Jane Wyatt (Performer) | Playbill

Jane Wyatt

Performer

Shortly after the Hellman play, she was cast as a member of the Anderson household in "Father Knows Best" opposite Robert Young. The show was emblematic of the anodyne sitcoms favored by the viewing public in the 1950s, in which contented families nested in spotless suburbs (the Andersons lived in Springfield, which was a galaxy away from the town of the same name which claims the Simpsons as citizens) and never had a wrestle with a problem that rose above the anecdotal. The show was hugely popular, and, when CBS cancelled it in 1955, a flood of letters caused NBC to pick it up. It ran until 1960 and Ms. Wyatt was rewarded with three consecutive Emmy Awards for her portrayal.

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  • Also Known As: Jane Waddington Wyatt
  • Born: Aug 12, 1911 in Campgaw, NJ, USA
  • Death: Oct 20, 2006 in Bel Air, California

Roles (15)

The Autumn Garden Playbill - March 1951 The Autumn Garden
Opened March 07, 1951
  • as Nina Denery (Original)
Hope for the Best Playbill - Feb 1945 Hope for the Best
Opened February 07, 1945
  • as Lucille Daly (Original)
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Quiet, Please!
Opened November 08, 1940
  • as Carol Adams (Original)
Night Music Playbill - Opening Night Night Music
Opened February 22, 1940
  • as Fay Tucker (Original)
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Save Me the Waltz
Opened February 28, 1938
  • as Princess Claudine (Original)
The Bishop Misbehaves Playbill - Feb 1935 The Bishop Misbehaves
Opened February 20, 1935
  • as Hester Grantham (Original)
Lost Horizons Playbill - Nov 1934 Lost Horizons
Opened October 15, 1934
  • as Janet Evans (Original)
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 The Joyous Season
Opened January 29, 1934
  • as Theresa Farley Battle (Original)
For Services Rendered Playbill - April 1933 For Services Rendered
Opened April 12, 1933
  • as Lois Ardsley (Original)
Conquest Playbill - Opening Night Conquest
Opened February 18, 1933
  • as Eva Locke (Original)
Evensong Playbill - Jan 1933 Evensong
Opened January 31, 1933
  • as Pauline Lacey (Original)
The Mad Hopes Playbill - Dec 1932 The Mad Hopes
Opened December 01, 1932
  • as Geneva Hope (Original)
Dinner at Eight Playbill - Oct 1932 Dinner at Eight
Opened October 22, 1932
  • as Paula Jordan (Replacement)
    Arrived On Apr 30, 1933
The Fatal Alibi Playbill - Feb 1932 The Fatal Alibi
Opened February 09, 1932
  • as Flora (Original)
Give Me Yesterday Playbill - March 1931 Give Me Yesterday
Opened March 04, 1931
  • as Freda Mannock (Original)
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