Biography

Betty Jaynes was born on February 12, 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 November 22, 2018 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

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.

Secondary operatic singer and actress at MGM during the 1940s. She met and married rising baritone Douglas McPhail but quickly divorced. His career fell apart, and he later committed suicide.

Gave birth to her 1st child at age 18, a daughter Joan Lorraine McPhail on January 5, 1940. Child's father is her ex-husband, Douglas McPhail.

Gave birth to her 3rd child at age 37, a son Thomas Roberts on May 27, 1958. Child's father is her 2nd husband, William Roberts.

Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 23, a daughter Judith Kay Roberts on September 7, 1944. Child's father is her 2nd husband, William Roberts.