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Jane Webb
American film, radio and voice actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jane Karyl Webb[1] (August 13, 1925 – March 30, 2010)[2] was an American film, radio, and voice actress, best known for her work on Filmation's cartoons.
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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.[3][4][5] She also opened a municipal opera in St. Louis.[5] Her father James Howard Webb, known as Dr. Basil Webb, is a playwright who wrote and directed plays at the Hippodrome Theater in Chicago.[1][5] Webb's brother John Webb performed in London and New York; her aunt Maurice Webb was University of London's president.[5] She is a descendant of Walter Webb, who used to accompany George Washington on his surveying trips.[6][7]
Raised in University City, Missouri, Webb studied at St. Mary's High School and Arcadia Convents at St. Louis.[5] She spent three years working with repertoire companies in London, Manchester, Scotland, and Wales.[5] Webb transferred from England to Chicago in 1936.[5] As a high school student in Central YMCA High School, she was president of the student council and headed other student organizations.[6] On June 10, 1942, Webb graduated with the highest honors.[8][9] From early August 1942 through 1943, Webb took flying lessons.[10][11] Webb attended Central Day College.[1][where?]
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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.[6] As a radio actress, Webb debuted in British radio shows made by British Broadcasting Company's television studios.[5]
Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Edwards acted on multiple radio series, including the Tom Mix Ralston Straight Shooters.[12]
In March 1939, Paramount Pictures' talent agent Arthur Jacobson discovered Webb while searching for new actresses in Chicago.[5] On April 19, 1939, Webb signed an acting contract with Paramount Pictures.[4] Webb was supposedly going to be cast as the leading role in Dr. Cyclops as her acting debut, but was recast.[5]
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Personal life
In her private life, Webb collected spools, rode miniature horses, kept canaries, read "everything", and made her own recipes.[9][13] She had also written her own poetry, short stories, musical compositions, and a novel.[9][14]
In 1947, Webb moved from Chicago, Illinois to the neighborhood of Hollywood Hills, California, along with her family.[3] On July 22, 1948, Webb married Jack Lawson Edwards, Jr, brother of actor and cartoon voiceover performer Sam Edwards, at her parents' home.[1][15][16] The couple moved to New York City to continue their careers in television until they moved back to Hollywood Hills.[17] The couple had two sons, Alan James Edwards (b. April 23, 1951), a U.S. Navy member,[3][17][18][19] and Steven Monroe, a lead guitarist and vocalist.[3][17][18] In 1960, the couple moved to the neighborhood of Studio City.[3] Webb resided at 725 S La Huerta in Green Valley, Arizona, from 1989 until her death in 2010.[20] Jack Edwards Jr. died on September 5, 2008, in Green Valley, Arizona.[21]
Death
On March 30, 2010, Webb died in Green Valley, Arizona.[22]
Filmography
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Discography
- The Wizard of Oz (1968)[38]
- The Dirty Old Man (1974) by Jim Backus (additional voices)[citation needed]
- Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (1982)[citation needed]
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