- Jane Kean
Jane Kean (born
April 10 ,1924 ) is an American actress.Born in
Hartford, Connecticut , Kean and her sister Betty formed a comedy duo that worked thenightclub circuit throughout the 1940s and '50s, and the two appeared on Broadway as sisters in the short-lived 1955 musical "Ankles Aweigh ".Kean studied acting with
Sanford Meisner at theNeighborhood Playhouse . Additional theatre credits include "Call Me Mister " and "Carnival! ". She had a small part in "Take Me Along "which starredJackie Gleason , who would remember her a few yearslater when casting his weekly hour television program.Television audiences remember Kean for her role of Trixie Norton in a series of hour-long "Honeymooners" episodes -- in color and with music -- on "The Jackie Gleason Show " from 1966–70. She replacedJoyce Randolph , who played the role in earlier sketches and on the 1955–56 sitcom "The Honeymooners ".Additional credits include "
The Phil Silvers Show ", "Make Room for Daddy ", "The Lucy Show ", "Love, American Style ", "The Love Boat ", "The Facts of Life", and "Dallas". Her feature films include "Pete's Dragon ".Kean's
memoir is entitled "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Honeymooners . . . I Had a Life".Further reading
* Kean, Jane (2004). "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Honeymooners ... I Had a Life". Albany: BearManor Media ISBN 0-9714570-9-3
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