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- Jan Russell Stine was born on April 29, 1938 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. Jan was the son of Jan J. N. Stine and Bernardine Anne Bowers. His father was employed as a spray painter, later becoming a plant foreman, and his mother was employed as a glove inspector. Jan became interested in acting during his high school years at Fort Wayne Central High School, appearing in a number of high school plays and becoming the leader of the local affiliate of The National Thespian Society. He relocated to California and trained at the Pasadena Playhouse as an actor. He was in over thirty movies and television programs and was known for The Donna Reed Show (1958), Wise Use of Credit (1960), Claudelle Inglish (1961) and Munroe (1963). His final acting appearances were as Timmy and Runt in two episodes of the television series Hank (1966). Following his acting career he completed a Master of Arts degree, became a school teacher followed by a change in career to become a nursing home and rehabilitation center administrator. He died on November 13, 2010 from complications caused by throat cancer in La Verne, California, USA.
- IMDb mini biography by: SAGE STEPS
- SpouseBeverly J. Funk(October 21, 1961 - November 13, 2010) (his death, 7 children)
- As the administrator of the Ramona Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in 1992 Jan Stine found there was a shortage of certified nursing assistants. He hired nine people to make beds. He was ordered to fire them by the California Health Department because they were not certified and they did not speak English. Stine felt that beds could be made properly in any language. He contacted a Channel 2 consumer advocate who visited the facility and aired four segments on the controversial situation. The television coverage reached legislators in Sacramento and new regulations were approved that enabled the Ramona Care Center to keep its nine employees. Jan Stine was very pleased that his diligence resulted in helping over 2,000 nursing homes across the state.
- At the time of his death in 2010 Mr. Stine was survived by his wife, seven children, twenty-three grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and his mother.
- Beginning on January 1, 1990 Jan Stine was the Head Administrator for a 148-bed facility for those requiring long term care in a home-like non-institutional setting. Mr. Stine's professional staff numbered over one hundred at the Ramona Care Center in El Monte, California, USA.
- Jan Stine had a key role in a 1955 Fort Wayne Central High School play, "Gift Hoss," and the same school year in "The Taming of the Shrew" played one of six dinner guests.
- The San Gabriel Valley Lutheran Young Adults, a social group of young adults and marrieds, met on Sunday, February 13, 1966, for a Valentine party in Pasadena, California, USA. Jan Stine from Altadena, who had appeared in leading roles in a religious television series "This is the Life" and a graduate of the Pasadena Playhouse at Occidental College, was the speaker.
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