Jane Cowl(1884-1950)
- Writer
- Actress
Jane Cowl was born in Boston, Massachusetts on December 14, 1884. Jane
was one of the fine stage actresses of her time, who eventually found
her way onto the silver screen in 1915 in
Garden of Lies (1915). She
appeared (and became a playwright) on Broadway from 1903-47; acted in
The Spreading Dawn (1917) in
1917 but she stepped away from films for a long time. She concentrated
on not only her stage acting, but also her career as a playwright. She
penned five plays between 1918 and 1941. In 1943, 28 years after her
second film, Jane returned to the big screen with a small role in
Stage Door Canteen (1943).
Years later, in 1949, she was in
Once More, My Darling (1949).
After 1950's
The Secret Fury (1950), Jane
realized she had cancer. She died on June 22, 1950 in Santa Monica,
California. She was 67 years old. Her last film,
Payment on Demand (1951), was
released the following year.
