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| birth_name = Jane Waddington Wyatt |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1910|8|12|mf=yes}} |
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| birth_place = [[Franklin Lakes |
| birth_place = [[Franklin Lakes, New Jersey]], U.S. |
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| death_place = [[Los Angeles |
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| spouse = {{marriage|Edgar Bethune Ward|1935|2000|end=died}} |
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| children = 3 |
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| years_active = 1931–1996 |
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| awards = [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy_Series|Emmy Award]] (1958, 1959, 1960) |
| alma_mater = [[Barnard College]] |
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| occupation = Actress |
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| awards = [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy_Series|Emmy Award]] (1958, 1959, 1960) |
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'''Jane Waddington Wyatt''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|aɪ |
'''Jane Waddington Wyatt''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|aɪ|ə|t}} {{respell|WY|ət}}; August 12, 1910 – October 20, 2006) was an American actress. She starred in a number of Hollywood films, such as [[Frank Capra]]'s ''[[Lost Horizon (1937 film)|Lost Horizon]]'', but is likely best known for her role as homemaker and mother Margaret Anderson on the [[CBS]] and [[NBC]] television comedy series ''[[Father Knows Best]]'', and as [[Amanda Grayson]], the human mother of [[Spock]] on the [[science-fiction]] [[television program|television series]] ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]''. Wyatt was a three-time [[Emmy Award]]–winner. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Wyatt was born on August 12, 1910, in [[Campgaw, New Jersey|Campgaw]], a neighborhood in [[Franklin Lakes, New Jersey]], and raised in [[Manhattan]].<ref>Longo, Rosalie. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/528885995/ "Actress Invited to Write Memoirs on Her Native Campgaw"], ''[[Herald News (New Jersey)|Herald News]]'', July 26, 2001. Accessed March 30, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Jane Wyatt would be stunned if she returned to her childhood stomping grounds in North Jersey. When she romped through the apple orchards at her familys home years back, the Campgaw native encountered more deer; town, the actress could provide members of the Franklin Lakes Historical Society with a wealth of information about life in the borough years back, particularly when the sparsely populated, countrified community served as an oasis for city dwellers trying to escape the summer heat."</ref> Her father, Christopher Billopp Wyatt |
Wyatt was born on August 12, 1910, in [[Campgaw, New Jersey|Campgaw]], a neighborhood in [[Franklin Lakes, New Jersey]], and raised in [[Manhattan]].<ref>Longo, Rosalie. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/528885995/ "Actress Invited to Write Memoirs on Her Native Campgaw"], ''[[Herald News (New Jersey)|Herald News]]'', July 26, 2001. Accessed March 30, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Jane Wyatt would be stunned if she returned to her childhood stomping grounds in North Jersey. When she romped through the apple orchards at her familys home years back, the Campgaw native encountered more deer; town, the actress could provide members of the Franklin Lakes Historical Society with a wealth of information about life in the borough years back, particularly when the sparsely populated, countrified community served as an oasis for city dwellers trying to escape the summer heat."</ref> Her father, Christopher Billopp Wyatt, was a broker. Her mother was Euphemia Van Rensselaer Waddington, granddaughter of [[Henry Bell Van Rensselaer]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://famouskin.com/pedigree.php?name=124389+jane+wyatt&ahnum=1|title=Jane Wyatt Pedigree Chart | Jane Waddington Wyatt | Ahnentafel No: 1 (124389)|website=famouskin.com}}</ref> Wyatt had two sisters and a brother.<ref name="mcgg">{{cite news |date=December 10, 1934 |title=Jane Wyatt, Stage Star, In 'Great Expectations' |page=7 |newspaper=The Mason City Globe-Gazette |location=Mason City, Iowa |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2533402/the_mason_city_globegazette/ |access-date=June 1, 2015 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> |
