Jane Randolph, born Jane Roemer (October 30, 1915 – May 4, 2009), was an American

United States

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 film actress. She was born in Youngstown, Ohio

Youngstown, Ohio

Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County; it also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...

 and died in Gstaad

Gstaad

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, Switzerland

Switzerland

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.

After growing up in Kokomo, Indiana

Kokomo, Indiana

Kokomo is a city in and the county seat of Howard County, Indiana, United States, Indiana's 13th largest city. It is the principal city of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Howard and Tipton counties....

, she moved to Hollywood in 1939 in an attempt to start a movie career. She was eventually picked up by Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...

 and appeared in bit movie roles in 1941.

In 1942, RKO picked up the contract of the poised actress and she received a leading lady role in Highways by Night (1942). She became known for her roles in film noir

Film noir

Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s...

, which included Jealousy (1945) and Railroaded!

Railroaded!

Railroaded! is a 1947 black-and-white film noir directed by Anthony Mann.-Plot:The innocent owner of a car used in a back-room bookie operation robbery is "railroaded" for the killing of a cop during the getaway...

(1947), and in a few popular but inexpensive horror films, including Cat People (1942) and The Curse of the Cat People

The Curse of the Cat People

The Curse of the Cat People is a 1944 film directed by Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise, and produced by Val Lewton. This film, which was then-film editor Robert Wise's first directing credit, is the sequel to Cat People and has many of the same characters...

(1944).

One of her last movies was the comic thriller Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein is a 1948 American comedy horror film directed by Charles Barton and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. It is the first of several films where the comedy duo meets classic characters from Universal's horror film stable...

(1948). A year later she married Jaime del Amo (grandson of Manuel Dominguez

Manuel Dominguez

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) and retired to Spain and began the life of a socialite. In later years she returned to Los Angeles, but also maintained a home in Switzerland.

External links

• Jane Randolph - Daily Telegraph obituary
• Jane Randolph - Guardian obituary