Jane Withers (born April 12, 1926) is an American actress. Beginning a prolific career as a child actress at the age of three, Withers is a Young Artist Award–Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award honoree, best known for being one of the most popular child film stars of the 1930s and early 1940s, as well as for her portrayal of "Josephine the Plumber" in a series of TV commercials for Comet cleanser in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Read more about Jane Withers: Early Life, Bright Eyes, Child Stardom, Depictions in Fiction, Marriages, Relationship With James Dean, Josephine The Plumber Fame, Errair's Death
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