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Jane Withers is best known for being one of the most popular child film stars of the 1930s and early 1940s, as well as for her portrayal of "Josephine the Plumber" in a series of TV commercials for Comet cleanser in the 1960s and early 1970s.; Ken Errair is best known for being a member of the vocal group the Four Freshmen and his marriage to actress Jane Withers. He died in a California plane crash in 1969. Photograph caption dated March 4, 1959 reads, "In quiet moment at their Valley home Jane Withers reads story to son, Kenneth, as husband, Ken Errair, braids pigtails for daughter, Wendy Moss. Wendy attends school in Chatsworth, and young Kenneth, who is 2, has made his first bow into show business in recent television series, 'Peck's Bad Girl,' to follow in his mother's footsteps."; See images #00113142 through #00113147 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Withers, Jane,--1926- Errair, Ken Ball, Lucille,--1911-1989--Homes and haunts Women--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Singers--United States Couples--California--Los Angeles Families--California--Los Angeles Girls--California--Los Angeles Toddlers--California--Los Angeles Mothers and sons--California--Los Angeles Fathers and daughters--California--Los Angeles Living rooms--California--Los Angeles Living room furniture--California--Los Angeles Fireplaces--California--Los Angeles Collectibles in interior decoration--California--Los Angeles Books and reading--California--Los Angeles Televisions Portrait photographs Lamps--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--Chatsworth (Los Angeles) Interiors--California--Chatsworth (Los Angeles) Chatsworth (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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