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Post by teleadm on Apr 12, 2018 13:12:54 GMT
This post has been updated and re-edited!
Happy 93rd Birthday Jane Withers!!! Born on April 12, 1926 in Atlanta, Georgia Thank for everything, retired since 2002 American former child actress of the 1930s and 1940s, also remembered for her portrayal of "Josephine the Plumber" in a series of TV commercials for Comet cleanser in the 1960s and early 1970s. She began her career as a child actress at the age of three, first on local radio broadcasts in Atlanta under the sobriquet of Dixie's Dainty Dewdrop. In the early 1930s, Withers and her mother moved to Hollywood where she worked as a child model and a bit part player in several films in 1932 and 1933. Her big break came when she landed a supporting role in the 1934 Shirley Temple film Bright Eyes. Bright Eyes 1934, with Shirley Temple Paddy O'Day 1936 with Claude Gillingwater Keep Smiling 1936, with Gloria Stuart 1939 1941 "Josephine the Plumber" Giant 1956, with James Dean Captain Newman, M.D. 1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode How to Get Rid of Your Wife 1963, with Bob Newhart Jane Withers has acted in 71 movie and television productions, including voicing video games.
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Post by marianne48 on Apr 12, 2018 23:45:04 GMT
Happy Birthday to one of the only performers who seemed to really enjoy being a child star, judging by a TCM interview she did a few years back with other former child actors.
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Post by teleadm on Apr 12, 2019 7:01:38 GMT
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 12, 2019 14:12:16 GMT
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