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Lois January

Lois January

Lois January was an American actress who performed small roles in several B-movies during the 1930s. Lois also had a secondary part in the Wizard Of Oz, towards the end of the movie, holding a Siamese cat in her arms. Toto jumps out of the basket of the hot air balloon that was supposed to take him, Dorothy and the Wizard away from the Land of Oz. January's first credited role was in 1933, in the film UM-PA. Her most famous role, however, is probably as the Emerald City manicurist in The Wizard of Oz who sings to Dorothy that "we can make a dimpled smile out of a frown". Although the character was unnamed, many fans believe it to be an incarnation of novel character Jellia Jamb. During the 1930s she played in numerous westerns as the heroine, usually opposite Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Steele, Tim McCoy and Bob Baker, among others. In 1935 she starred opposite Reb Russell in Arizona Badman, and in 1936 she starred with Brown in Rogue of the Range, and alongside Tim McCoy in Border Caballero. While under contract with Universal Pictures she continued to play heroine roles in westerns, and in 1937 she starred opposite Bob Baker in Courage of the West. The reissuing of the 1935 exploitation film The Pace That Kills (under the title Cocaine Fiends) would eventually lend January even more exposure, however limited. January's Broadway credits include High Kickers (1941) and Yokel Boy (1939). By the mid-1940s, her starring roles had waned but she continued to act in non-starring parts. In 1942 she was the "poster girl" for Chesterfield cigarettes. From 1960 through 1987 she played numerous small roles on television, to include roles on My Three Sons and Marcus Welby, M.D. Her last acting role was in 1987, on the television movie Double Agent. During the 1980s she attended several western film festivals.

Personal information

Birthday

1912-10-05

Birth Place

McAllen, Texas, USA

Movies and TV shows :

Arizona Bad Man

Arizona Bad Man

1935

5.0

Movie
Bar-Z Bad Men

Bar-Z Bad Men

1937

2.3

Movie
Border Caballero

Border Caballero

1936

5.8

Movie
By Candlelight

By Candlelight

1933

5.8

Movie
Courage of the West

Courage of the West

1937

0.0

Movie
Double Agent

Double Agent

1987

4.6

Movie
Let’s Be Ritzy

Let’s Be Ritzy

1934

0.0

Movie
Let's Talk It Over

Let's Talk It Over

1934

0.0

Movie
Life Returns

Life Returns

1935

4.2

Movie
Lightnin' Bill Carson

Lightnin' Bill Carson

1936

5.0

Movie
Lightnin' Crandall

Lightnin' Crandall

1937

3.0

Movie
poster

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969

6.5

TV
Moonlight on the Range

Moonlight on the Range

1937

0.0

Movie
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary

1973

6.0

Movie
poster

My Three Sons

1960

6.5

TV
One Rainy Afternoon

One Rainy Afternoon

1936

4.6

Movie
Rogue of the Range

Rogue of the Range

1936

4.0

Movie
School for Romance

School for Romance

1934

3.0

Movie
Show Business

Show Business

1932

6.0

Movie
Skull and Crown

Skull and Crown

1935

6.0

Movie
Society Fever

Society Fever

1935

6.0

Movie
Stolen Harmony

Stolen Harmony

1935

6.0

Movie
Susie's Affairs

Susie's Affairs

1934

5.0

Movie
The Human Side

The Human Side

1934

0.0

Movie
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come

The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come

1961

4.0

Movie
The Pace That Kills

The Pace That Kills

1935

2.6

Movie
The Red Rope

The Red Rope

1937

6.0

Movie
The Richard Pryor Special?

The Richard Pryor Special?

1977

6.8

Movie
The Roaming Cowboy

The Roaming Cowboy

1937

0.0

Movie
The Trusted Outlaw

The Trusted Outlaw

1937

6.0

Movie
Three Cheers for the Girls

Three Cheers for the Girls

1943

6.2

Movie
Too Many Women

Too Many Women

1932

9.0

Movie
Tripping Through the Tropics

Tripping Through the Tropics

1934

0.0

Movie
Umpa

Umpa

1933

2.5

Movie