Jane Webb
American film, radio, voice actress (1925-2010)
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::summary American film, radio, voice actress (1925-2010) ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox person"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Jane Webb |
| birth_name | Jane Karyl Webb |
| birth_date | |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Green Valley, Arizona, U.S. |
| education | St. Mary's High School |
| known_for | The Batman/Superman Hour |
| occupation | |
| years_active | 1933–1982 |
| alias | Jane Webb Edwards |
| Joanne Louise | |
| spouse | |
| children | 2 |
| :: |
| name = Jane Webb | birth_name = Jane Karyl Webb | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = Green Valley, Arizona, U.S. | education = St. Mary's High School | known_for = The Batman/Superman Hour | occupation = | years_active = 1933–1982 | alias = Jane Webb Edwards Joanne Louise | spouse = | children = 2
Jane Karyl Webb (August 13, 1925 – March 30, 2010) was an American film, radio, and voice actress, best known for her work on Filmation's cartoons.
Early years
Webb's mother was Estelle Sigrid Webb, a Swedish immigrant who was an operatic soprano and performed at the Metropolitan Opera and Boston Opera House. She also opened a municipal opera in St. Louis. Her father James Howard Webb, known as Dr. Basil Webb, is a playwright who wrote and directed plays at the Hippodrome Theater in Chicago. Webb's brother John Webb performed in London and New York; her uncle Maurice Webb was University of London's president. She is a descendant of Walter Webb, who used to accompany George Washington on his surveying trips.
Raised in University City, Missouri, Webb studied at St. Mary's High School and Arcadia Convents at St. Louis. She spent three years working with repertoire companies in London, Manchester, Scotland, and Wales. Webb transferred from England to Chicago in 1936. As a high school student in Central YMCA High School, she was president of the student council and headed other student organizations. On June 10, 1942, Webb graduated with the highest honors. From early August 1942 through 1943, Webb took flying lessons. Webb attended Central Day College.
Career
At the age of eight, she started her career as a professional entertainer when she was mistress of ceremonies, singing a Swedish song in a Chicago Century of Progress show. As a radio actress, Webb debuted in British radio shows made by British Broadcasting Company's television studios.
Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Edwards acted on multiple radio series, including the Tom Mix Ralston Straight Shooters.
In March 1939, Paramount Pictures' talent agent Arthur Jacobson discovered Webb while searching for new actresses in Chicago. On April 19, 1939, Webb signed an acting contract with Paramount Pictures. Webb was supposedly going to be cast as the leading role in Dr. Cyclops as her acting debut, but was recast.
Personal life
In her private life, Webb collected spools, rode miniature horses, kept canaries, read "everything", and made her own recipes. She had also written her own poetry, short stories, musical compositions, and a novel.
In 1947, Webb moved from Chicago to the neighborhood of Hollywood Hills in California, along with her family. In 1948, Webb married Jack Lawson Edwards, Jr, brother of actor and cartoon voiceover performer Sam Edwards, at her parents' home. The couple moved to New York City to continue their careers in television until they moved back to Hollywood Hills. In 1960, the couple moved to the neighborhood of Studio City.
The couple had two sons, Alan James Edwards (b. April 23, 1951), a U.S. Navy member, and Steven Monroe, a lead guitarist and vocalist.
Death
On March 30, 2010, Webb died in Green Valley, Arizona.
Filmography
::data[format=table title="Film"]
| Year | Title | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Our Leading Citizen | Telephone operator (uncredited) |
| $1,000 a Touchdown | Billie (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | The Farmer's Daughter | Cashier (uncredited) |
| 1972 | Treasure Island | Mrs. Hawkins (voice) |
| 1974 | Oliver Twist | Nancy (speaking voice) |
| :: |
::data[format=table title="Radio"]
| Year | Title | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1936–1946 | Tom Mix Ralston Straight Shooters | date=January 13, 1941 |
| 1937–1945 | Grand Hotel | |
| 1939–1942 | The Bartons | title=Meet Miss Midge |
| 1940–1954 | The Chicago Theater of the Air | Guest star |
| 1941 | Lone Journey | title=Our Town |
| 1942–1946 | Bachelor's Children | Doris Keller (a.k.a. Dorothy Keeler) |
| 1942–1951 | Aunt Mary Show | Peggy Mead |
| 1943–1947 | The Baxters | Daughter |
| 1943, 1951 | Guiding Light | Peggy Ashley Regan |
| 1943–1944 | The Road to Life | Debutante, Janet Mercer |
| 1944 | That Brewster Boy | date=January 1944 |
| Sky High | Guest role | |
| 1945–1946 | Island Venture | Medoza's daughter |
| 1945–1948 | Those Websters | Belinda Boyd |
| 1948 | The People Next Door | last=Chatfield |
| 1949 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | One episode ("The John Blackwell Case") |
| 1950 | The Truitts | Gladys Truitt |
| Errand of Mercy | Joan ("The Train Whistle") | |
| 1950–1951 | Dr. Kildare | Mary Lamont |
| Crime Classics | Guest role | |
| Heartbeat Theater | Guest role | |
| Inheritance | Guest role | |
| Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar | Guest role | |
| Let George Do It | Guest role | |
| Lux Radio Theatre | Guest role | |
| Suspense | Guest role | |
| The Chase | Guest role | |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Archie Andrews | Veronica Lodge |
