Jane Nigh

Bonnie Lenora "Jane" Nigh[2] was an American actress born in Hollywood.[3] Her sister Nancy was also an actress, and her mother worked in research at a film studio.[4]

Jane Nigh
Born
Bonnie Lenora Nigh

(1925-02-25)February 25, 1925
Hollywood, California, U.S.
DiedOctober 5, 1993(1993-10-05) (aged 68)
Bakersfield, California, U.S.
CitizenshipUnited States
OccupationActress
Years active1944–1961
Spouse(s)
Victor Cutler
(m. 1946; div. 1946)
[1]
John E. Baker
(m. 1952; div. 1961)

Norman Davidson, Jr.
(m. 1963; div. 1964)

(m. 1966; div. 1968)
Children4

She was discovered in 1944 by Arthur Wenzler while working in a defense plant. (Another source identifies Ivan Kahn as the 20th Century Fox talent scout.)[5] She later signed a contract with Fox. She appeared in more than 40 films and television shows, including State Fair (1945), Give My Regards to Broadway (1948, as June Nigh) and County Fair (1950).

She also had starring roles in a pair of Monogram Pictures films, Blue Grass of Kentucky and Rodeo. Nigh, along with Patrick McVey, co-starred in the TV series Big Town, with McVey playing the city editor of a newspaper, and Nigh his secretary. She had the role of Lorelei Kilourne for two seasons.[6]

Personal life

Nigh was married four times, to three men, all ending in divorce. Her longest marriage was to her second husband, Navy Lieutenant John Baker,[5] while she was married twice to Norman Davidson Jr.

She had a total of four children, three girls and a boy, though her first, a girl, died very soon after birth in 1952.[7]

Nigh died on October 5, 1993 of a stroke at the age of 68.

Filmography
Films
Year Title Role Notes
1944LauraSecretaryUncredited
1944Something for the BoysArmy WifeUncredited
1945State FairEleanor
1945House of DraculaVillagerUncredited
1946Whistle StopJosie Veech
1946DragonwyckTabitha WellsUncredited
1947The Shocking Miss PilgrimCynthia's Sister(scenes deleted)
1947UnconqueredEvelyn
1948Sitting PrettyMabel PhillipsUncredited
1948Give My Regards to BroadwayMay Norwick
1948Cry of the CityNurseUncredited
1948Leather GlovesCathy
1949Red, Hot and BlueAngelica Roseanne aka No-No
1949ZambaCarol
1949Fighting Man of the PlainsFlorence Peel
1949Captain Carey, U.S.A.Nancy
1950Blue Grass of KentuckyPat Armistead
1950Operation HayliftPat Rogers
1950Motor PatrolSherry Bliss
1950County FairLoretta Ryan
1950Border TreasureStella
1950Rio Grande PatrolSherry Bliss
1951Blue BloodEileen Buchanan
1951Disc JockeyMarion
1952Fort OsageAnn Pickett
1952RodeoNancy Cartwright
1957Hold That HypnotistCleo Daniels

References
  1. "Gets Divorce". Santa Cruz Sentinel. California, Santa Cruz. United Press. September 6, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "(photo caption)". The Daily Notes. Pennsylvania, Huntingdon. October 28, 1946. p. 9. Retrieved June 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Hollywood Film Shop". The Bakersfield Californian. California, Bakersfield. United Press. September 7, 1949. p. 19. Retrieved June 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Carroll, Harrison (October 4, 1948). "Behind the Scenes in Hollywood". The Daily Clintonian. Indiana, Clinton. King Features Syndicate. p. 4. Retrieved June 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Shy Jane Nigh Conquers TV". Tucson Daily Citizen. Arizona, Tucson. January 12, 1953. p. 56. Retrieved June 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7. P. 104.
  7. "Jane Nigh - The Private Life and Times of Jane Nigh. Jane Nigh Pictures". www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com.
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