Jane Keckley
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Jane Keckley | |
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 Keckley (left) on lobby card for The Deadwood Coach (1924) | |
| Born | September 10, 1876 |
| Died | August 14, 1963 (aged 86) |
| Other names | Jane Watson |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1916–1942 |
| Spouse | Roy Watson |
Jane Keckley (September 10, 1876 – August 14, 1963)[1] was an American actress of the silent and sound film eras.
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][better source needed]