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Lois January

Lois January

Biography

Lois January was an American actress who performed small roles in several B-movies during the 1930s. Lois also had a secondary part in the Wizard Of Oz, towards the end of the movie, holding a Siamese cat in her arms. Toto jumps out of the basket of the hot air balloon that was supposed to take him, Dorothy and the Wizard away from the Land of Oz. January's first credited role was in 1933, in the film UM-PA. Her most famous role, however, is probably as the Emerald City manicurist in The Wizard of Oz who sings to Dorothy that "we can make a dimpled smile out of a frown". Although the character was unnamed, many fans believe it to be an incarnation of novel character Jellia Jamb. During the 1930s she played in numerous westerns as the heroine, usually opposite Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Steele, Tim McCoy and Bob Baker, among others. In 1935 she starred opposite Reb Russell in Arizona Badman, and in 1936 she starred with Brown in Rogue of the Range, and alongside Tim McCoy in Border Caballero. While under contract with Universal Pictures she continued to play heroine roles in westerns, and in 1937 she starred opposite Bob Baker in Courage of the West. The reissuing of the 1935 exploitation film The Pace That Kills (under the title Cocaine Fiends) would eventually lend January even more exposure, however limited. January's Broadway credits include High Kickers (1941) and Yokel Boy (1939). By the mid-1940s, her starring roles had waned but she continued to act in non-starring parts. In 1942 she was the "poster girl" for Chesterfield cigarettes. From 1960 through 1987 she played numerous small roles on television, to include roles on My Three Sons and Marcus Welby, M.D. Her last acting role was in 1987, on the television movie Double Agent. During the 1980s she attended several western film festivals.

Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1912-10-05

Place of Birth

McAllen, Texas, USA

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    The Pace That Kills

    The Pace That Kills

    19352.6 / 10

    The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come

    The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come

    19614.0 / 10

    Life Returns

    Life Returns

    19354.2 / 10

    Border Caballero

    Border Caballero

    19365.8 / 10

    Lightnin' Bill Carson

    Lightnin' Bill Carson

    19365.0 / 10

    Rogue of the Range

    Rogue of the Range

    19362.5 / 10

    Umpa

    Umpa

    19332.5 / 10

    Bar-Z Bad Men

    Bar-Z Bad Men

    19372.3 / 10

    The Trusted Outlaw

    The Trusted Outlaw

    19376.0 / 10

    By Candlelight

    By Candlelight

    19335.8 / 10

    Show Business

    Show Business

    19326.0 / 10

    Stolen Harmony

    Stolen Harmony

    19356.0 / 10

    Society Fever

    Society Fever

    19356.0 / 10

    The Richard Pryor Special?

    The Richard Pryor Special?

    19777.0 / 10

    The Roaming Cowboy

    The Roaming Cowboy

    19370.0 / 10

    Too Many Women

    Too Many Women

    19329.0 / 10

    Let’s Be Ritzy

    Let’s Be Ritzy

    19340.0 / 10

    Arizona Bad Man

    Arizona Bad Man

    19355.0 / 10

    Lightnin' Crandall

    Lightnin' Crandall

    19372.0 / 10

    Tripping Through the Tropics

    Tripping Through the Tropics

    19340.0 / 10

    Skull and Crown

    Skull and Crown

    19353.5 / 10

    Three Cheers for the Girls

    Three Cheers for the Girls

    19436.2 / 10

    The Red Rope

    The Red Rope

    19376.0 / 10

    My Darling Daughters' Anniversary

    My Darling Daughters' Anniversary

    19736.0 / 10

    Susie's Affairs

    Susie's Affairs

    19345.0 / 10

    Courage of the West

    Courage of the West

    19370.0 / 10

    Let's Talk It Over

    Let's Talk It Over

    19340.0 / 10

    The Human Side

    The Human Side

    19340.0 / 10

    School for Romance

    School for Romance

    19343.0 / 10

    Moonlight on the Range

    Moonlight on the Range

    19370.0 / 10

    One Rainy Afternoon

    One Rainy Afternoon

    19364.6 / 10

    Double Agent

    Double Agent

    19874.6 / 10