| 1979 | Suspense Story | Jessica Thomas |
| :: |
::data[format=table title="Television"]
| Year | Title | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | Cindy Lindenbrook, Queen Mortia, Fossil |
| 1968 | The Batman/Superman Hour | Barbara Gordon/Batgirl, Catwoman, Charlotte Ruuse |
| Fantastic Voyage | Dr. Erica Lane, Alvin Upwell, Lisette Clossard | |
| The Archie Show | Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy, Big Ethel, additional voices | |
| Family Affair | Live-action role; television announcer ("A Matter of Choice") | |
| 1969 | Archie and His New Pals | Preview special for The Archie Comedy Hour; Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy, Sabrina Spellman |
| The Archie Comedy Hour | Sabrina Spellman, Aunt Hilda, Aunt Zelda, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy, Big Ethel, Miss Della | |
| The Hardy Boys | Wanda Kay Breckenridge, Gertrude Hardy | |
| 1970 | Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down | Geraldine Lewis, Rhonda |
| Archie's Funhouse | Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy, Big Ethel | |
| Sabrina and the Groovie Goolies | Sabrina Spellman, Aunt Hilda, Aunt Zelda, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy, Big Ethel, Miss Della, additional voices | |
| Groovie Goolies | Bella La Ghostly, Sabrina Spellman, additional voices | |
| 1971 | Archie's TV Funnies | Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy, Big Ethel, Tess Trueheart, Moon Maid, Gravel Gertie, Mama, Emmy Lou, Taffy, Nancy Ritz, Fritzi Ritz, Cookie, Hazel Nutt, Broom-Hilda, Breathless Mahoney, additional voices |
| Aesop's Fables | Female Tortoise, Bee, Female Swan, Mother Duck, Duckling, Female Hare #1, Female Hare #2 | |
| 1972 | The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie | |
| The Brady Kids | Babs, Diana Prince/Wonder Woman ("It's All Greek to Me"), additional voices | |
| 1973 | Lassie's Rescue Rangers | Laura Turner, additional voices |
| My Favorite Martians | Katy O'Hara, Jan, Coral, Lorelei Brown, Miss Casserole | |
| 1974 | The U.S. of Archie | Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy, additional voices |
| The New Adventures of Gilligan | Ginger Grant, Mary Ann Summers (credited as both "Jane Webb" and "Jane Edwards") | |
| 1975 | The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty | Felicia, Pronto, Sparrow |
| 1976–1979 | Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle | Additional voices |
| 1977 | The New Archie and Sabrina Hour | Sabrina Spellman, Aunt Hilda, Aunt Zelda, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy, Big Ethel, Miss Della, additional voices |
| 1980 | General Hospital | Live-action role; announcer (one episode) |
| :: |
::data[format=table title="Shorts"]
| Year | Title | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | The Three Faces of Stanley | Unknown name (voice) |
| 1969 | How We Feel About Sound | Clancy's Mom (voice) |
| 1971 | Hopscotch | Unknown name (voice) |
| 1977 | He Really Lives | Unknown name (voice) |
| :: |
Discography
- The Wizard of Oz (1968)
- The Dirty Old Man (1974) by Jim Backus (additional voices)
- Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (1982)
References
References
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- "Funeral Services Set for Mrs. Sigrid Webb". Van Nuys Valley News And Green Sheet.
- (April 20, 1939). "Jane Webb Signed". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- (April 24, 1939). "Add New Faces". [[The Washington Star.
- (February 18, 1945). "Jane Webb". [[Chicago Tribune]].
- (June 10, 1942). "A Graduate". [[Chicago Tribune]].
- (June 10, 1942). "Radio Roundup". [[The Morning Call]].
- (August 15, 1942). "Tongue Twisters Keep Announcer in Trim". [[The Buffalo News]].
- (July 8, 1943). "Complete Radio Programs and Highlights for Today". [[Chicago Tribune]].
- (December 6, 1936). "In Tom Mix Cast". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- (August 10, 1943). "Jane Webb Shares Recipe". [[The Van Nuys News]].
- (March 12, 1943). "Jane Webb". Burlington Daily News.
- (August 11, 1948). "580". [[The Fresno Bee]].
- (September 28, 1972). "Their Friendship Has Lasted". [[Van Nuys Valley News]].
- (April 30, 1951). "Radio-TV Briefs". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News.
- (January 13, 1941). "[Unknown]". Poughkeepsie Evening Star.
- (May 12, 1946). "Radio in Chicago". [[Chicago Tribune]].
- (April 4, 1942). "Meet Miss Midge". The Evening News.
- (November 3, 1941). "Our Town". Chicago Tribune.
- ''Buffalo Courier Express'', January 29, 1943
- May Caldwell, Lily. (October 10, 1951). "Listeners yell, so popular daytime show back on air". [[The Birmingham News]].
- (April 27, 1943). "[Unknown]". [[Buffalo Courier Express]].
- (March 7, 1944). "Road of Life". [[Star Tribune]].
- (January 1944). "The cover girl". [[Radio Mirror]].
- (September 15, 1944). "What's on the Air". [[Wisconsin State Journal]].
- Chatfield, Blake. (January 29, 1948). "Valley Radio Flashes - Serious". [[Van Nuys News]].
- (June 11, 1950). "[Unknown]". Buffalo Courier Express.
- (November 16, 1950). "Jane Webb Stars in Radio Program". [[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
- Dunning, John. (1998). "On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio". Oxford University Press.
- Newton, Dwight. (December 18, 1951). "Day and Night with Radio and Television". [[The San Francisco Examiner]].
- (2012). "Lou Scheimer: Creating the Filmation Generation". TwoMorrows Publishing.
- (March 31, 1968). "The Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland (advertisement)". The Times-Herald.
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