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Jane Withers

1926 - 2021

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Jane Withers (April 12, 1926 – August 7, 2021) was an American actress and children's radio show hostess. She became one of the most popular child stars in Hollywood in the 1930s and early 1940s, with her films ranking in the top ten list for box-office gross in 1937 and 1938. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Jane Withers is the 8,366th most popular actor (down from 7,990th in 2024), the 12,849th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,852nd in 2019) and the 3,897th most popular American Actor.

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Among people born in 1926, Jane Withers ranks 533. Before her are Ruth Asawa, Ernest Chapman, Cathy Downs, Bucky Pizzarelli, Joe Paterno, and Rusty Wailes. After her are Torfi Bryngeirsson, Joe Kubert, Ann B. Davis, Lorenzo Wright, June Haver, and James Lipton. Among people deceased in 2021, Jane Withers ranks 658. Before her are Wayne Thiebaud, David Khakhaleishvili, Mo Hayder, Viktor Shuvalov, Michael R. Clifford, and Cléber Eduardo Arado. After her are Toshihiko Koga, Antonio de la Torre, Jacques Zimako, Shirley Williams, Sibusiso Moyo, and Celso Güity.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jane Withers ranks 12,858 out of 20,380. Before her are Nicky Katt (1970), Daws Butler (1916), Henry Warner Slocum (1827), Rusty Wailes (1926), Pat Crowley (1933), Emma Caulfield (1973), Dorothy Ashby (1932), Diane Neal (1976), Big Joe Williams (1903), Jessica Meir (1977), and Jordan Mechner (1964). After her are Todd Bridges (1965).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jane Withers ranks 3,901. Before her are June Marlowe (1903), Larry Parks (1914), William Hootkins (1948), Nicky Katt (1970), Daws Butler (1916), Pat Crowley (1933), Emma Caulfield (1973), and Diane Neal (1976). After her are Todd Bridges (1965), Bill Fagerbakke (1957), George Walsh (1889), and Kelli Williams (1970).

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