet (disambiguation. Comet is a powdered cleaning product sold in North America and distributed in the USA

Withers began her career as a child actress, first on local radio broadcasts in Atlanta, Georgia as "Dixie's Dainty Dewdrop". By the age of three, she was singing and imitating adult celebrities. In the early 1930s Withers and her family moved to Hollywood; she worked as an extra and a bit part player in several films in 1932 and 1933. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Jane Withers with Borrah MinnevitchRascals -- 193820th Century Fox
Jane Withers with Borrah Minnevitch
Rascals -- 1938
20th Century Fox

Withers's big break came when she landed a supporting role in the 1934 Shirley Temple film Bright Eyes. Borrah Minnevitch ( November 5, 1902, Kiev &ndash 26 June, 1955, Paris) born Bora Minjevic was a notable Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928) is an Academy Award -winning Actress and Tap dancer, most famous for being an iconic Bright Eyes is a 1934 musical / Comedy Film, starring Shirley Temple and produced by Sol M Her character, Joy Smythe, was mean and obnoxious, a perfect foil to Temple's sweet personality. She received positive notices for her work, and was awarded a long-term contract with Fox. Through the remainder of the 1930s she starred in several movies every year, including Ginger (1935), The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935) and Little Miss Nobody (1936), usually cast as a wholesome, meddlesome young girl in films less sugary than Temple's vehicles. The Farmer Takes a Wife is a 1934 play by Frank B Elser and Marc Connelly based on the novel Rome Haul by Walter Moviegoers flocked to see her films, and Withers became one of the top 10 box-office stars in 1937 and 1938. Her popularity was such that Fox gave her "name" co-stars: the Ritz Brothers (in Pack Up Your Troubles) and Gene Autry (in Shooting High). The Ritz Brothers were a comedy team who appeared in 1930s films and as live performers from 1925 to the late 1960s Orvon Gene Autry ( September 29 1907 &ndash October 2 1998) was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy Withers also took a flyer in screenwriting: she wrote the original story filmed as Small Town Deb, under the pseudonym "Jerrie Walters. "

Withers kept working in the 1940s; she made 16 films for Fox, Columbia, and Republic Pictures. }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company Republic Pictures (also known as Republic Entertainment Inc) is an independent film television and video distribution company that was originally a movie production-distribution Her "sweet sixteen" birthday party was filmed by Paramount for the Hedda Hopper's Hollywood series. Hedda Hopper ( May 2, 1885 – February 1, 1966) was an American actress and Gossip columnist, whose Withers received excellent notices for her dramatic performance in Lewis Milestone's The North Star.

In 1947, recently married and in her early twenties, Withers retired for several years from acting. In 1956, she had a supporting role in the film Giant. Giant is a 1956 Drama film and was directed by George Stevens.

In the 1960s, Withers gained fame again as "Josephine the Plumber," a character in a long-running and popular series of television commercials for Comet cleanser that lasted into the 1970s. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic For other uses of Comet see Comet (disambiguation. Comet is a powdered cleaning product sold in North America and distributed in the USA She has continued to do voice-over work and occasionally guest stars on television shows.

Filmography

Original film poster - 194020th Century Fox
Original film poster - 1940
20th Century Fox

Trivia

While filming the movie Giant Jane developed a friendship with James Dean. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Giant is a 1956 Drama film and was directed by George Stevens. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Captain Newman MD is a 1963 film starring Gregory Peck, Tony Curtis, Angie Dickinson, Robert Duvall, Eddie Albert Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1996 Animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released to theaters on June 21, 1996 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Mary Wickes ( June 13, 1910 – October 22, 1995) was an American Film and Television Actress. The Hunchback of Notre Dame II is a Direct-to-video Sequel to the 1996 Disney animated feature The Hunchback of Notre See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Giant is a 1956 Drama film and was directed by George Stevens. James Byron Dean ( February 8 1931 &ndash September 30 1955) was a two-time Oscar -nominated American Film In the DVD special features she tells the story that Dean had a favorite pink cowboy shirt he wore all the time. He never let it go the laundry for fear it would be lost like the other shirts he had. Withers convinced him to let her wash it for him. She did this often and when he left to go to the race he gave her his shirt to wash and have ready for him when he came back. He died that day in a famous car crash. Withers still keeps his shirt and the fond memories of him.

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