Jayne Meadows (b. September 27, 1920) is an American movie and stage actress and author. She was born Jayne Cotter in Wu-ch'ang (now Wuchang), China, to Episcopal missionary parents, the Rev. James Cotter, and his wife, Ida. September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ... Wuchang (Chinese: 武昌; pinyin: Wǔchāng) is one of the three towns, together with Hankou and Hanyang, which are included in modern day Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei province, in China. ... The arms of the Episcopal Church are based on the St Georges Cross, a symbol of England (mother of world Anglicanism), with a saltire reminiscent of the Cross of St Andrew in the canton in reference to the historical origins of the American episcopate in the Scottish Episcopal Church. ... A missionary is traditionally defined as a propagator of religion who works to convert those outside that community; someone who proselytizes. ...

The family returned to their home in Connecticut, United States, not far from the family home of William F. Buckley, Sr. and his huge family (10 children). The Buckleys were fervent Roman Catholics, and the Cotters obviously were Protestants, and some of the Buckley girls engaged in acts of misconduct and vandalism directed towards the Cotters, such as making prank calls, sending the Rev. Cotter to imaginary deathbeds, and breaking windows.^{[citation needed]} It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Meadows' most famous movies include: Song of the Thin Man (with William Powell and Myrna Loy), David and Bathsheba (with Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward and Raymond Massey), Lady in the Lake (with Robert Montgomery and Audrey Totter), and City Slickers (as the voice of Billy Crystal's oversolicitous mother). Song of the Thin Man was a 1947 film, the last of the six Thin Man movies. ... William Horatio Powell (July 29, 1892 - March 5, 1984) was an American actor, noted for his sophisticated, cynical roles. ... Myrna Loy (August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American motion picture actress. ... Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an Oscar-winning American film actor. ... Susan Hayward (June 30, 1917 – March 14, 1975) was an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Raymond Massey photographed by Carl Van Vechten Raymond Hart Massey (August 30, 1896 – July 29, 1983) was a Canadian actor. ... See also Lady of the Lake Lady in the Lake is the title of a 1947 crime film noir from MGM Studios. ... Robert Montgomery (May 21, 1904 – September 27, 1981) was an American actor and director. ... Audrey Totter Audrey Totter (born December 20, 1918 in Joliet, Illinois) is an American actress. ... City Slickers is a 1991 movie comedy starring Billy Crystal, Bruno Kirby, Daniel Stern, Helen Slater, and Jack Palance. ... Billy Crystal (born Israel William Krisstalsterne on March 14, 1947 in Long Beach, New York) is a Jewish American actor, writer, producer, comedian and film director. ...

She was the older sister of Audrey Meadows, whom she survives, as well as having had two brothers who are also deceased. Audrey Meadows (February 8, 1926 – February 3, 1996), born Audrey Cotter, was an Emmy Award-winning American actress best known for playing the deadpan housewife, Alice Kramden in the 1950s American television comedy, The Honeymooners. ...

Meadows was a regular panelist on the original version of I've Got a Secret and an occasional panelist on What's My Line?, the latter alongside husband Steve Allen. During the early days of the burgeoning live entertainment scene in Las Vegas, the Allens occasionally worked together as an act. Ive Got a Secret (abbreviated as IGAS) was a weekly panel game show produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS television and was created by Allan Sherman as essentially a knockoff of Whats My Line?. The original version of the show premiered in June 19, 1952... Whats My Line? was a weekly panel game show originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS television. ... Steve Allen on the cover of Steve Allen on the Bible, Religion, and Morality Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen (December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000) was an American musician, comedian, and writer who was instrumental in innovating the concept of the television talk show. ... This article is about the city of Las Vegas in Nevada. ...

She was married to Steve Allen from 1954 until his death in 2000, by whom she had one son, and several step-children. Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen (December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000) was an American musician, comedian and writer instrumental in innovating the concept of the television talk show. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Filmography

• Undercurrent (1946)
• Dark Delusion (1947)
• Lady in the Lake (1947)
• Song of the Thin Man (1947)
• The Luck of the Irish (1948)
• Enchantment (1948)
• The Fat Man (1951)
• David and Bathsheba (1951)
• It Happened to Jane (1959) (Cameo)
• College Confidential (1960)
• Norman... Is That You? (1976)
• Da Capo (1985)
• Alice in Wonderland (1985)
• Murder by Numbers (1990)
• City Slickers (1991)
• The Player (1992) (Cameo)
• City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
• Casino (1995) (Cameo)
• The Story of Us (1999)

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References

• Official web site