Jane Nigh
Jane Nigh | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | Bonnie Lenora Nigh February 25, 1925 Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 5, 1993 (aged 68) Bakersfield, California, U.S. |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1944–1961 |
| Spouse(s) |
Victor Cutler
(m. 1946; div. 1946)John E. Baker
(m. 1952; div. 1961)Norman Davidson, Jr.
(m. 1963; div. 1964)
(m. 1966; div. 1968) |
| Children | 4 |
Bonnie Lenora "Jane" Nigh[2] was an American actress born in Hollywood.[3] Her sister Nancy was also an actress, and her mother worked in research at a film studio.[4]
She was discovered in 1944 by Arthur Wenzler while working in a defense plant. (Another source identifies Ivan Kahn as the 20th Century Fox talent scout.)[5] She later signed a contract with Fox. She appeared in more than 40 films and television shows, including State Fair (1945), Give My Regards to Broadway (1948, as June Nigh) and County Fair (1950).
She also had starring roles in a pair of Monogram Pictures films, Blue Grass of Kentucky and Rodeo. Nigh, along with Patrick McVey, co-starred in the TV series Big Town, with McVey playing the city editor of a newspaper, and Nigh his secretary. She had the role of Lorelei Kilourne for two seasons.[6]
Personal life
Nigh was married four times, to three men, all ending in divorce. Her longest marriage was to her second husband, Navy Lieutenant John Baker,[5] while she was married twice to Norman Davidson Jr.
She had a total of four children, three girls and a boy, though her first, a girl, died very soon after birth in 1952.[7]
Nigh died on October 5, 1993 of a stroke at the age of 68.[citation needed]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Laura | Secretary | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Something for the Boys | Army Wife | Uncredited |
| 1945 | State Fair | Eleanor | |
| 1945 | House of Dracula | Villager | Uncredited |
| 1946 | Whistle Stop | Josie Veech | |
| 1946 | Dragonwyck | Tabitha Wells | Uncredited |
| 1947 | The Shocking Miss Pilgrim | Cynthia's Sister | (scenes deleted) |
| 1947 | Unconquered | Evelyn | |
| 1948 | Sitting Pretty | Mabel Phillips | Uncredited |
| 1948 | Give My Regards to Broadway | May Norwick | |
| 1948 | Cry of the City | Nurse | Uncredited |
| 1948 | Leather Gloves | Cathy | |
| 1949 | Red, Hot and Blue | Angelica Roseanne aka No-No | |
| 1949 | Zamba | Carol | |
| 1949 | Fighting Man of the Plains | Florence Peel | |
| 1949 | Captain Carey, U.S.A. | Nancy | |
| 1950 | Blue Grass of Kentucky | Pat Armistead | |
| 1950 | Operation Haylift | Pat Rogers | |
| 1950 | Motor Patrol | Sherry Bliss | |
| 1950 | County Fair | Loretta Ryan | |
| 1950 | Border Treasure | Stella | |
| 1950 | Rio Grande Patrol | Sherry Bliss | |
| 1951 | Blue Blood | Eileen Buchanan | |
| 1951 | Disc Jockey | Marion | |
| 1952 | Fort Osage | Ann Pickett | |
| 1952 | Rodeo | Nancy Cartwright | |
| 1957 | Hold That Hypnotist | Cleo Daniels |
References
- ^ "Gets Divorce". Santa Cruz Sentinel. California, Santa Cruz. United Press. September 6, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "(photo caption)". The Daily Notes. Pennsylvania, Huntingdon. October 28, 1946. p. 9. Retrieved June 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hollywood Film Shop". The Bakersfield Californian. California, Bakersfield. United Press. September 7, 1949. p. 19. Retrieved June 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Carroll, Harrison (October 4, 1948). "Behind the Scenes in Hollywood". The Daily Clintonian. Indiana, Clinton. King Features Syndicate. p. 4. Retrieved June 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Shy Jane Nigh Conquers TV". Tucson Daily Citizen. Arizona, Tucson. January 12, 1953. p. 56. Retrieved June 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7. P. 104.
- ^ "Jane Nigh - The Private Life and Times of Jane Nigh. Jane Nigh Pictures". www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com.
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