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==Education== |
==Education== |
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==Stage and film== |
==Stage and film== |
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[[File:Jane Wyatt in Gentleman's Agreement trailer cropped.jpg|thumb|100px|left|Wyatt in ''[[Gentleman's Agreement]]'']] |
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[[File:The Kansan (1943) 2.jpg|thumb|Jane Wyatt and [[Richard Dix]] in [[The Kansan (film)|The Kansan]] in 1943]] |
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One of her first jobs on [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] was as understudy to [[Rose Hobart]] in a production of ''Trade Winds''—a career move that cost her her listing in the New York [[Social Register]] (she later was relisted upon her marriage). Receiving favorable notices on Broadway and celebrated for her understated beauty, Wyatt made the transition from stage to screen and was placed under contract by [[Universal Pictures]]. |
One of her first jobs on [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] was as understudy to [[Rose Hobart]] in a production of ''Trade Winds''—a career move that cost her her listing in the New York [[Social Register]] (she later was relisted upon her marriage). Receiving favorable notices on Broadway and celebrated for her understated beauty, Wyatt made the transition from stage to screen and was placed under contract by [[Universal Pictures]]. |
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She made her film debut in 1934 in ''[[One More River]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/jane-wyatt|title=Jane Wyatt: About This Interview |publisher=[[Archive of American Television]]|access-date=February 10, 2012}}</ref> In arguably her most famous film role, she co-starred as [[Ronald Colman]]'s character's love interest in Frank Capra's [[Columbia Pictures]] film ''[[Lost Horizon (1937 film)|Lost Horizon]]'' (1937). |
She made her film debut in 1934 in ''[[One More River]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/jane-wyatt|title=Jane Wyatt: About This Interview |publisher=[[Archive of American Television]]|access-date=February 10, 2012}}</ref> In arguably her most famous film role, she co-starred as [[Ronald Colman]]'s character's love interest in Frank Capra's [[Columbia Pictures]] film ''[[Lost Horizon (1937 film)|Lost Horizon]]'' (1937). She reflected on ''Lost Horizon'' sixty years later in ''[https://www.franciscanmedia.org/st-anthony-messenger St. Anthony Messenger]'' magazine: |
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<blockquote>During the [[World War II|war]], they cut out all the [[pacifism|pacifist]] parts of the film—the High Lama talking about peace in the world. All that was cut because they were trying to inspire those G.I.'s to get out there and go "bang! bang! bang!" which sort of ruined the film.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.americancatholic.org/messenger/jun1997/feature2_sidebar.asp |title=Jane Wyatt: Witness to Family Values | date = June 1997 | magazine = |
<blockquote>During the [[World War II|war]], they cut out all the [[pacifism|pacifist]] parts of the film—the High Lama talking about peace in the world. All that was cut because they were trying to inspire those G.I.'s to get out there and go "bang! bang! bang!" which sort of ruined the film.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.americancatholic.org/messenger/jun1997/feature2_sidebar.asp |title=Jane Wyatt: Witness to Family Values | date = June 1997 | magazine = St. Anthony Messenger | via = americancatholic.org | access-date = 2015-07-23 | url-status = dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010309191335/http://americancatholic.org/Messenger/Jun1997/feature2_sidebar.asp |archive-date=2001-03-09 }}</ref><!--INACTIVE external link!--></blockquote> |
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[[File:Charlie Root, Jane Wyatt and Bill Sweeney 1943.jpg|thumb|(L-R): [[Hollywood Stars]] manger [[Charlie Root]], Jane Wyatt and [[Los Angeles Angels (PCL)|Los Angeles Angels]] manager [[Bill Sweeney (first baseman)|Bill Sweeney]] sit atop a pile of baseball equipment donated to members of the [[United States Armed Forces]] at military installations in Southern California in 1943]] |
