Laura Lois January Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Lois January (October 5, 1913 – August 7, 2006) was an American actress who performed small roles in several B-movies during the 1930s.Born in McAllen, Texas as Laura Lois January, her first credited role was in 1933, in the film UM-PA. Her most famous role, however, although she never achieved name recognition, 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" and, later in the same film, as the woman holding a cat which causes Toto to jump out of the hot air balloon just before it departs leaving Dorothy apparently stranded.January had many roles during her Hollywood career. 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 Cabellero. While on 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.Her career slowed in the way of starring roles by the mid-1940s, but she continued to act. 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.
According to Variety, she is survived by a daughter.
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Later came back to 1960s and 1970s TV in bit or guest parts on such shows as My Three Sons (1960) and Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969), and was seen frequently at western conventions in later years.
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In the late 1930s and early 1940s, Lois was working in nightclubs and such Broadway musicals as "Yokel Boy" (1939) and "High Kickers" (1941).
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After her film career was for the most part over, she played the unbilled part of the Emerald City manicurist in "The Merry Old Land of Oz" segment of The Wizard of Oz (1939).
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Resourceful, redheaded, Texas-born "B" western heroine trained in dance from age 2 and discovered by Universal. She appeared in about a dozen 1930s oaters starring such established cowboy heroes as Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Steele and Tim McCoy.
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During WWII she had her own radio program as the voice of "The Revelry Girl" who woke the GI's up with up-to-date news.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1987
TV Series
Dowager
Ringo
1978
TV Movie
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1972-1976
TV Series
Betty / Pauline / Kate Rymer / ...
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
TV Series
Rhonda June Markay
Police Story
1974
TV Series
Studio Owner
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
1973
TV Movie
Nurse
Bridget Loves Bernie
1972
TV Series
Irate Tenant
The Smith Family
1971
TV Series
Stella
My Three Sons
1960-1971
TV Series
Second Woman / Woman / Mrs. Hildebrandt / ...
Don't Knock the Twist
1962
Society Woman (uncredited)
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
1961
Mrs. Dean
Father Knows Best
1956
TV Series
Mrs. Martin
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1954
TV Series
Harry's Date
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946
Gloria Stapleton (uncredited)
Three Cheers for the Girls
1943
Short
Brunette in Dressing Room - Framing Story (uncredited)
The Wizard of Oz
1939
Emerald City Manicurist (uncredited)
Courage of the West
1937
Beth Andrews
Moonlight on the Range
1937
Wanda Brooks
The Red Rope
1937
Betty Duncan
The Singing Marine
1937
Girl (uncredited)
The Trusted Outlaw
1937
Molly Clark
Bar-Z Bad Men
1937
Beth Harvey
Lightnin' Crandall
1937
Sheila Shannon
The Roaming Cowboy
1937
Jeannie Morgan
Flying Hostess
1936
Waitress (uncredited)
Easy to Take
1936
Annie (uncredited)
One Rainy Afternoon
1936
Mr Perelin's Secretary
Rogue of the Range
1936
Stella Lamb
Lightnin' Bill Carson
1936
Dolores Costello
Border Caballero
1936
Goldie Harris
Hell-Ship Morgan
1936
Waterfront Cafe Girl (uncredited)
Skull and Crown
1935
Barbara Franklin
The Pace That Kills
1935
Jane Bradford aka Lil
Splendor
1935
Lena Limering (uncredited)
The Affair of Susan
1935
Girl in Candy Shop (uncredited)
Society Fever
1935
Julie Prouty
Do Your Stuff
1935
Short
Stolen Harmony
1935
Girl in Sextette (uncredited)
Night Life of the Gods
1935
Mulligan's Girl (uncredited)
Arizona Bad Man
1935
Lucy Dunston
Life Returns
1935
Nurse
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934
Young Nun (uncredited)
Tailspin Tommy
1934
Mrs. Grant - L.A. Film Premiere, Ch. 12 (uncredited)