Jane Keckley

Jane Keckley (September 10, 1876 – August 14, 1963)[1] was an American actress of the silent and sound film eras.

Jane Keckley
Keckley (left) on lobby card for The Deadwood Coach (1924)
Born(1876-09-10)September 10, 1876
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedAugust 14, 1963(1963-08-14) (aged 86)
South Pasadena, California, U.S.
Other namesJane Watson
OccupationActress
Years active1916–1942
SpouseRoy Watson

Biography

Keckley was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and went to school there and in Georgia.[2]

Before she acted in films, Keckley performed in stock theater and in vaudeville.[3]

Keckley began her film career in one- and two-reel Westerns in 1911.[2] Her first feature film was 1915's The Circular Staircase (under the name Jane Watson). In her twenty-five year career, she would appear in over 90 films, as well as dozens of shorts. She would appear as a supporting actress in such films as: William Desmond Taylor's Huck and Tom (1918);[4] the 1936 version of Show Boat, starring Irene Dunne and Allan Jones;[5] and Magnificent Obsession (1935), starring Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor.[6]

She was under contract to Paramount in the late 1930s and early 1940s,[7] where she appeared in her final film, South of Santa Fe (1942), starring Roy Rogers.[8]

Keckley was married to, and divorced from, actor Roy Watson.[9] She died on August 14, 1963.[7]

Filmography

(Per AFI database)[10]

References
  1. "Jane Keckley". AllMovie. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  2. Katchmer, George A. (May 20, 2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 186. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  3. "On stage 25 years, Jane Keckley has excellent record". Battle Creek Enquirer. April 17, 1929. p. 12. Retrieved June 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Huck and Tom; or, the Further Adventures of Tom Sawyer". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  5. "Show Boat". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  6. "Magnificent Obsession". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  7. "Jane Keckley". MSN. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  8. "South of Santa Fe". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  9. "Roy Watson, Film Actor, Succumbs". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. June 7, 1937. p. 11. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Jane Keckley". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
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