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Other film appearances included ''[[Gentleman's Agreement]]'' with [[Gregory Peck]], ''[[None but the Lonely Heart (film)|None but the Lonely Heart]]'' with [[Cary Grant]], ''[[Boomerang (1947 film)|Boomerang]]'' with [[Dana Andrews]], and ''[[Our Very Own (1950 film)|Our Very Own]]'' with [[Farley Granger]]. Wyatt co-starred in the crime dramas ''[[Pitfall (1948 film)|Pitfall]]'' and ''[[House by the River]]'', and with [[Randolph Scott]] in a Western, ''[[Canadian Pacific (film)|Canadian Pacific]]''. She played the wife of [[Gary Cooper]] in the war story ''[[Task Force (film)|Task Force]]''. |
Other film appearances included ''[[Gentleman's Agreement]]'' with [[Gregory Peck]], ''[[None but the Lonely Heart (film)|None but the Lonely Heart]]'' with [[Cary Grant]], ''[[Boomerang (1947 film)|Boomerang]]'' with [[Dana Andrews]], and ''[[Our Very Own (1950 film)|Our Very Own]]'' with [[Farley Granger]]. Wyatt co-starred in the crime dramas ''[[Pitfall (1948 film)|Pitfall]]'' and ''[[House by the River]]'', and with [[Randolph Scott]] in a Western, ''[[Canadian Pacific (film)|Canadian Pacific]]''. She played the wife of [[Gary Cooper]] in the war story ''[[Task Force (film)|Task Force]]''. |
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For many people, Wyatt is best remembered as Margaret Anderson on ''Father Knows Best'', which aired from 1954 to 1960. She played opposite [[Robert Young (actor)|Robert Young]] as the devoted wife and mother of the Anderson family in the small town of [[Springfield (toponym)|Springfield]]. This role won consecutive [[Emmy Award]]s for her in 1958, 1959 and 1960 for [[Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Lead_Actress_in_a_Comedy_Series|best actress in a comedy series]].<ref name=fe>{{cite encyclopedia | last1 = Katz | first1 = Ephraim | year = 1979 | title = The Film Encyclopedia: The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of World Cinema in a Single Volume | publisher = Perigee Books | ISBN = 0-399-50601-2 | page = 1250}}</ref> After ''Father Knows Best'', Wyatt guest-starred in several other series. |
For many people, Wyatt is best remembered as Margaret Anderson on ''Father Knows Best'', which aired from 1954 to 1960. She played opposite [[Robert Young (actor)|Robert Young]] as the devoted wife and mother of the Anderson family in the small town of [[Springfield (toponym)|Springfield]]. This role won consecutive [[Emmy Award]]s for her in 1958, 1959 and 1960 for [[Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Lead_Actress_in_a_Comedy_Series|best actress in a comedy series]].<ref name=fe>{{cite encyclopedia | last1 = Katz | first1 = Ephraim | year = 1979 | title = The Film Encyclopedia: The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of World Cinema in a Single Volume | publisher = Perigee Books | ISBN = 0-399-50601-2 | page = 1250}}</ref> After ''Father Knows Best'', Wyatt guest-starred in several other series. |
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[[File:Father Knows Best cast 1954.jpg|thumb|left|Cast photo of the Anderson Family from the television program [[Father Knows Best]] (front): [[Lauren Chapin]] (back) (L-R): [[Billy Gray (actor)|Billy Gray]], Jane Wyatt, [[Robert Young (actor)|Robert Young]] and [[Elinor Donahue]] in 1954]] |
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On June 13, 1962, she was cast |
On June 13, 1962, she was cast as the lead in "The Heather Mahoney Story" on NBC's ''[[Wagon Train]]''. In 1963, she portrayed Kitty McMullen in "Don't Forget to Say Goodbye" on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] drama ''[[Going My Way (TV series)|Going My Way]]'', with [[Gene Kelly]] and [[Leo G. Carroll]], a series about the Catholic priesthood in New York City. In 1964 Wyatt appeared as Mrs. Sarah Brynmar on ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'' in the episode "The Secret of Brynmar Hall". In 1965, Wyatt was cast as Anne White in "The Monkey's Paw – A Retelling" on CBS's ''[[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]''. |
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Wyatt portrayed [[Amanda Grayson]], [[Spock]]'s mother and Ambassador [[Sarek]]'s ([[Mark Lenard]]) wife, in the 1967 episode "[[Journey to Babel]]" of the original NBC series ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'', and the 1986 film ''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]''.<ref>{{cite web |
