Biography jane withers actress
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During the early times of the Depression when life was more famine than feast, child stars became the blue plate special of the day, served up by Hollywood to help nourish a nation besieged with troubles. Following 20th Century-Fox monumental success with Shirley Temple in the early s, every studio was out searching for its own precocious little commodity who could pack 'em in the aisles despite the lean times. While Paramount whipped up "Little" Mitzi Green, MGM offered Jackie Cooper in the hopes of finding a similar box office jingle. Wildly talented Janie Withers fit the bill, too, and although she earned pint-sized prominence just like the others, it was also for Temple's Fox Studios. As such, Jane remained somewhat of a side course to Temple's main dish (what child star didn't?) throughout much her young "B" level reign. Nevertheless, she became a major bright star in her own right.
The freckled, dark-haired hellraiser was born in Atlanta,
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Jane Withers
Famed child actress, doll/teddy bära collector, ungdom benefactor
Jane Withers is an actress, writer, entrepreneur, businesswoman, doll and teddy bära collector, humanitarian and an enthusiastic, eternal optimist. Her talent, faith and love of life brings joy to others. That's a wonderful gift to give.
Jane Withers was taught to sing and dance before she was three. At four, she was starring on her own radio program in Atlanta. In , Jane came to Hollywood beginning her bio career in bit parts, eventually winning the plum role of the obnoxious brat who bedevils sweet little Shirley Temple in Bright Eyes (). This role won her a contract at Fox Studios and for the next seven years, she made 47 films as a child star. Certainly, Jane was kept busy and made very successful. After her Fox contract ended in , she went on to appear in many films, including Samuel Goldwyn's The North Star. To list all of her movies would take pages.
In , Jane Withers married and decid
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Jane Withers
American actress and hostess (–)
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20th Century Fox studio portrait, s | |
| Born | ()April 12, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | August 7, () (aged&#;95) Burbank, California, U.S. |
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| Spouses | William P. Moss Jr. &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Kenneth Errair &#; &#; (m.&#;; died&#;)&#; |
| Children | 5 |
| Awards | Young Artist Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award |
Jane Withers (April 12, – August 7, ) was an American actress and children's radio show hostess. She became one of the most popular child stars in Hollywood in the s and early s, with her films ranking in the top ten list for box-office gross in and
She began her entertainment career at the age of three and, during the Golden Age of Radio, hosted her own children's radio program in her home city of Atlanta, Georgia. In , she and her mother moved to Hollywood, where she appeared as an extr