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Jane Jacobs(1916-2006)

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Jane Jacobs in Citizen Jane: Battle for the City (2016)
Jane Jacobs was born on 4 May 1916 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA. She was married to Robert Hyde Jacobs Jr.. She died on 25 April 2006 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
BornMay 4, 1916
DiedApril 25, 2006(89)
BornMay 4, 1916
DiedApril 25, 2006(89)
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Known for

City Limits (1971)
City Limits
Short
  • Self
  • 1971
Empire City (1985)
Empire City
7.6
  • Self
  • 1985
Take Thirty (1962)
Take Thirty
7.0
TV Series
  • Self - Guest
Powers of Towers
Short
  • Self - Narrator(voice)
  • 2014

Credits

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Thanks

  • I Love This Dirty Town (1969)
    I Love This Dirty Town
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • thanks: book "The Death and Life of Great American Cities"
    • 1969

Self

  • Powers of Towers
    Short
    • Self - Narrator (voice)
    • 2014
  • Empire City (1985)
    Empire City
    7.6
    • Self
    • 1985
  • City Limits (1971)
    City Limits
    Short
    • Self
    • 1971
  • Take Thirty (1962)
    Take Thirty
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Self - Guest
    • 1970

Archive Footage

  • Join or Die (2023)
    Join or Die
    6.7
    • Self - Urbanist (archive footage)
    • 2023
  • Jane Jacobs in Citizen Jane: Battle for the City (2016)
    Citizen Jane: Battle for the City
    7.1
    • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2016

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 4, 1916
    • Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • April 25, 2006
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Robert Hyde Jacobs Jr.May 1944 - September 17, 1996 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    book: The Nature of Economies. New York: Random House, The Modern Library. ISBN 0-679-60340-9

Did you know

  • Trivia
    While working full-time, she attended Columbia University's School of General Studies and took courses in geology, zoology, law, political science and economics.

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