Jane Withers, an actress on both the silver screen and television commercials, died Aug. 7 in Burbank, California. She was 95. Withers’ daughter, Kendall Errair, confirmed her death to the New York Times. A cause of death was not disclosed. Withers’ first major Hollywood role came at just 8 years-old in the Shirley Temple movie “Bright Eyes,” a breakout role for Withers that set her on the path of playing rousing, tomboyish girls in films throughout the 1930s. The 20th Century Fox film c...
Jane Withers, Josephine the Plumber in Comet Ads and '30s Child Star, Dies at 95
The Wrap - 9 Aug 2021 01:27
Jane Withers, an actress on both the silver screen and television commercials, died Aug. 7 in Burbank, California. She was 95. Withers’ daughter, Kendall Errair, confirmed her death to the New York Times. A cause of death was not disclosed. Withers’ first major Hollywood role came at just 8 years-old in the Shirley Temple movie “Bright Eyes,” a breakout role for Withers that set her on the path of playing rousing, tomboyish girls in films throughout the 1930s. The 20th Century Fox film c...
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