Jacqueline deWit

Jacqueline deWit (September 26, 1912 – January 7, 1998)[1] was an American film and TV character actress from Los Angeles who appeared in over two dozen films, including Spellbound (1945), The Snake Pit, The Damned Don't Cry!, Tea and Sympathy, All That Heaven Allows and Harper.[2] She also appeared in the 1946 Abbott and Costello comedy Little Giant, as Bud Abbott's wife.[3]

Jacqueline deWit
Jacqueline deWit from the trailer for Twice-Told Tales (1963)
Born(1912-09-26)September 26, 1912
Los Angeles, California
DiedJanuary 7, 1998(1998-01-07) (aged 85)
Los Angeles, California
OccupationActress

She made numerous appearances on TV series such as Wagon Train, The Lineup, The Monkees, and most notably, in the iconic 1959 The Twilight Zone episode "Time Enough at Last", in which she played the nagging wife of the lead character played by Burgess Meredith.[4][5][6]

DeWit's Broadway credits include The Taming of the Shrew in 1935.[7][8]

DeWit died in Los Angeles on January 7, 1998 at age 85. She was cremated and returned to her family in residence.[1]

Jacqueline deWit in Fog Island (1945)

Partial filmography

References
  1. Wilson, Scott (19 August 2016). "Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed". McFarland – via Google Books.
  2. "Jacqueline de Wit".
  3. "Jacqueline De Wit - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  4. "Jacqueline de Wit - TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
  5. "The Lineup - TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
  6. "The Twilight Zone: Time Enough at Last (1959) - John Brahm - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  7. "(Jacqueline deWit search)". Playbill Vault. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  8. League, The Broadway. "Jacqueline DeWit – Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". www.ibdb.com.


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