Jane Bryan
Jane Bryan, who played ingenues in several Warner Bros. productions of the late 1930s, died on April 8 at her home in Pebble Beach, California, following a long illness. She was 90.
The Los Angeles-born (on June 11, 1918) Jane O’Brien had her name changed to Jane Bryan after landing a Warners contract in the mid ’30s.
Bryan’s most notable role at the studio was as Paul Muni’s mistress in We Are Not Alone (1939), directed by Edmund Goulding. Apart from that, she was usually seen as forgettable sweet young things, supporting Bette Davis in Marked Woman (1937), Kid Galahad (1937), The Sisters (1938), and The Old Maid (1939); Edward G. Robinson in A Slight Case of Murder (1938); [...]
by Andre Soares | April 11, 2009
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Tags: A Slight Case of Murder, Bette Davis, Brother Rat, Classic Movies, Edward G. Robinson, Jane Bryan, Justin Dart, Kay Francis, Marked Woman, Paul Muni, Ronald Reagan, The Old Maid, Warner Bros., We Are Not Alone
