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Jane Bryan

1918 - 2009

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Jane Bryan (born Jane O'Brien; June 11, 1918 – April 8, 2009) was an American actress who appeared in Hollywood films throughout the late 1930s. She was groomed by Warner Bros. to become one of its leading ladies, but instead chose to retire from acting in 1940 at age 22, after which she became a philanthropist and arts patron. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jane Bryan is the 10,458th most popular actor (down from 10,338th in 2024), the 15,387th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,050th in 2019) and the 4,844th most popular American Actor.

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Among people born in 1918, Jane Bryan ranks 342. Before her are Fred Wacker, Nan Grey, Bobby Troup, Marjorie Lord, Henry M. Morris, and Edwin O'Connor. After her are Allen Drury, Griffin Bell, Nipsey Russell, Claiborne Pell, and Denis Compton. Among people deceased in 2009, Jane Bryan ranks 418. Before her are Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, Sulim Yamadayev, Bina Rai, Cahal Daly, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, and Eluana Englaro. After her are Gale Storm, Baitullah Mehsud, John Mortimer, Anastasia Baburova, Mark Leduc, and Vic Crowe.

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jane Bryan ranks 4,842. Before her are Jessica Tuck (1963). After her are Brooke Langton (1970), Rosa Blasi (1972), Nick Robinson (1995), Dante Basco (1975), Peggy McCay (1927), Adam G. Sevani (1992), Chris Wood (1988), Kayla Ewell (1985), Mark Patton (1959), Pamela Gidley (1965), and Nelsan Ellis (1977).

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