Wyatt portrayed [[Amanda Grayson]], [[Spock]]'s mother and Ambassador [[Sarek]]'s ([[Mark Lenard]]) wife, in the 1967 episode "[[Journey to Babel]]" of the original NBC series ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' (credited as Miss Jane Wyatt), and the 1986 film ''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Star trek: The original series 2.05b – Journey to Babel|work=Cinematic Intelligence Agency|url=http://thecia.com.au/star-trek/original-series/205b.shtml|access-date=October 26, 2006|archive-date=September 9, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060909164749/http://thecia.com.au/star-trek/original-series/205b.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> Wyatt was once quoted as saying her fan mail for these two appearances in this role exceeded that of ''Lost Horizon''. |
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In 1969, she made a guest appearance on ''[[Here Come the Brides]]'', but did not have any scenes with Mark Lenard, who was starring on the show as sawmill owner Aaron Stemple.{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
In 1969, she made a guest appearance on ''[[Here Come the Brides]]'', but did not have any scenes with Mark Lenard, who was starring on the show as sawmill owner Aaron Stemple.{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}} Also in 1969, Wyatt appeared as a concerned mother in the first episode of the ABC comedy anthology series ''[[Love, American Style]]'' in a segment titled "Love and the Pill." |
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In 1970, Wyatt guest-starred in the episode "Wedding Day?????" (the five question marks being part of the title) in the second season of the TV sitcom ''[[The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV series)|The Ghost & Mrs. Muir]]'', which played on ABC (the first season having played on NBC). She portrayed Emily Williams, the mother of Mrs. Muir.{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
In 1970, Wyatt guest-starred in the episode "Wedding Day?????" (the five question marks being part of the title) in the second season of the TV sitcom ''[[The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV series)|The Ghost & Mrs. Muir]]'', which played on ABC (the first season having played on NBC). She portrayed Emily Williams, the mother of Mrs. Muir.{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
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Wyatt was married to investment broker Edgar Bethune Ward<ref name=sbcs>{{cite news|last1=McManus|first1=Margaret|title=Television World|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2527181/the_san_bernardino_county_sun/|newspaper=The San Bernardino County Sun|location=San Bernardino, California|date=October 19, 1958|page=22|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = May 31, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref> from November 9, 1935, until his death on November 8, 2000. The couple met in the late 1920s when both were weekend houseguests of Franklin D. Roosevelt at [[Hyde Park, New York]].{{Citation needed |date=January 2022}} |
Wyatt was married to investment broker Edgar Bethune Ward<ref name=sbcs>{{cite news|last1=McManus|first1=Margaret|title=Television World|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2527181/the_san_bernardino_county_sun/|newspaper=The San Bernardino County Sun|location=San Bernardino, California|date=October 19, 1958|page=22|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = May 31, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref> from November 9, 1935, until his death on November 8, 2000. The couple met in the late 1920s when both were weekend houseguests of Franklin D. Roosevelt at [[Hyde Park, New York]].{{Citation needed |date=January 2022}} |
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Ward later converted to the Catholic faith of his wife. Wyatt suffered a mild [[stroke]] in the 1990s |
Ward later converted to the Catholic faith of his wife. Wyatt suffered a mild [[stroke]] in the 1990s but recovered well. She remained in relatively good health for the rest of her long life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/id/15379626/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/actress-jane-wyatt-dies/|title=Actress Jane Wyatt dies at 96|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=October 26, 2006|work=[[Today (American TV program)|TODAY]]|access-date=July 23, 2015|archive-date=October 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004055518/http://www.today.com/id/15379626/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/actress-jane-wyatt-dies/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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Wyatt died on October 20, 2006, at her home in [[Bel-Air, Los Angeles|Bel-Air, California]], aged 96 |
