Jane Wyatt
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- born: 12/Aug/1910 (Campgaw, New Jersey, USA)
- died: 20/Oct/2006 (Bel-Air, California, USA)
Biography
Jane Waddington Wyatt was an American actress in films and television.
Her most famous role was as Ronald Colman's love interest in Frank Capra's "Lost Horizon" (1937). Other film appearances included 1947's "Gentleman's Agreement" (with Gregory Peck), "None but the Lonely Hear"t (with Cary Grant), and "Boomerang" (with Dana Andrews).
For many people, she is best remembered for her television roles, as Margaret Anderson, the mother in the 1950s television comedy "Father Knows Best"; and as Amanda Grayson, Mr. Spock's mother, in the 1967 episode "Journey To Babel" of the original "Star Trek" series and the 1986 film "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home". Late in her career, she played Katherine Auschlander, the wife of hospital administrator Dr. Daniel Auschlander (Norman Lloyd), on the 1980s medical drama "St. Elsewhere". Wyatt was once quoted as saying her fan mail for the first two roles exceeded that for her appearance in "Lost Horizon".
Her film career suffered because of her outspoken opposition to Senator Joseph McCarthy, the chief figure in the anti-Communist investigations of that era. Her career was temporarily damaged for having assisted in hosting a performance by the Bolshoi Ballet during the Second World War, even though it was at President Roosevelt's request. As a result, she 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.
Wyatt died on October 20, 2006 of natural causes at her home in Bel-Air, California, at the age of 96.
Filmography
With Hitchcock...
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - The Monkey's Paw -- A Retelling - cast: Anne White