Post by teleadm on Aug 9, 2021 6:19:00 GMT
American actress Jane Withers has left us at the age of 95, on August 7th.
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 1932, she and her mother moved to Hollywood, where she appeared as an extra in many films until landing her breakthrough role as the spoiled, obnoxious Joy Smythe opposite Shirley Temple's angelic orphan Shirley Blake in the 1934 film Bright Eyes. She made 38 films before retiring at age 21 in 1947. She returned to film and television as a character actor in the 1950's, like Giant 1956. From 1963 to 1974, she gained new popularity with her portrayal of the character "Josephine the Plumber" in a series of television commercials for Comet cleanser. In the 1990's and early 2000's, she did voice work for Disney animated films. She was interviewed in numerous documentary retrospectives of the Golden Age of Hollywood. She was also known for her philanthropy and her extensive doll collection.
She is remembered by Variety
R.I.P. Jane Withers
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 1932, she and her mother moved to Hollywood, where she appeared as an extra in many films until landing her breakthrough role as the spoiled, obnoxious Joy Smythe opposite Shirley Temple's angelic orphan Shirley Blake in the 1934 film Bright Eyes. She made 38 films before retiring at age 21 in 1947. She returned to film and television as a character actor in the 1950's, like Giant 1956. From 1963 to 1974, she gained new popularity with her portrayal of the character "Josephine the Plumber" in a series of television commercials for Comet cleanser. In the 1990's and early 2000's, she did voice work for Disney animated films. She was interviewed in numerous documentary retrospectives of the Golden Age of Hollywood. She was also known for her philanthropy and her extensive doll collection.
She is remembered by Variety
R.I.P. Jane Withers