Wyatt died on October 20, 2006, at her home in [[Bel-Air, Los Angeles|Bel-Air, California]], aged 96.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bernstein|first1=Adam|title=Jane Wyatt, 96|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2006/10/23/jane-wyatt-96/cdeaf6a8-da81-4c1e-b30c-26feee4bc637/|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=October 23, 2006|access-date=June 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818125922/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2006/10/23/jane-wyatt-96/cdeaf6a8-da81-4c1e-b30c-26feee4bc637/ |archive-date=August 18, 2020 }}</ref> Wyatt's family included three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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Jane Wyatt | |
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Born | Jane Waddington Wyatt August 12, 1910 |
Died | October 20, 2006 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 96)
Alma mater | Barnard College |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1931–1996 |
Spouse |
Edgar Bethune Ward
(m. 1935; died 2000) |
Children | 3 |
Awards | Emmy Award (1958, 1959, 1960) |
Jane Waddington Wyatt (/ˈwaɪət/ WY-ət; August 12, 1910 – October 20, 2006) was an American actress. She starred in a number of Hollywood films, such as Frank Capra's Lost Horizon, but is likely best known for her role as homemaker and mother Margaret Anderson on the CBS and NBC television comedy series Father Knows Best, and as Amanda Grayson, the human mother of Spock on the science-fiction television series Star Trek. Wyatt was a three-time Emmy Award–winner.
Early life
[edit]Wyatt was born on August 12, 1910, in Campgaw, a neighborhood in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, and raised in Manhattan.[1] Her father, Christopher Billopp Wyatt, was a broker. Her mother was Euphemia Van Rensselaer Waddington, granddaughter of Henry Bell Van Rensselaer. [2] Wyatt had two sisters and a brother.[3]
Education
[edit]While in New York City, Wyatt attended Miss Chapin's School, where she had roles as Joan of Arc and as Shylock. She later attended two years of Barnard College.[4] After leaving Barnard, she joined the apprentice school of the Berkshire Playhouse at Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where for six months she played a variety of roles.
Stage and film
[edit]One of her first jobs on Broadway was as understudy to Rose Hobart in a production of Trade Winds—a career move that cost her her listing in the New York Social Register (she later was relisted upon her marriage). Receiving favorable notices on Broadway and celebrated for her understated beauty, Wyatt made the transition from stage to screen and was placed under contract by Universal Pictures.
She made her film debut in 1934 in One More River.[5] In arguably her most famous film role, she co-starred as Ronald Colman's character's love interest in Frank Capra's Columbia Pictures film Lost Horizon (1937). She reflected on Lost Horizon sixty years later in St. Anthony Messenger magazine:
During the war, they cut out all the pacifist parts of the film—the High Lama talking about peace in the world. All that was cut because they were trying to inspire those G.I.'s to get out there and go "bang! bang! bang!" which sort of ruined the film.[6]
Other film appearances included Gentleman's Agreement with Gregory Peck, None but the Lonely Heart with Cary Grant, Boomerang with Dana Andrews, and Our Very Own with Farley Granger. Wyatt co-starred in the crime dramas Pitfall and House by the River, and with Randolph Scott in a Western, Canadian Pacific. She played the wife of Gary Cooper in the war story Task Force.
Her film career suffered due to her outspoken opposition to Senator Joseph McCarthy, the chief figure in the anti-Communist investigations of that era, and was temporarily derailed for having assisted in hosting a performance by the Bolshoi Ballet during the Second World War, though it was at the request of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.[7] Wyatt returned to her roots on the New York stage for a time and appeared in such plays as Lillian Hellman's The Autumn Garden, opposite Fredric March.
Television
[edit]For many people, Wyatt is best remembered as Margaret Anderson on Father Knows Best, which aired from 1954 to 1960. She played opposite Robert Young as the devoted wife and mother of the Anderson family in the small town of Springfield. This role won consecutive Emmy Awards for her in 1958, 1959 and 1960 for best actress in a comedy series.[8] After Father Knows Best, Wyatt guest-starred in several other series.
