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Jane Darwell (born Patti Woodard; October 15, 1879 – August 13, 1967) was an American actress of stage, film, and television.
Jane Darwell. Actress: The Grapes of Wrath. Missouri-born Jane Darwell was born Patti Woodard, the daughter of William Robert Woodard, president of the Louisville Southern Railroad, and Ellen (Booth) Woodard, in Palmyra, Missouri, where she grew up on a ranch .
Jane Darwell. Actress: The Grapes of Wrath. Missouri-born Jane Darwell was born Patti Woodard, the daughter of William Robert Woodard, president of the Louisville Southern Railroad, and Ellen (Booth) Woodard, in Palmyra, Missouri, where she grew up on a ranch .
Jane Darwell was an American actress of stage, film, and television. She began her career in vaudeville and on the stage in the early 1900s. She appeared in over 300 films between 1914 and 1967, often playing kindly, grandmotherly characters.
Jane Darwell, a pioneering film actress whose career spanned more than sixty years, was born Patti Woodward on October 15, 1879, in Palmyra, Missouri, where her family maintained a summer home.
Jane Darwell (October 15, 1879 – August 13, 1967) was an American film and stage actress. With appearances in over 100 major motion pictures, Darwell is perhaps best-remembered for her portrayal of the matriarch and leader of the Joad family in the film adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath, for which she received the Academy Award for Best ...
Darwell, Jane (1879–1967) American actress who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her characterization of Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath.
In The Grapes of Wrath. …him an Oscar nomination, and Jane Darwell won an Academy Award as the family’s resilient matriarch. Tom’s soliloquy on the poor, reflecting his heartfelt empathy for their plight, remains one of the most famous scenes in film history: Read More.
A heavy-set character player with a hearty voice and a slightly worried expression, Jane Darwell was often cast in matronly roles. Although she played a wide variety of roles (including an unsympathetic part as one of the lynchers in the memorable "The Ox-Bow Incident" 1943) in a career spanning...
HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 14 (AP) --Jane Darwell, who during her 61 years as an actress played opposite the six most celebrated children of their generation-- Shirley Temple and the Dionne...
