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Jane Harker

Nov 13, 1923 - Sep 10, 1988 (64 years old) in San Francisco, California, USA

Jane Ellen Harker was born on November 13, 1923 in San Francisco, California. She was an actress, known for The Unfaithful (1947), That Way with Women (1947) and Love and Learn (1947). She was married to Samuel Lefcourt Lanier (born: Lefkovits). She died on September 10, 1988 in St. Johns, Florida, USA.

A popular glamour girl of the late 1940s, she is best remembered as Alice from a number of the 'Joe McDoakes' film shorts. She became a Warner Bros. contract player and made her 1946 silver screen bow in "Her Kind of Man." Jane went on to numerous cinematic appearances including "Deception," "Night and Day," and "Humoresque" (all 1946), while building a following by posing for several 'cheesecake' magazines both domestic and foreign; in 1947 she had her best known film role in "The Unfaithful," also was seen in "Love and Learn," and "Possessed," and made the first of her eight appearances as Alice McDoakes opposite George O'Hanlon as Joe. Jane was last seen on screen in the 1948 film "So You Want to Build a House," then essentially dropped from view. She lived out her remaining days in Florida.

Known For

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The Man I Love
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
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Night and Day
Specialty Trio Member (uncredited)
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Two Guys from Milwaukee
Woman with Sailor on top of bus (uncredited)
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Never Say Goodbye
Mary Scott (uncredited)
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The Time, The Place and The Girl
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Deception
Music Student (uncredited)
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Possessed
First College Girl (uncredited)
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Humoresque
Party Guest (uncredited)
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So You Want to Be in Pictures
Actress Playing Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
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The Unfaithful
Joan

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