Betty Jane Watson

Performer

Personal Info

  • Birth Date
    December 28, 1921
  • Birth Location
    Le Roy, Illinois, USA
  • Death Date
    February 21, 2016
  • Death Location
    Pompano Beach, Florida, USA
  • Cause of Death
    no cause entered yet

Stage & Film

Performance

The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Musicarnival Production; 1963
...
  • Molly Tobin
Sail Away
Original Broadway Production; 1961
...
  • Maimie Candijack, his wife
  • Mimi Paragon (standby)
Annie Get Your Gun
City Center Revival; 1958
...
  • Annie Oakley
Texas, Li'l Darlin'
Original Broadway Production; 1949
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  • Dallas Smith (replacement: Jun 1, 1950)
As the Girls Go
Original Broadway Production; 1948
...
  • Kathy Robinson
Hilarities
Original Broadway Production; 1948
...
  • Cast
Sleepy Hollow
Original Broadway Production; 1948
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  • Katrina Van Tassel
Oklahoma!
London Production; 1947
...
  • Laurey
Toplitzky of Notre Dame
Original Broadway Production; 1946
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  • A Girl (Bobby)
Sing Out, Sweet Land!
Theatre Guild on the Air Radio Broadcast; 1945
...
  • Performer
Oklahoma!
Original Broadway Production; 1943
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  • Laurey (replacement: Oct 1, 1945 - Dec 21, 1946)
Oklahoma!
National Tour; 1943
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  • Laurey (replacement: Jul 1, 1944)
Oklahoma!
Original Broadway Production; 1943
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  • Laurey (replacement: Jun 1, 1944 - Jul 1, 1944)

Commercial Audio

Performance

Sail Away
Original Broadway Cast; 1961
...
  • Maimie Candijack, his wife
Oklahoma!
Original London Cast; 1947
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  • Laurey

Broadcast Audio

Performance

Sing Out, Sweet Land!
Radio Broadcast; 1945
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  • Performer

Notes

No notes listed.

Photos & Headshots

Personal Info

  • Birth Date
    December 28, 1921
  • Birth Location
    Le Roy, Illinois, USA
  • Death Date
    February 21, 2016
  • Death Location
    Pompano Beach, Florida, USA
  • Cause of Death
    no cause entered yet

Other Names

  • Betty J. Watson

Marriage & Family

Spouses/Partners

  • Jerry Austen (Husband)
    11/5/1944 - 1961; 3 children
    Relationship ended due to divorce

Family

  • No spouses or partners listed.

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