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At Schoenberg Hall - Ucla
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At El Rey Theatre
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At Echoplex (Below The Echo)
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At Echoplex (Below The Echo)
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OBIT - DOOLEY, BRENDA JOYCE "COOTIE"
Brenda Joyce "Cootie" Dooley, 61, of Roanoke went to ... her Lord on Monday morning July 3, 2006. Brenda was preceded in death by her parents, John ... of Blue Ridge, Steve E. Dooley and wife, Brenda, of Blue Ridge, Mary S. Plunkett and husband ... |
DOYLE, BRENDA JOYCE HANSON
Portland Press Herald (Maine) 09-01-2004 DOYLE, BRENDA JOYCE HANSON Edition: Final Section: Local & State Column: Services and Visiting Hours DOYLE... |
OBIT - BLANKENSHIP, BRENDA JOYCE HALDREN
Brenda Joyce Haldren Blankenship, 59, of Pearisburg passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2006 ... mother and father, she was preceded in death by a brothe... |
OBIT - RICHARDSON, BRENDA JOYCE
RICHARDSON, Brenda Joyce, 49, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2002. She was preceded in death by her father, Samuel Martin and her hus... |
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Brenda Joyce Description
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Date of Birth
25 February 1912, Excelsior Springs, Missouri, USA
Birth Name
Betty Leabo
Nickname
Graftina
Height
5' 4" (1.63 m)
Mini Biography
The second "Jane" of the durable Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan jungle film series was born Betty Leabo in Missouri, raised in Los Angeles, and nicknamed "Graftina" by her father when she was a girl. Attending college, the lovely blonde became a photographer's model to help pay her tuition. 20th Century Fox noticed a fashion layout of her and immediately signed her on. The studio changed her name to Brenda Joyce after silent star Alice Joyce, making her movie debut with The Rains Came (1939). Building her up to the public as a sexy single girl, the studio didn't take kindly to her impulsive marriage to army husband Owen Ward and supposedly punished her by relegating her to "B" films. Two children later, Brenda appeared to have lost interest in her career, but was coaxed back to the film set when brunette 'Maureen O'Sullivan' left the Tarzan series and Johnny Weissmuller approved the athletic beauty as his new blonde swinging mate. Beginning a four-year excursion with the film Tarzan and the Amazons (1945), Brenda continued on as Jane after Weissmuller left (actor Lex Barker took over), but finally decided enough was enough. Besieged by personal problems, including a painful divorce, Brenda left after her fifth movie, Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949), and completely abandoned her career. Not much has been heard from her since.
Spouse
| Owen Ward |
(1941 - 1949) (divorced) 3 children |
Trivia
Succeeded Maureen O'Sullivan as the character Jane in "Tarzan" productions towards the end of the 40s. Has three children: Pamela Ann, Timothy Owen and Beth Victoria. Brenda was not proud of her work in the Tarzan features and has lived in relatively anonymity since she left Hollywood in 1949.  From left to right: Brenda Joyce ...  An example of work by Brenda Joyce ... |
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Billy Ramirez Date of Birth
28 January 1954, Los Angeles, California, USA
Birth Name
William B Ramirez
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Jane Gail Date of Birth
16 August 1890, Salem, New York, USA
Date of Death
30 January 1963, St. Petersbur...
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Patricia Lacerda Date of Birth
10 March 1936, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilSylvia Patricia - No Rá...
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Maude Barlow Trivia
Chairperson of the Council of Canadians.... Canadians head Maude Barlow (55) ...By Maude B...
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Brendan Bishop Height
6' 5" (1.96 m)... Brendan Nelson, with his deputy, ...New Liberals leader Brendan Nels...
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