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Enid Markey (February 22, 1894 – November 15, 1981) was an American theatre, film, radio, and television actress, whose career spanned over 50 years, extending from the early 1900s to the late 1960s. In movies, she was the first performer to portray the fictional character Jane, Tarzan's "jungle" companion
Enid Markey was born on 22 February 1894 in Dillon, Colorado, USA. She was an actress, known for Tarzan of the Apes (1918), The Yankee Way (1917) and Sink or Swim (1920). She was married to George W. Cobb. She died on 15 November 1981 in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA.
- January 1, 1
- Dillon, Colorado, USA
- January 1, 1
- Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA
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.
Enid Markey was born on 22 February 1894 in Dillon, Colorado, USA. She was an actress, known for Tarzan of the Apes (1918), The Yankee Way (1917) and Sink or Swim (1920). She was married to George W. Cobb. She died on 15 November 1981 in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA.
- February 22, 1894
- November 15, 1981
Nov 16, 1981 · Enid Markey, the first actress to star as Tarzan's mate 'Jane' in films, died Sunday of natural causes. She was believed to be in her 90s.
Nov 15, 1981 · BAY SHORE, N.Y. -- Enid Markey, a film and stage actress who was the first woman to star as Tarzan's mate 'Jane' in the movies, died Sunday of natural causes. She was believed to be in her 90s.
Markey started off her career in film with roles in "Between Men" (1916) and "Civilization" (1916). Later, she acted in "Tarzan of the Apes" (1918), the Barry Fitzgerald crime flick "The Naked City" (1948) and "Bringing Up Buddy" (CBS, 1960-61).
