Jo Ann Sayers
Jo Ann Sayers | |
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Seattle, Washington, U.S. | |
Died | November 14, 2011 Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 93)
Alma mater | University of Washington |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1938–1953 |
Spouses | Anthony A. Bliss
(m. 1942; div. 1967)Charles K. Agle
(m. 1968; died 1987) |
Children | 3[1][2] |
Jo Ann Sayers (born Miriam Lucille Lilygren, October 22, 1918 – November 14, 2011)
Biography
Sayers was born in
In 1940, she was selected for the titular role in the Broadway production of My Sister Eileen, opposite Shirley Booth, who was two decades Sayers' senior, which opened on December 26, 1940.[5]
Marriages
She remained in the Broadway cast until June 1942, when she left to marry Anthony A. Bliss, a New York lawyer and patron of the performing arts.[6]
They married on June 10, 1942, and had three children, but later divorced. Sayers later worked in summer theater, radio and television. She married a second time in 1968 to architect Charles K. Agle;[4] they remained together until his death in Princeton, New Jersey.[citation needed]
Death
Sayers died on November 14, 2011, aged 93, in Princeton, New Jersey.[7]
Selected filmography
- Main Street to Broadway (1953) (uncredited) .... Bride in Musical Number
- The Light of the Western Stars (1940) .... Majesty Hammond
- The Man With Nine Lives (1940) .... Nurse Judith Blair
- Drunk Driving (1939) .... Mrs. Jones
- The Women (1939) (uncredited) .... Debutante
- Fast and Loose (1939) .... Christina 'Chris' Torrent
- Honolulu (1939) .... Nurse
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) .... Susan
- Young Dr. Kildare (1938) .... Barbara
References
- ^ "Obituaries: Jo Ann S. Agle". Town Topics. December 7, 2011. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ Holland, Bernard (August 12, 1991). "Anthony A. Bliss, is Dead at 78; an Executive in Opera and Dance". The New York Times.
- ^ "Obituary - Jo Ann S Agle". Town Topics. December 7, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
- ^ ISBN 9780786491346. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ Playbill magazine excerpt Archived 2006-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Anthony A. Bliss Papers Archived 2010-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Obituaries". Town Topics. towntopics.com. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
External links
- Jo Ann Sayers at IMDb