[brytlea]

Wow, she got her nickel's worth! Sorry to hear of her passing tho, loved the show and she seemed like a real classy lady.
susie

[bmwcyle]

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[A CA Guy]

Nice old age.

God bless, RIP.

[EggsAckley]

Jane Wyatt was married to Ronald Reagan, I believe. Funny that it's not mentioned. Their adopted son is Michael Reagan.

[Jay Howard Smith]

Beautiful woman. RIP Jane..!

[AZRepublican]

Oh the american family is dying all around me......

[Past Your Eyes]

Father, if he's even around at all on TV shows today, doesn't seem to know anything any more. He's just there for the women and kids to ridicule because he's so stupid.

[johna61]

Jane Wyatt also had ties to Star Trek- She played Amanda, Spock's human mother.

[Thinkin' Gal]

It's irritating to find out too late through an obit that someone I thought was dead was actually still alive.

RIP

[ConservativeStatement]

Her bio from IMDB.com: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0943553/bio Birth name Jane Waddington Wyatt Mini biography Born in Campgaw, New Jersey, Jane Waddington Wyatt came from a New York family of social distinction (her father was a Wall Street investment banker and her mother was a drama critic). Jane was raised from the age of three months in New York City, attended the fashionable Chapin School and later Barnard College. After two years of college, she left to join the apprentice school of the Berkshire Playhouse at Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where for six months she played a varied assortment of roles. One of her first jobs on Broadway was as understudy to Rose Hobart in a production of "Trade Winds"--a career move that cost her her slot on the New York Social Register. Wyatt made the transition from stage to screen and was placed under contract at Universal, where she made her film debut in director James Whale's One More River (1934). She went back and forth between Universal and Broadway (and co-starred in Frank Capra's Columbia film Lost Horizon (1937) on loan out from Universal). In the 1950s, she co-starred with Robert Young in "Father Knows Best" (1954), the classic TV sitcom chronicling the life and times of the Anderson family in the Midwestern town of Springfield. IMDb mini-biography by Tom Weaver Spouse Edgar Bethune Ward (9 November 1935 - 8 November 2000) (his death) 2 children Trivia She opposed the House Un-American Affairs Committee (H.U.A.C.) Received the Women's International Center (WIC) Living Legacy Award in 1986. Jane Wyatt is a devout Catholic, whose late husband died on the day before what would have been their 65th wedding anniversary. In Lost Horizon (1937), she worked for director Frank Capra. In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), the first assistant director was Frank Capra III. Sons Christopher, who has three children, and Michael, who is six years younger and a pianist. She is directly descended, on her mother's side, from the van Renssalaer family, one of the earliest Dutch families to settle in the Colonies in the 1500s, and which at one time owned most of what is now New York City. Renssalaer County in upstate New York is named after them.

[sushiman]

From Wikipedia :

Jane Waddington Wyatt (born August 12, 1910 in Campgaw, New Jersey, died October 22, 2006 in Bel Air, California) was an American actress.

Her most famous roles were as Ronald Colman's love interest in Frank Capra's Lost Horizon (1937); as Margaret Anderson, the mother in the 1950s television comedy Father Knows Best; and as Amanda Grayson, Mr. Spock's mother on Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.

She also appeared in other celebrated films, such as 1947's best picture Oscar winner, Gentleman's Agreement (with Gregory Peck), None but the Lonely Heart (with Cary Grant), and Boomerang (with Dana Andrews).

Wyatt came from a New York family of social distinction. Her father was a Wall Street investment banker and her mother was a drama critic, while one of her ancestors, Rufus King, had been a Presidential candidate. Among her other forebears were the van Rensselaers and the Livingstons, two of the most prominent families in New York City and State. She was also a cousin of Franklin Roosevelt. Her mother was a Catholic convert, and her father ultimately converted as well, although Jane did not attend Catholic schools.

Jane was raised from the age of three months in New York City, attended the fashionable Chapin School and later Barnard College. After two years of college, she left to join the apprentice school of the Berkshire Playhouse at Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where for six months she played a varied assortment of roles.

One of her first jobs on Broadway was as understudy to Rose Hobart in a production of Trade Winds - a career move that cost her her listing in the New York Social Register (her name was later relisted). Receiving favorable notices on Broadway and celebrated for her understated beauty, Wyatt made the transition from stage to screen and was placed under contract at Universal (and co-starred in Frank Capra's Columbia film Lost Horizon on loan from Universal).

In the 1950s, she co-starred with Robert Young in Father Knows Best, the classic TV show chronicling the life and times of the Anderson family in the Midwestern town of Springfield. She won the Emmy for best actress in a comedy for three years in a row for her role as Margaret Anderson. Her film career suffered because of her outspoken opposition to Senator Joseph McCarthy, the chief figure in the anti-Communist hysteria of that era. As a result, she returned to her roots on the New York stage for a time and appeared in such plays as Lillian Hellman's The Autumn Garden opposite Fredric March.

She spent her later years at home in Bel Air, California, having outlasted almost all of her peers from Hollywood's golden age. Her husband, Edgar Bethune Ward (also a Catholic convert) died the day before what would have been their 65th wedding anniversary in 2000. She met her husband one weekend in the late 1920s, when they were both houseguests of the Franklin Roosevelts at Hyde Park. Among her earlier suitors was John D. Rockefeller III. The Wards had 2 sons, one a musician and the other an engineer and businessman.

Ms. Wyatt suffered a stroke some years ago but recovered remarkably well. Among her avocations are/were travel (to remote locations), bird-watching, and gardening.

Wyatt died on October 22, 2006 of natural causes in her home in Bel Air, California. She was 96 years old.

[mewzilla]

For Jane Wyatt's CV from IMDB, click here.

I enjoyed her work.

[billhilly]

Some of the best TV in the pioneer years of the 50s and 60s.

RIP

[Redleg Duke]

I have so many wonderful memories of Jane Wyatt. It is sad to hear of her passing, but she, Robert Young, Elandore Donahue and the other two were instrumental in reinforcing the values that my parents and grandparents instilled in me.

We are richer for having had her, and poorer for having lost her.

RIP, Jane Wyatt!

[Peach]

She was great. May she rest in peace.

[outofsalt]

You are as lovely as ever Mrs. Cleaver!

[Fiddlstix]

R.I.P
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[gidget7]

RIP Miss Jane

[fieldmarshaldj]

Always enjoyed her work. May she rest in peace.

[originalbuckeye]

One time, many years ago, my sister was visiting me for a weekend and we went out to the movies with a male friend of mine. Growing up, my dad had called me 'Princess' and my sister 'Kitten'. Turns out that the guy we were with had had the nickname 'Bud'. We all got a good laugh out of that! Loved all the 50's-60's sitcoms. Jane Wyatt was a class act!