On June 13, 1962, she was cast as the lead in "The Heather Mahoney Story" on NBC's Wagon Train. In 1963, she portrayed Kitty McMullen in "Don't Forget to Say Goodbye" on the ABC drama Going My Way, with Gene Kelly and Leo G. Carroll, a series about the Catholic priesthood in New York City. In 1964 Wyatt appeared as Mrs. Sarah Brynmar on The Virginian in the episode "The Secret of Brynmar Hall". In 1965, Wyatt was cast as Anne White in "The Monkey's Paw – A Retelling" on CBS's The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
Wyatt portrayed Amanda Grayson, Spock's mother and Ambassador Sarek's (Mark Lenard) wife, in the 1967 episode "Journey to Babel" of the original NBC series Star Trek (credited as Miss Jane Wyatt), and the 1986 film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.[9] Wyatt was once quoted as saying her fan mail for these two appearances in this role exceeded that of Lost Horizon.
In 1969, she made a guest appearance on Here Come the Brides, but did not have any scenes with Mark Lenard, who was starring on the show as sawmill owner Aaron Stemple.[citation needed] Also in 1969, Wyatt appeared as a concerned mother in the first episode of the ABC comedy anthology series Love, American Style in a segment titled "Love and the Pill."
In 1970, Wyatt guest-starred in the episode "Wedding Day?????" (the five question marks being part of the title) in the second season of the TV sitcom The Ghost & Mrs. Muir, which played on ABC (the first season having played on NBC). She portrayed Emily Williams, the mother of Mrs. Muir.[citation needed]
In 1976, she guest-starred in an episode of Gibbsville, and she appeared as Anna, mother of the Virgin Mary, in the 1978 television film The Nativity. Late in her career, she appeared in a recurring role in the 1980s medical drama St. Elsewhere, as Katherine Auschlander, wife of hospital administrator Dr. Daniel Auschlander (Norman Lloyd).[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Wyatt was married to investment broker Edgar Bethune Ward[4] from November 9, 1935, until his death on November 8, 2000. The couple met in the late 1920s when both were weekend houseguests of Franklin D. Roosevelt at Hyde Park, New York.[citation needed]
Ward later converted to the Catholic faith of his wife. Wyatt suffered a mild stroke in the 1990s but recovered well. She remained in relatively good health for the rest of her long life.[10]
Death
[edit]Wyatt died on October 20, 2006, at her home in Bel-Air, California, aged 96.[11] Wyatt's family included three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role |
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1934 | One More River | Dinny Cherrell |
Great Expectations | Estella | |
1935 | We're Only Human | Sally Rogers |
1936 | The Luckiest Girl in the World | Pat Duncan |
1937 | Lost Horizon | Sondra Bizet |
1940 | Girl from God's Country | Anne Webster |
1941 | Kisses for Breakfast | Laura Anders |
Hurricane Smith | Joan Bradley | |
Weekend for Three | Ellen | |
1942 | Army Surgeon | Elizabeth "Beth" Ainsley |
The Navy Comes Through | Myra Mallory | |
1943 | Buckskin Frontier | Vinnie Marr |
The Kansan | Eleanor Sager | |
1944 | None but the Lonely Heart | Aggie Hunter |
1946 | Strange Conquest | Dr. Mary Palmer |
The Bachelor's Daughters | Marta Jordan | |
1947 | Boomerang | Madge Harvey |
Gentleman's Agreement | Jane | |
1948 | Pitfall | Sue Forbes |
No Minor Vices | Miss Darlington | |
1949 | Bad Boy | Mrs. Maud Brown |
Canadian Pacific | Dr. Edith Cabot | |
Task Force | Mary Morgan | |
1950 | House by the River | Marjorie Byrne |
Our Very Own | Mrs. Fred (Lois) Macaulay | |
My Blue Heaven | Janet Pringle | |
The Man Who Cheated Himself | Lois Frazer | |
1951 | Criminal Lawyer | Maggie Powell |
1957 | Interlude | Prue Stubbins |
1961 | The Two Little Bears | Anne Davis |
1965 | Never Too Late | Grace Kimbrough |
1976 | Treasure of Matecumbe | Aunt Effie |
1986 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | Amanda Grayson |
Television films
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1964 | See How They Run | Augusta Flanders |
