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The photo above was
signed by Jane Withers. Clearly, someone else has added the word
"Little" to it.
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Jane
Withers was a pudgy youngster with a round face and innumerable
freckles. She had tremendous vitality and a boundless
imagination, two qualities that were responsible for her being
cast predominately in the role of a wild-eyed, mischievious
child. She was born a talented impressionist and dancer, and at
the age of four played the vaudeville circuit in Atlanta.
She also made numerous radio appearances and had the distinction
of having her own program. She was known to listeners as
"Dixie's Dainty Dewdrop." Her big break came in 1934
when, during a screen test, Fox director David Butler
noticed her imitation of a machine gun and signed her on the
spot. In 1937 she ranked sixth among the top ten box office
draws, and did so appearing mainly in low budget
productions. Many people remember her today as Josephine
the Plumber in the Comet TV commercials.
-- edited from "Those
Endearing Young Charms," by Marc Best
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