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Jan Duggan(1881-1977)

  • Actress
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Jan Duggan
Jan Duggan was born on 6 November 1881 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for The Old Fashioned Way (1934), Wagon Wheels (1934) and A Damsel in Distress (1937). She died on 10 March 1977 in Anaheim, California, USA.
BornNovember 6, 1881
DiedMarch 10, 1977(95)
BornNovember 6, 1881
DiedMarch 10, 1977(95)
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Known for

The Old Fashioned Way (1934)
The Old Fashioned Way
7.3
  • Cleopatra Pepperday
  • 1934
Randolph Scott and Gail Patrick in Wagon Wheels (1934)
Wagon Wheels
5.7
  • Abby Masters
  • 1934
Fred Astaire, Joan Fontaine, Gracie Allen, and George Burns in A Damsel in Distress (1937)
A Damsel in Distress
6.8
  • Miss Ruggles
  • 1937
Sheila Bromley, Louis Hayward, and Barbara Read in Midnight Intruder (1938)
Midnight Intruder
6.3
  • Mrs. Randolph
  • 1938

Credits

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Actress

  • Jack Benny and Priscilla Lane in The Meanest Man in the World (1943)
    The Meanest Man in the World
    6.4
    • Mrs. Throckmorton (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Noah Beery Jr., Mary Brian, William Henry, and Jimmy Rogers in Calaboose (1943)
    Calaboose
    4.7
    • Radio Girl (voice, uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Dudes Are Pretty People (1942)
    Dudes Are Pretty People
    4.5
    Short
    • Dude Ranch Guest
    • 1942
  • Edgar Buchanan, Frank Craven, Eileen O'Hearn, and Roger Pryor in The Richest Man in Town (1941)
    The Richest Man in Town
    • Penelope Kidwell
    • 1941
  • Groucho Marx, Douglass Dumbrille, Margaret Dumont, Virginia Grey, Tony Martin, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in The Big Store (1941)
    The Big Store
    6.5
    • Henry's Wife (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Constance Moore, Bert Wheeler, and Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra in Las Vegas Nights (1941)
    Las Vegas Nights
    5.2
    • Flirtatious Dowager (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • W.C. Fields, Una Merkel, and Cora Witherspoon in The Bank Dick (1940)
    The Bank Dick
    7.1
    • Mrs. Muckle - Mother in Bank (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Virginia Gilmore and Robert Sterling in Manhattan Heartbeat (1940)
    Manhattan Heartbeat
    • Wife
    • 1940
  • W.C. Fields and Mae West in My Little Chickadee (1940)
    My Little Chickadee
    6.8
    • Uppity Little Bend Woman (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Richard Dix, Richard Greene, and Brenda Joyce in Here I Am a Stranger (1939)
    Here I Am a Stranger
    7.0
    • Landlady (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Jan Duggan, William Gargan, and Irene Hervey in The House of Fear (1939)
    The House of Fear
    6.2
    • Sarah Henderson
    • 1939
  • Henry Fonda, Don Ameche, and Loretta Young in The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
    The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
    6.9
    • Mrs. Winthrop
    • 1939
  • Chick Chandler, Jean Rogers, and Michael Whalen in Inside Story (1939)
    Inside Story
    • Flora
    • 1939
  • Charlie McCarthy in You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
    You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
    6.9
    • Mrs. Sludge (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Jack Haley, Adolphe Menjou, Jack Oakie, and Arleen Whelan in Thanks for Everything (1938)
    Thanks for Everything
    6.4
    • Miss Twitchell
    • 1938

Soundtrack

  • The Magic of David Copperfield IV: The Vanishing Airplane (1981)
    The Magic of David Copperfield IV: The Vanishing Airplane
    7.2
    TV Special
    • performer: "Nice Work If You Can Get It"
    • 1981
  • Fred Astaire, Joan Fontaine, Gracie Allen, and George Burns in A Damsel in Distress (1937)
    A Damsel in Distress
    6.8
    • performer: "The Jolly Tar and the Milkmaid" (1937), "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (1937) (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Randolph Scott and Gail Patrick in Wagon Wheels (1934)
    Wagon Wheels
    5.7
    • performer: "Under the Daisies"
    • 1934
  • The Old Fashioned Way (1934)
    The Old Fashioned Way
    7.3
    • performer: "Gathering Up the Shells from the Sea Shore" (1873) (uncredited)
    • 1934

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • November 6, 1881
    • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • March 10, 1977
    • Anaheim, California, USA(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Discovered by W.C. Fields in a popular Los Angeles parody of the ancient barnstormer The Drunkard, Duggan went on to become part of the comedian's onscreen coterie.

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