1970 | Weekend of Terror | Sister Frances |
1973 | You'll Never See Me Again | Mary Alden |
1975 | Katherine | Emily Alman |
1976 | Amelia Earhart | Amy Earhart |
1978 | Superdome | Fay Bonelli |
The Nativity | Anna | |
1989 | Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes | Alice Leacock |
Radio appearances
[edit]Year | Program | Episode/source |
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1952 | Family Theater | Pas de Deux[12] |
1952 | Hollywood Sound Stage | Boomerang[13] |
1953 | Theatre Guild on the Air | A Square Peg[14] |
References
[edit]- ^ Longo, Rosalie. "Actress Invited to Write Memoirs on Her Native Campgaw", Herald News, July 26, 2001. Accessed March 30, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Jane Wyatt would be stunned if she returned to her childhood stomping grounds in North Jersey. When she romped through the apple orchards at her familys home years back, the Campgaw native encountered more deer; town, the actress could provide members of the Franklin Lakes Historical Society with a wealth of information about life in the borough years back, particularly when the sparsely populated, countrified community served as an oasis for city dwellers trying to escape the summer heat."
- ^ "Jane Wyatt Pedigree Chart | Jane Waddington Wyatt | Ahnentafel No: 1 (124389)". famouskin.com.
- ^ "Jane Wyatt, Stage Star, In 'Great Expectations'". The Mason City Globe-Gazette. Mason City, Iowa. December 10, 1934. p. 7. Retrieved June 1, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b McManus, Margaret (October 19, 1958). "Television World". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. p. 22. Retrieved May 31, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jane Wyatt: About This Interview". Archive of American Television. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
- ^ "Jane Wyatt: Witness to Family Values". St. Anthony Messenger. June 1997. Archived from the original on March 9, 2001. Retrieved July 23, 2015 – via americancatholic.org.
- ^ "Jane Wyatt". web.engr.illinois.edu. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ Katz, Ephraim (1979). The Film Encyclopedia: The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of World Cinema in a Single Volume. Perigee Books. p. 1250. ISBN 0-399-50601-2.
- ^ "Star trek: The original series 2.05b – Journey to Babel". Cinematic Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on September 9, 2006. Retrieved October 26, 2006.
- ^ "Actress Jane Wyatt dies at 96". TODAY. Associated Press. October 26, 2006. Archived from the original on October 4, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ Bernstein, Adam (October 23, 2006). "Jane Wyatt, 96". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 18, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ Kirby, Walter (February 10, 1952). "Better Radio Programs for the Week". The Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. Decatur, Illinois. p. 38. Retrieved June 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kirby, Walter (February 24, 1952). "Better Radio Programs for the Week". The Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. Decatur, Illinois. p. 38. Retrieved May 28, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kirby, Walter (March 15, 1953). "Better Radio Programs for the Week". The Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. Decatur, Illinois. p. 46. Retrieved June 25, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- Jane Wyatt at IMDb
- Jane Wyatt at the Internet Broadway Database
- Jane Wyatt at the TCM Movie Database
- Jane Wyatt at AllMovie
- Jane Wyatt at Find a Grave
- Jane Wyatt at Memory Alpha
- Jane Wyatt: Representative of American Liberalism; article by Norman Markowitz, politicalaffairs.net; accessed February 2, 2014.
- "'Father Knows Best' mother Wyatt dead at 96", CNN.com; accessed February 2, 2014.
- Jane Wyatt at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television
- 1910 births
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