Betta St. John, born Betty Jean Striegler, November 26, 1929, in Hawthorne, California is an American actress, singer and dancer. November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hawthorne is a city located in southwestern Los Angeles County, California. ...

St. John made her film debut at the age of ten in Destry Rides Again (1939) and as an orphan in Jane Eyre (1944). She was discovered by Rodgers and Hammerstein and played a small role in the Broadway musical, Carousel in 1945. By 1953, she created the role of Liat in the musical South Pacific and followed the production to London. In films, she appeared in The Robe (1953), Dream Wife (1953), All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953), and The Student Prince (1954). She continued to act in films and television until 1960 when she retired. James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich Destry Rides Again is a 1939 western film directed by George Marshall, starring James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Mischa Auer, Charles Winninger, Brian Donlevy, Allen Jenkins, Irene Hervey and Una Merkel. ... Charlotte Brontës novel Jane Eyre (1847) has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. ... Rodgers and Hammerstein were an American songwriting duo consisting of Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960). ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... Carousel is a 1945 stage musical by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics) that was adapted from Ferenc Molnars play Liliom. ... South Pacific is a musical play, with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, that opened on Broadway on April 7, 1949, and ran for more than five years. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Robe, a 1942 historical novel featuring the Crucifixion, written by Lloyd C. Douglas. ... The Student Prince with Ann Blyth and Edmund Purdom The Student Prince is a 1954 film musical made by MGM. It was directed by Richard Thorpe who replaced the original director, Curtis Bernhardt and produced by Joe Pasternak. ...

She was married to English actor Peter Grant from 1952 until his death in 1992.

External links

Betta St. John at the Internet Movie Database The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about actors, films, television shows, video games and production crew personnel. ...