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Jane Wyatt
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Jane Wyatt
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Birthday
1910-08-12,Campgaw, New Jersey, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
From Wikipedia Jane Wyatt (August 12, 1910 – October 20, 2006) was an American actress best known for her role as the housewife and mother on the NBC and CBS television comedy series, Father Knows Best, and as Amanda Grayson, the human mother of Spock on the science fiction television series Star Trek. Wyatt was a three-time Emmy Award-winner. Jane Waddington Wyatt was born on August 12, 1910 in Mahwah, New Jersey, but raised in Manhattan. Her father, Christopher Billopp Wyatt, Jr., was a Wall Street investment banker, and her mother, the former Euphemia Van Rensselaer Waddington, was a drama critic for the Catholic World. Both of her parents were Roman Catholic converts. She made her film debut in 1934 in One More River. In arguably her most famous role, she co-starred as Ronald Colman's character's love interest in Frank Capra's Columbia Pictures film Lost Horizon (1937). Other film appearances included Gentleman's Agreement with Gregory Peck, None but the Lonely Heart with Cary Grant, Boomerang with Dana Andrews, and Our Very Own. Her film career suffered because of her outspoken opposition to Senator Joseph McCarthy, the chief figure in the anti-Communist investigations of that era, and was temporarily derailed for having assisted in hosting a performance by the Bolshoi Ballet during the Second World War, even though it was at the request of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Wyatt returned to her roots on the New York stage for a time and appeared in such plays as Lillian Hellman's The Autumn Garden, opposite Fredric March. For many people, Wyatt is best remembered as Margaret Anderson on Father Knows Best, which aired from 1954 to 1960. She played opposite Robert Young as the devoted wife and mother of the Anderson family in the Midwestern town of Springfield. This role won Wyatt three Emmy Awards for best actress in a comedy series. After Father Knows Best, Wyatt guest starred in several other series. On June 13, 1962, she was cast in the lead in "The Heather Mahoney Story" on NBC's Wagon Train. In 1963, she portrayed Kitty McMullen in "Don't Forget to Say Goodbye" on the ABC drama, Going My Way, with Gene Kelly and Leo G. Carroll, a series about the Catholic priesthood in New York City. In 1965, Wyatt was cast as Anne White in "The Monkey's Paw – A Retelling" on CBS's The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. Wyatt was married to investment broker Edgar Bethune Ward from November 9, 1935, until his death on November 8, 2000, just one day short of the couple's 65th wedding anniversary. The couple reportedly met in the late 1920s when both were weekend houseguests of Franklin D. Roosevelt at Hyde Park, New York. Ward later converted to the Catholic faith of his wife. Wyatt suffered a mild stroke in the 1990s, but recovered well. She remained in relatively good health for the rest of her life Jane Wyatt died on October 20, 2006 of natural causes at her home in Bel-Air, California, aged 96. She was interred at San Fernando Mission Cemetery, next to her husband.

Filmography

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

7.1

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986-11-26

7

Lost Horizon
1937-03-03

House by the River

6.7

House by the River
1950-03-25

6.8

Pitfall
1948-08-11

Gentleman's Agreement

7

Gentleman's Agreement
1947-11-11

7

Task Force
1949-08-30

Criminal Lawyer

6.7

Criminal Lawyer
1951-08-23

Canadian Pacific

5.3

Canadian Pacific
1949-05-19

The Man Who Cheated Himself

6.221

The Man Who Cheated Himself
1950-12-26

5.2

The Kansan
1943-09-10

6.9

Boomerang!
1947-02-28

None But the Lonely Heart

6.2

None But the Lonely Heart
1944-10-17

Weekend of Terror

5.8

Weekend of Terror
1970-12-08

5.7

Our Very Own
1950-07-27

The Navy Comes Through

5.6

The Navy Comes Through
1942-10-30

Buckskin Frontier

6

Buckskin Frontier
1943-05-14

Great Expectations

6.2

Great Expectations
1934-10-22

Kisses for Breakfast

5.5

Kisses for Breakfast
1941-07-05

5

Never Too Late
1965-11-04

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

9

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
1978-01-15

5.1

Katherine
1975-10-05

We're Only Human

6.5

We're Only Human
1935-12-27

You'll Never See Me Again

7

You'll Never See Me Again
1973-03-01

Weekend for Three

5.7

Weekend for Three
1941-12-12

The Bachelor's Daughters

6.5

The Bachelor's Daughters
1946-08-06

The Two Little Bears

6

The Two Little Bears
1961-11-01

7.3

Bad Boy
1949-02-22

See How They Run

7

See How They Run
1964-10-07

6.8

No Minor Vices
1948-11-12

5.3

One More River
1934-08-06

0

Amelia Earhart
1976-10-25

5.5

Interlude
1957-10-30

Amityville: The Evil Escapes

4.5

Amityville: The Evil Escapes
1989-05-12

7

My Blue Heaven
1950-09-15

4.2

Superdome
1978-01-09

The Luckiest Girl in the World

7.5

The Luckiest Girl in the World
1936-10-01

The Millionaire

0

The Millionaire
1978-12-19

5.8

Army Surgeon
1942-12-04

Treasure of Matecumbe

6.6

Treasure of Matecumbe
1976-07-01

6

The Nativity
1978-12-17

Girl from God's Country

0

Girl from God's Country
1940-07-30

Hurricane Smith

4

Hurricane Smith
1941-07-20

The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors

1

The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors
1993-06-30

Missing Children: A Mother's Story

6.7

Missing Children: A Mother's Story
1982-12-01

The Father Knows Best Reunion

5.5

The Father Knows Best Reunion
1977-05-15

Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

6.5

Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist
1987-10-21

Strange Conquest

0

Strange Conquest
1946-04-01

5.2

Tom Sawyer
1973-03-23

0

Neighbors
1971-11-18

Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas

7.3

Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas
1977-12-18

Frank Capra's American Dream

6.2

Frank Capra's American Dream
1997-01-01

5.4

St. Elsewhere
1982-10-26

8.035

Star Trek
1966-09-08

Love, American Style

5.8

Love, American Style
1969-09-29

6.291

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

Marcus Welby, M.D.

6.5

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969-09-23

4.4

Studio One
1948-11-07

Play of the Week

0

Play of the Week
1959-10-12

Father Knows Best

6.6

Father Knows Best
1954-10-03

Your Show of Shows

5.5

Your Show of Shows
1950-02-25

The United States Steel Hour

4

The United States Steel Hour
1953-10-27

Robert Montgomery Presents

4.333

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30

The Bell Telephone Hour

6

The Bell Telephone Hour
1959-01-12

5.5

Alcoa Premiere
1961-10-10

The Motorola Television Hour

0

The Motorola Television Hour
1953-11-03

6.4

Wagon Train
1957-09-18

6.291

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.5

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

5.4

St. Elsewhere
1982-10-26

What's My Line?

6.6

What's My Line?
1950-02-02

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

6.3

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971-09-16

6.291

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

7.8

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962-09-20