Jane Withers, child actor turned commercial star, dies at 95
The Hindu
Withers, also known as “Josephine the Plumber” from TV commercials in the 1960s and '70s, died on August 7, her daughter Kendall Errair confirmed.
Jane Withers, the former child actor who bedevilled Shirley Temple on the screen and went on to star in a series of B movies that made her a box-office champion, has died, her daughter said. She was 95. Withers, also known as Josephine the Plumber from TV commercials in the 1960s and '70s, died Saturday, her daughter Kendall Errair said. Withers was one of the last remaining stars from the 1930s and 1940s, the height of Hollywood studio dominance. After a series of minor roles as a child actress, Withers was cast by Twentieth Century-Fox in the 1934 Bright Eyes, as the nemesis of lovable Temple, then Hollywood's most popular star.More Related News