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Jane Darwell was an American actress of stage, film, and television. She began her career in vaudeville and on the stage in the early 1900s. She appeared in over 300 films between 1914 and 1967, often playing kindly, grandmotherly characters. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Grapes of Wrath (1940). Darwell was born Patti Mary Woodard in Palmyra, Missouri, the daughter of Martha Jane (née Hart) and William Robert Woodard. She was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, and began her career as a singer on the vaudeville stage, often billed as Patti Woodard. Her first film role was in the 1914 silent movie The Mothering Heart. Darwell's career continued into the sound film era, with her most memorable performance coming in 1940's The Grapes of Wrath, for which she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also appeared in films such as How Green Was My Valley (1941), My Darling Clementine (1946), and Cheaper by the Dozen (1950). Darwell's television appearances include Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Maverick, Bonanza, and The Beverly Hillbillies. She retired from acting in 1967. Darwell died of natural causes at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, on August 13, 1967, at the age of 87. She is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

Popular As Patti Mary Woodard
Occupation actress
Age 88 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 15 October, 1879
Birthday 15 October
Birthplace Palmyra, Missouri, USA
Date of death 13 August, 1967
Died Place Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality United States

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Jane Darwell Height, Weight & Measurements

At 88 years old, Jane Darwell height is 5' 6" (1.68 m) .

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Who Is Jane Darwell's Husband?

Her husband is Harold Guy Cooley (23 June 1924 - 1927) ( divorced)

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Jane Darwell Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Jane Darwell worth at the age of 88 years old? Jane Darwell’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United States. We have estimated Jane Darwell's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

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1964

Her last, Mary Poppins (1964), was made at the express request of Walt Disney; she had retired and was living at the Motion Picture Country Home and Disney came out personally to ask her to appear in the film, after which she went back into retirement.

1960

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6735 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.

1959

Had retired in 1959 and was living at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, California, when she was approached by Walt Disney Pictures to play the Bird Woman in Mary Poppins (1964). She at first refused, but Walt Disney was so set on having her in his film that he personally visited her at the MPCH and eventually persuaded her to take the role.

1942

She was, however, memorably cast against type in The Ox-Bow Incident (1942), as the shrewish, cackling Ma Grier, a lynch mob leader, and again in Caged (1950), as the unsympathetic prison matron in charge of the isolation ward. She made over 200 films.

1941

Was the 15th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for The Grapes of Wrath (1940) at The 13th Academy Awards on February 27, 1941.

1940

Her most famous role was as Ma Joad, the glue that held the Joad family together, in the classic The Grapes of Wrath (1940), for which she won the Academy Award.

1939

Had appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Gone with the Wind (1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), The Ox-Bow Incident (1942) and Mary Poppins (1964). Of those, Gone with the Wind (1939) is a winner in the category.

1913

Missouri-born Jane Darwell was born Patti Woodard, the daughter of William Robert Woodard, president of the Louisville Southern Railroad, and Ellen (Booth) Woodard, in Palmyra, Missouri, where she grew up on a ranch. She nursed ambitions to be an opera singer, but put it off because of her father's disapproval (she eventually changed her name to Darwell from the family name of Woodard so as not to "sully" the family name). Making her stage debut at age 33, she was almost 40 when she made her first film, a silent, in 1913. She easily made the transition from silents to talkies, and specialized in playing kindly, grandmotherly types.

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