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Jane Harker

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πŸŽ‚ November 13, 1923πŸ“ San Francisco, California, USAπŸ•―οΈ September 10, 1988 Β· Age 64

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Jane Ellen Harker was born on November 13, 1923 in San Francisco, California. She was an actress, known for The Unfaithful (1947), That Way with Women (1947) and Love and Learn (1947). She was married to Samuel Lefcourt Lanier (born: Lefkovits). She died on September 10, 1988 in St. Johns, Florida, USA. A popular glamour girl of the late 1940s, she is best remembered as Alice from a number of the 'Joe McDoakes' film shorts. She became a Warner Bros. contract player and made her 1946 silver screen bow in "Her Kind of Man." Jane went on to numerous cinematic appearances including "Deception," "Night and Day," and "Humoresque" (all 1946), while building a following by posing for several 'chees…

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Jane Ellen Harker was born on November 13, 1923 in San Francisco, California. She was an actress, known for The Unfaithful (1947), That Way with Women (1947) and Love and Learn (1947). She was married to Samuel Lefcourt Lanier (born: Lefkovits). She died on September 10, 1988 in St. Johns, Florida, USA. A popular glamour girl of the late 1940s, she is best remembered as Alice from a number of the 'Joe McDoakes' film shorts. She became a Warner Bros. contract player and made her 1946 silver screen bow in "Her Kind of Man." Jane went on to numerous cinematic appearances including "Deception," "Night and Day," and "Humoresque" (all 1946), while building a following by posing for several 'cheesecake' magazines both domestic and foreign; in 1947 she had her best known film role in "The Unfaithful," also was seen in "Love and Learn," and "Possessed," and made the first of her eight appearances as Alice McDoakes opposite George O'Hanlon as Joe. Jane was last seen on screen in the 1948 film "So You Want to Build a House," then essentially dropped from view. She lived out her remaining days in Florida.

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Jane Harker's Filmography

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So You Want to Build a House

1948⭐ 6.0

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

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So You Want an Apartment

1948⭐ 5.9

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

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So You Want to Hold Your Wife

1947⭐ 6.4

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

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So You Want to Be a Salesman

1947⭐ 6.2

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

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So You're Going on a Vacation

1947⭐ 7.2

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

The Unfaithful
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The Unfaithful

1947⭐ 5.9

as Joan

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So You Want to Be in Pictures

1947⭐ 6.6

as Actress Playing Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Possessed
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Possessed

1947⭐ 6.9

as First College Girl (uncredited)

So You're Going to Be a Father
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So You're Going to Be a Father

1947⭐ 5.8

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Love and Learn
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Love and Learn

1947⭐ 6.7

as Receptionist

That Way with Women
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That Way with Women

1947⭐ 6.7

as Angela

Humoresque
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Humoresque

1947⭐ 7.0

as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Man I Love
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The Man I Love

1946⭐ 6.1

as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

The Time, The Place and The Girl
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The Time, The Place and The Girl

1946⭐ 5.7

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

Never Say Goodbye
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Never Say Goodbye

1946⭐ 6.3

as Mary Scott (uncredited)

Deception
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Deception

1946⭐ 6.7

as Music Student (uncredited)

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So You Want to Play the Horses

1946⭐ 6.5

as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Two Guys from Milwaukee
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Two Guys from Milwaukee

1946⭐ 5.0

as Woman with Sailor on top of bus (uncredited)

Night and Day
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Night and Day

1946⭐ 6.0

as Specialty Trio Member (uncredited)

Her Kind of Man
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Her Kind of Man

1946⭐ 6.2

as Bubbles (uncredited)

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