Jane Nigh

Bonnie Lenora "Jane" Nigh (February 25, 1925 – October 5, 1993)[2] was an American actress.[3] Her sister Nancy was also an actress, and her mother worked in research at a film studio.[4]

Jane Nigh
Born	Bonnie Lenora Nigh February 25, 1925 Hollywood, California, U.S.
Died	October 5, 1993 (aged 68) Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Citizenship	United States
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1944–1961
Spouse(s)	Victor Cutler ​ ​ (m. 1946; div. 1946)​ [1] John E. Baker ​ ​ (m. 1952; div. 1961)​ Norman Davidson, Jr. ​ ​ (m. 1963; div. 1964)​ ​ ​ (m. 1966; div. 1968)​
Children	4

She was discovered in 1944 by Arthur Wenzler while working in a defense plant. (Another source identifies Ivan Kahn as the 20th Century Fox talent scout.)[5] She later signed a contract with Fox. She appeared in more than 40 films and television shows, including State Fair (1945), Give My Regards to Broadway (1948, as June Nigh) and County Fair (1950).

She also had starring roles in a pair of Monogram Pictures films, Blue Grass of Kentucky and Rodeo. Nigh, along with Patrick McVey, co-starred in the TV series Big Town, with McVey playing the city editor of a newspaper, and Nigh his secretary. She had the role of Lorelei Kilourne for two seasons.[6]

Personal life

Nigh was married four times, to three men, all ending in divorce. Her longest marriage was to her second husband, Navy Lieutenant John Baker,[5] while she was married twice to Norman Davidson Jr.

She had a total of four children, three girls and a boy, though her first, a girl, died very soon after birth in 1952.[7]

Nigh died on October 5, 1993 of a stroke at the age of 68.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1944	Laura	Secretary	Uncredited
1944	Something for the Boys	Army Wife	Uncredited
1945	State Fair	Eleanor
1945	House of Dracula	Villager	Uncredited
1946	Whistle Stop	Josie Veech
1946	Dragonwyck	Tabitha Wells	Uncredited
1947	The Shocking Miss Pilgrim	Cynthia's Sister	(scenes deleted)
1947	Unconquered	Evelyn
1948	Sitting Pretty	Mabel Phillips	Uncredited
1948	Give My Regards to Broadway	May Norwick
1948	Cry of the City	Nurse	Uncredited
1948	Leather Gloves	Cathy
1949	Red, Hot and Blue	Angelica Roseanne aka No-No
1949	Zamba	Carol
1949	Fighting Man of the Plains	Florence Peel
1949	Captain Carey, U.S.A.	Nancy
1950	Blue Grass of Kentucky	Pat Armistead
1950	Operation Haylift	Pat Rogers
1950	Motor Patrol	Sherry Bliss
1950	County Fair	Loretta Ryan
1950	Border Treasure	Stella
1950	Rio Grande Patrol	Sherry Bliss
1951	Blue Blood	Eileen Buchanan
1951	Disc Jockey	Marion
1952	Fort Osage	Ann Pickett
1952	Rodeo	Nancy Cartwright
1957	Hold That Hypnotist	Cleo Daniels

References

1. "Gets Divorce". Santa Cruz Sentinel. California, Santa Cruz. United Press. September 6, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "(photo caption)". The Daily Notes. Pennsylvania, Huntingdon. October 28, 1946. p. 9. Retrieved June 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Hollywood Film Shop". The Bakersfield Californian. California, Bakersfield. United Press. September 7, 1949. p. 19. Retrieved June 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Carroll, Harrison (October 4, 1948). "Behind the Scenes in Hollywood". The Daily Clintonian. Indiana, Clinton. King Features Syndicate. p. 4. Retrieved June 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Shy Jane Nigh Conquers TV". Tucson Daily Citizen. Arizona, Tucson. January 12, 1953. p. 56. Retrieved June 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7. P. 104.
7. "Jane Nigh - The Private Life and Times of Jane Nigh. Jane Nigh Pictures". www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com.

External links

• Jane Nigh at IMDb