Jane Cowl

Jane Cowl
Jane Cowl in 1920
Born
Jane Bailey

December 14, 1883
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJune 22, 1950(1950-06-22) (aged 66)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Resting placeAshes buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Other names"Crying Jane"
C. R. Avery[1]
Occupation(s)Actress, playwright
Years active1903–1950
Spouse
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(m. 1906; sep. 1930)​
RMS Olympic June 1911 at New York, end of maiden voyage. Jane travelled from Southampton-to-New York for the maiden voyage.

Jane Cowl (December 14, 1883 – June 22, 1950) was an American film and stage actress and playwright "notorious for playing lachrymose parts".[2] Actress Jane Russell was named in Cowl's honor.[3]

  1. ^ Slide, Anthony (1998). Eccentrics of Comedy. Lanham, Ma.: Scarecrow Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-8108-3534-4.
  2. ^ Ben Iden Payne, A Life in a Wood O: Memoirs of the Theatre (Yale University Press, 1977), page 130.
  3. ^ "Jane Russell, A Howard Hughes Find, Is 1941's Best New Star Prospect", Life, 20 January 1941, page 42