Sally Jane Bruce

Actress
Soundtrack

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The Night of the Hunter (1955)

Former child actress and singer Sally Jane Bruce was born on December 2, 1948 in Los Angeles California, to country singer Jewell Edwards. Her big break came when she won a contest by singing with a full orchestra. She had already worked on TV, radio and on Kids Will Be Kids (1954) when she was chosen by Charles Laughton to star at five years old against Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters and Lillian Gish in the 1955 classic film noir The Night of the Hunter.

She later worked as a grade school teacher in Santa Maria, California and now lives in Arroyo Grande, California.

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Known for

The Night of the Hunter

7.9

Pearl Harper

1955

Credits

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Actress

The Twilight Zone
9.0
TV Series
- Child in Willoughby (uncredited)
- 1960
The Night of the Hunter
7.9
- Pearl Harper
- 1955
Kids Will Be Kids
1.2
Short
- Janie (uncredited)
- 1954

Soundtrack

The Night of the Hunter
7.9
- Soundtrack
- performer: "Once Upon a Time There Was a Pretty Fly" (1955) ("Hing, Hang, Hung" (1955), uncredited, uncredited)
- 1955

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The Night of the Hunter

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The Night of the Hunter

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The Night of the Hunter

Personal details

Born
- December 2, 1948
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Spouse
- Bruce Woelper1973 - 1991 (divorced)

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Trivia
Until her retirement, Sally Jane was a grade teacher and faculty advisor in a school in Santa Maria, California, teaching children about gardening and the importance of the environment.