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print. 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. Her father, W. R. Woodward, served at various times as president of the Louisville and Southern Railroad and the Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo ...
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 ...
Patti Woodward (or Jane Darwell; October 15, 1879 – August 13, 1967) was an American actress. She appeared in over 170 theatrical movies and on television and stage. She played the Bird Woman in the 1964 Disney movie Mary Poppins. She played a grandmother or housekeeper in many movies in which Shirley Temple acted.
American actress. Also known as: Patti Woodward. Learn about this topic in these articles: “Devil and Daniel Webster, The” In The Devil and Daniel Webster: Cast Read More. “Grapes of Wrath, The” In The Grapes of Wrath. …him an Oscar nomination, and Jane Darwell won an Academy Award as the family’s resilient matriarch.
October 15, 1879. Died. August 13, 1967. Cause of Death. Heart Attack. Biography. Read More. A heavy-set character player with a hearty voice and a slightly worried expression, Jane Darwell was often cast in matronly roles.
J ane Darwell was a stage and screen actress for more than 60 years who won a 1941 supporting role Oscar for her performance as Ma Joad in "Grapes of Wrath." Hollywood tended to cast Darwell...
Biography by AllMovie [+] American actress Jane Darwell was the daughter of a Missouri railroad executive. Despite her father's disapproval, she spent most of her youth acting in circuses, opera troupes and stock companies, making her film debut in 1912.
