Jane Withers | |
Job | Actress |
Years active | 1929-present |
Top Roles | Lt. Grace Blodgett, Peola's Frontrow Classmate, Little Girl Playing Hopscotch, Little Girl at Zoo, Vashti Snythe |
Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance, Western, Film Adaptation |
Top Topics | Book-Based, Husband Wife, Aviation |
Top Collaborators | Tom London, Jane Darwell, Edmund Cobb, Jack Mower |
Shares birthday with | Ann Miller, Harold Lockwood, Movita Castaneda see more.. |
Jane Withers Overview:
Legendary actress, Jane Withers, was born on Apr 12, 1926 in Atlanta, GA. Withers died at the age of 95 on Aug 7, 2021 in Burbank, CA .
HONORS and AWARDS:
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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Jane Withers's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #51 on Nov 6, 1939. Withers was never nominated for an Academy Award.
BlogHub Articles:
TCMFF 2013… INTERVIEW…
By Christy Putnam on May 28, 2013 From Christy PutnamThe Vanity Fair party, 2013. The big hit of the evening? When Lulu sang “To Sir, With Love.” In April of 2011, I was fortunate enough to meet , Anne Jeffreys and the late Ann Rutherford at the Vanity Fair party after the Gala screening of An American in Paris. an... Read full article
My Interview with
on May 17, 2013 From Journeys in Classic FilmI was beyond honored to be able to speak with actress at the beginning of the month.? If you’ve watched any of her films, her distinctive voice and exuberant personality haven’t changed in her 87-years on this Earth (she just had a birthday April 12th), and she’s sweet... Read full article
Mini Tribute: Child Star
By Annmarie Gatti on Apr 12, 2013 From Classic Movie Hub BlogBorn April 12, 1926 Child Star ! Happy Birthday — who turns 87 years old today!? Withers ‘big break’ came at age 8 when she won her first credited film role –as the brat who ‘terrorizes’ Shirley Temple in Bright Eyes. That role won her a ... Read full article
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Jane Withers Quotes:
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[Jane brings flowers to Wild Bill Carson's grave]
Jane Pritchard: Gosh, I wish I'da known Wild Bill.
Will Carson: You know, Janey, you're the first and only Pritchard to honor Granddad.
Jane Pritchard: Oh, why shouldn't I - he deserves it. Besides, I think it's just about time all this feuding stopped... and you could stop it if you were only half the man your Granddad was!
Joy Smythe: Let's play hospital. I'll be the doctor, and you'll be the nurse. We'll get a big knife out of the kitchen and operate on your doll.
Shirley Blake: I don't want Mary Lou to be operated on.
Joy Smythe: I don't care. You have to play the way I want to.
Shirley Blake: I don't, either.
Joy Smythe: Yes, you do because this is my house and my yard and you're nothing but an old charity.
Shirley Blake: I am not!
Joy Smythe: Yes, you are because I heard my papa tell my mama so.
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