Jane Dulo
Jane Dulo | |
|---|---|
 Jane Dulo on McHale's Navy (1962) | |
| Born | Bernice Dewlow October 13, 1917 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | May 22, 1994 (aged 76) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other name | Jane Dillon |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1945–1992 |
Jane Dulo (born Bernice Dewlow;[1][2] October 13, 1917 – May 22, 1994) was an American actress and comedian.
Early life and career
[edit]Born in Baltimore, Maryland,[3] Dulo was the elder daughter of Jewish parents Lawrence Dewlow and Nettie Lurie.[2][4] Her father was a Latvian immigrant; her mother was of Lithuanian descent.[2]
Using Dulo as a stage name, she began her career at the age of ten performing in vaudeville. When she was older, an agent in New York had her change her name to Jane Dillon, which she used in night clubs in Baltimore and New York. However, when she appeared in Philadelphia in the musical Are You With It? a radio commentator named Jane Dillon in Bridgeport, Connecticut threatened to sue her. She then resumed using Dulo.[5]
In 1964, Dulo joined the cast of The Jack Benny Program in a recurring role as Benny's cook.[6] She appeared in Hey, Jeannie!, The Phil Silvers Show, The Joey Bishop Show, McHale's Navy (in a recurring role as nurse Molly in 1962–1965), The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Man from UNCLE (The Adriatic Express Affair), I Dream of Jeannie, My Three Sons, Get Smart (in a recurring role as agent 99's mother starting in the fourth season), Leave It to Beaver, The Andy Griffith Show, Emergency!, Gunsmoke, Medical Center, The Odd Couple, The Hudson Brothers, That Girl, Welcome Back, Kotter, The Golden Girls, and Gimme a Break!, among others.[7]
Death
[edit]Dulo died following heart surgery at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, on May 22, 1994, at the age of 76. She never married and was survived by her sister, Shirley Gordon.[7]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Jocelyn Barnhardt | Season 4 Episode 22 "The Right Price" |
| 1962 | Leave It To Beaver | Mrs. Rickover | |
| 1962–1964 | McHale's Navy | Nurse Molly Turner | |
| 1964 | Roustabout | Hazel | |
| 1965 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Opal Levinger | Season 4 Episode 32 "There's No Sale Like Wholesale" |
| 1968 | Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? | Clara Buxton | |
| 1970 | Pufnstuf | Miss Flick | |
| 1972 | The Odd Couple | Oscar Madison's Mother | Season 3 Episode 7 "The Odd Couples" |
| 1973 | Soylent Green | Mrs. Santini | |
| 1975 | Hearts of the West | Mrs. Stern | |
| 1984 | Oh, God! You Devil | Widow | |
| 1988 | Beaches | Hillary's Neighbor |
References
[edit]- ↑ Francis, Robert (December 16, 1945). "Candid Close-Ups: Bernice Dewlow, Now Jane Dulo, Likes Beer, Hamburgers, Wise Cracks", The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 28. Retrieved August 22, 2023. See also:
- Walker, Danton (August 1, 1945). "Broadway". New York Daily News. p. 40.
- Gaver, Jack (December 8, 1945). "Broadway". Dunkirk Evening Observer. p. 12.
- "Comedienne Jane Dulo". Playbill. 1946. p. 15.
- Krug, Karl (March 26, 1951). "Krug: 'Peter Pan' to Open Tuesday, April 24, On Nixon Stage", Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. 10.
- Hyder, William (August 9, 1964). "Jack Benny's New Cook". The Baltimore Sun.
- "Wardman Park: Dinner, Dance". The Washington Post. March 31, 1934.
- 1 2 3 "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3W2-2HZ : Thu Aug 03 06:29:35 UTC 2023), Entry for Lawrence Dewlow and Nettie Dewlow, 1930. See also:
- "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M63K-2S1 : Fri Jul 21 23:32:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Laurence Demlow and Nettie Demlow, 1920.
- "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7XC-W3M : Sat Jul 22 04:31:35 UTC 2023), Entry for Lawrence Delow and Neddie Delow, 1940.
- ↑ Leszczak, Bob (2014). The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen: A History with Cast and Crew Profiles. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-7864-7790-6.
- ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K3X-JWMS : February 13, 2023), Bernice Dewlow.
- ↑ "Comedienne has 3 names". The Baltimore Sun. November 6, 1945. p. 14. Retrieved January 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Jane Dulo Joins Cast Of Jack Benny Show". The Times Dispatch. Virginia, Richmond. November 22, 1964. p. 4-T. Retrieved January 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Jane Dulo; Actress, Comedienne in TV Series of '50s-'70s". Articles.latimes.com. May 25, 1994. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
External links
[edit]
- Jane Dulo at IMDb
- Jane Dulo at the Internet Broadway Database
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1917 births
- 1994 deaths
- 20th-century American actresses
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- Jewish American actresses
- American people of Latvian-Jewish descent
- American people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent
- Actresses from Baltimore
- Comedians from Baltimore
- 20th-century American Jews
- American women comedians
- Jewish American comedians
- Jewish women comedians