Jane Withers, the one-time child star who shared the screen with Shirley Temple and Elizabeth Taylor, has died at 95.
Jane Withers, a major child acting star of the 1930s who found renewed popularity in the 1960s as Josephine the Plumber in classic Comet cleanser commercials,Her daughter, Kendall Errair, confirmed Withers died Aug. 7 surrounded by loved ones in Burbank, California. No cause of death was given.
Quite to the contrary, audiences loved Withers. The young actress signed a seven-year contract with Fox Film Corporation, appearing in three to five films a year. Her first starring role, in the 1935 film"Ginger," began filming on Wither's 9th birthday. She played an orphan adopted by a rich family after her uncle's arrest.
She explained in 1974:"Fortunately, my dad had a great love of California land. He kind of dibble-dabbled in real estate in a marvelous way."
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