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Enid Markey (1894-1981) was an American actress who played Jane in the first two Tarzan films. She also appeared in 29 Broadway plays and several TV shows, such as The Andy Griffith Show and The Boston Strangler.
Enid Markey was an actress who played Jane in the Tarzan movies and other silent features. She was born in 1894, married George W. Cobb, and died in 1981.
- January 1, 1
- Dillon, Colorado, USA
- January 1, 1
- Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA
Enid Markey was a silent film actress who played the first Jane in Tarzan movies. She also had a stage career and a short-lived TV role in the 60s.
- February 22, 1894
- November 15, 1981
Nov 16, 1981 · Enid Markey, the actress who created the role of Jane in the first Tarzan movie, in 1918, died yesterday in South Side Hospital, Bay Shore, L.I. Her age was listed as 91.
Actress. She is best remembered for her portrayal of the original heroine Jane in Tarzan of the Apes (1918). Born unto a family of wealth and position, she was formally educated at a private Colorado boarding school. In 1911, while appearing in vaudeville, she was discovered by director Thomas Ince.
Nov 16, 1981 · Enid Markey was the first actress to play Jane in silent and sound films opposite Elmo Lincoln and others. She also appeared on Broadway and in 'The Naked City' and 'The Boston Strangler'.
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Enid Markey was born in Dillon, Colorado. Her first film role was in The Fortunes of War (1911). During the production of The Wrath of the Gods (1914), Markey, a "leading lady with the New York Motion Picture Company", was "badly injured" during the production.
