Jane Nigh


Bonnie Lenora "Jane" Nigh was an American actress born in Hollywood. Her sister Nancy was also an actress, and her mother worked in research at a film studio.
She was discovered in 1944 by Arthur Wenzler while working in a defense plant. She later signed a contract with Fox. She appeared in more than 40 films and television shows, including State Fair, Give My Regards to Broadway and County Fair.
She also had starring roles in a pair of Monogram Pictures films, Blue Grass of Kentucky and Rodeo. Nigh, along with Patrick McVey, co-starred in the TV series Big Town, with McVey playing the city editor of a newspaper, and Nigh his secretary. She had the role of Lorelei Kilourne for two seasons.

Personal life

Nigh was married four times, to three men, all ending in divorce. Her longest marriage was to her second husband, Navy Lieutenant John Baker, while she was married twice to Norman Davidson Jr.
She had a total of four children, three girls and a boy, though her first, a girl, died very soon after birth in 1952.
Nigh died on October 5, 1993 of a stroke at the age of 68.

Filmography