Jane Darwell (1879–1967)
Actress
- Gender: Female
- Birthday: 1879-10-15
- Day of Death: 1967-08-13 ( 88 years old )
- Place of Birth: Palmyra, Missouri, USA
- Also Known As: Patti Woodard
- IMDB:nm0002034
Missouri-born Jane Darwell was the daughter of a railroad president and grew up on a ranch in Missouri. She nursed ambitions to be an opera singer, but put it off because of her father’s disapproval (she eventually changed her name to Darwell from the family name of Woodward so as not to “sully” the family name). Making her stage debut at age 33, …
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