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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated April 16, 1948 reads, "Actress and artist - Jane Lessing, wife of Gunther R. Lessing, executive chairman of the Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers and vice president of Walt Disney Studios, makes her public debut as an artist with a 21-painting exhibit at the Burbank Public library. She is the former Jane Woodworth, R.K.O. actress."
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Woodworth, Jane,--(Lucy Jane Woodworth),--1913-1970 Burbank Public Library (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Walt Disney Productions--Employees RKO Radio Pictures--Employees Women--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Painting--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)--Exhibitions Library exhibits--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Paintings Still-life painting, American--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs Woodworth, Jane,(Lucy Jane Woodworth),1913-1970
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