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Jane Keckley

1876 – 1963

American actress

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Lived 1876 – 1963 (aged 86). Jane Keckley was an American actor and film actor.

Jane Keckley (September 10, 1876 – August 14, 1963) was an American actress of the silent and sound film eras.

Biography Keckley was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and went to school there and in Georgia.

Before she acted in films, Keckley performed in stock theater and in vaudeville.

Keckley began her film career in one- and two-reel Westerns in 1911. the 1936 version of Show Boat, starring Irene Dunne and Allan Jones; and Magnificent Obsession (1935), starring Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor.

She was under contract to Paramount in the late 1930s and early 1940s, where she appeared in her final film, South of Santa Fe (1942), starring Roy Rogers.

Keckley was married to, and divorced from, actor Roy Watson. She died on August 14, 1963.

The Circular Staircase (1915) Redeeming Love (1916) The Parson of Panamint (1916) Molly Entangled (1917) Huck and Tom; or, the Further Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1918) A Petticoat Pilot (1918) Sauce for the Goose (1918) The Girl of My Dreams (1918) Children of Banishment (1919) The Third Kiss (1919) The Soul of Youth (1920) Sweet Lavender (1920) Everything for Sale (1921) Sacred and Profane Love (1921) A Virginia Courtship (1921) Rags to Riches (1922) Are You a Failure? (1923) Just Like a Woman (1923) Only 38 (1923) The Deadwood Coach (1924) Fair Week (1924) The Hill Billy (1924) The Mile-a-Minute Man (1926) Aflame in the Sky (1927) The Angel of Broadway (1927) The Country Doctor (1927) The King of Kings (1927) The Lady in Ermine (1927) Craig's Wife (1928) Harold Teen (1928) The Masked Angel (1928) Object: Alimony (1928) On to Reno (1928) Road House (1928) Walking Back (1928) Dynamite (1929) Noisy Neighbors (1929) The Godless Girl (1929) Conspiracy (1930) Hide-Out (1930) The Naughty Flirt (1931) Dance Hall Hostess (1933) Curtain at Eight (1933) Murder on the Campus (1933) One Year Later (1933) Notorious but Nice (1933) Strange People (1933) The World Accuses (1934) The Quitter (1934) One in a Million (1934) Stolen Sweets (1934) City Limits (1934) The Painted Veil (1934) I Give My Love (1934) Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) A Shot in the Dark (1935) False Pretenses (1935) The Tonto Kid (1935) Ginger (1935) Diamond Jim (1935) Show Boat (1936) Paddy O'Day (1936) The Bridge of Sighs (1936) Roarin' Lead (1936) And Sudden Death (1936) Tango (1936) Girl of the Ozarks (1936) Theodora Goes Wild (1936) Pepper (1936) Gentle Julia (1936) Magnificent Obsession (1936) Next Time We Love (1936) Laughing at Trouble (1936) Souls at Sea (1937) The Plainsman (1937) That I May Live (1937) Dangerous Holiday (1937) Gunsmoke Ranch (1937) The Buccaneer (1938) Road Demon (1938) Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938) Scandal Street (1938) Lightning Carson Rides Again (1938) In Old Montana (1939) Romance of the Redwoods (1939) Union Pacific (1939) Persons in Hiding (1939) The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940) (uncredited) Bedtime Story (1941) Buy Me That Town (1941) Dude Cowboy (1941) Honky Tonk (1941) There's Magic in Music (1941) Tight Shoes (1941) Riding the Wind (1942) South of Santa Fe (1942)

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Jane Watson

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Roy Watson (actor)

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Jane Keckley?

American actress (1876-1963)

When was Jane Keckley born?

Jane Keckley was born on 10 September 1876 in Charleston.

When did Jane Keckley die?

Jane Keckley died on 14 August 1963 in South Pasadena.

What was Jane Keckley's occupation?

Jane Keckley was an actor and film actor.

What nationality was Jane Keckley?

Jane Keckley was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jane Keckley

· Wikidata: Q3161872

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