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Betty Jaynes(1921-2018)

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Betty Jaynes
Betty Jaynes was born on 12 February 1921 in Greeneville, Tennessee, USA. She was an actress, known for Babes in Arms (1939), Swing Shift Maisie (1943) and Sweethearts (1938). She was married to William Roberts and Douglas McPhail. She died on 22 November 2018 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornFebruary 12, 1921
DiedNovember 22, 2018(97)
BornFebruary 12, 1921
DiedNovember 22, 2018(97)
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Known for

Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in Babes in Arms (1939)
Babes in Arms
6.3
  • Molly Moran
  • 1939
Ann Sothern in Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
Swing Shift Maisie
6.2
  • Ruth
  • 1943
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Sweethearts (1938)
Sweethearts
6.2
  • Una
  • 1938
Lucille Ball in Meet the People (1944)
Meet the People
5.7
  • Steffi
  • 1944

Credits

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Actress

  • Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, William Frawley, and Vivian Vance in I Love Lucy (1951)
    I Love Lucy
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Singer in Operetta (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)
    Week-End at the Waldorf
    6.6
    • Wedding Singer (voice, uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Gypsy Life (1945)
    Gypsy Life
    5.7
    Short
    • Pearl Pureheart (voice, uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Carmen's Veranda (1944)
    Carmen's Veranda
    7.4
    Short
    • Carmen
    • Carmen's Mother (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Bathing Beauty (1944)
    Bathing Beauty
    6.4
    • Co-Ed (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Lucille Ball in Meet the People (1944)
    Meet the People
    5.7
    • Steffi
    • 1944
  • Gene Kelly, Lucille Ball, and Kathryn Grayson in Thousands Cheer (1943)
    Thousands Cheer
    6.2
    • Girl at Train Station (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Ann Sothern in Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
    Swing Shift Maisie
    6.2
    • Ruth
    • 1943
  • Gene Kelly, Marsha Hunt, and Franchot Tone in Pilot #5 (1943)
    Pilot #5
    6.1
    • Party Girl (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Hitler's Madman (1943)
    Hitler's Madman
    6.5
    • Nurse (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Air Raid Wardens (1943)
    Air Raid Wardens
    6.1
    • Waitress (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Lionel Barrymore and Susan Peters in Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942)
    Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
    6.2
    • Nurse (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in Babes in Arms (1939)
    Babes in Arms
    6.3
    • Molly Moran
    • 1939
  • Robert Young, Eleanor Powell, Gracie Allen, and George Burns in Honolulu (1939)
    Honolulu
    6.5
    • Singer (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Sweethearts (1938)
    Sweethearts
    6.2
    • Una
    • 1938

Soundtrack

  • That's Entertainment! III (1994)
    That's Entertainment! III
    7.5
    • performer: "God's Country" (1938) (uncredited)
    • 1994
  • Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, William Frawley, and Vivian Vance in I Love Lucy (1951)
    I Love Lucy
    8.5
    TV Series
    • performer: "The Pleasant Peasant Girls", "Queen of the Gypsies", "The Troops of the King"
    • 1952
  • Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in Babes in Arms (1939)
    Babes in Arms
    6.3
    • performer: "Where or When" (1937), "God's Country" (1937), "You Are My Lucky Star" (1935) (uncredited), "I Like Opera / I Like Swing" (1939) (uncredited), "Lucia di Lammermoor" (1835) (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Sweethearts (1938)
    Sweethearts
    6.2
    • performer: "Sweethearts" (1938), "In the Convent They Never Taught Me That" (1913) (uncredited)
    • 1938

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 12, 1921
    • Greeneville, Tennessee, USA
  • Died
    • November 22, 2018
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      William RobertsMarch 25, 1943 - April 9, 1997 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Recorded a children's story, "The Fairies and the Dandelions," for MGM Records with her husband William Roberts
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

  • Trivia
    She was part of the original suggested cast for M-G-M's classic film The Wizard of Oz (1939). She was supposed to have played the Princess of Oz, who sang opera, and would have been contrasted with Judy Garland's Dorothy, who was originally supposed to have sung jazz. Both the idea of Dorothy singing jazz and the Princess of Oz were completely dropped from later versions of the script, as well as the finished film.

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