Jane Dulo

{{Short description|American actress and comedian (1917–1994)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Jane Dulo

| image = Jane Dulo in McHales Navy 1962.JPG

| alt =

| caption = Jane Dulo in McHale's Navy (1962)

| birth_name = Bernice Dewlow

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1917|10|13|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1994|05|22|1917|10|13|mf=yes}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1945–1992

}}

Jane Dulo (born Bernice Dewlow;Francis, Robert (December 16, 1945). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/54531734/?clipping_id=130441442 "Candid Close-Ups: Bernice Dewlow, Now Jane Dulo, Likes Beer, Hamburgers, Wise Cracks"]. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 28. Retrieved August 22, 2023. See also:

  • Walker, Danton (August 1, 1945). [https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news/130442749/ "Broadway"]. New York Daily News. p. 40.
  • Gaver, Jack (December 8, 1945). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/56418677/?clipping_id=130441494 "Broadway"]. Dunkirk Evening Observer. p. 12.
  • [https://books.google.com/books?id=5BzLVcgBgJYC&q=%22Jane+Dulo%22+%22Bernice+Dewlow%22 "Comedienne Jane Dulo"]. Playbill. 1946. p. 15.
  • Krug, Karl (March 26, 1951). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/524306747/?clipping_id=130441526 "Krug: 'Peter Pan' to Open Tuesday, April 24, On Nixon Stage"]. Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. 10.
  • Hyder, William (August 9, 1964). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/377696157/?clipping_id=130441574 "Jack Benny's New Cook"]. The Baltimore Sun.
  • [https://archive.org/details/per_washington-post_1934-03-31_21107/page/n11/mode/2up?q=%22Bernice+Dewlow%22 "Wardman Park: Dinner, Dance"]. The Washington Post. March 31, 1934."United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3W2-2HZ : Thu Aug 03 06:29:35 UTC 2023), Entry for Lawrence Dewlow and Nettie Dewlow, 1930. See also:
  • "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M63K-2S1 : Fri Jul 21 23:32:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Laurence Demlow and Nettie Demlow, 1920.
  • "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7XC-W3M : Sat Jul 22 04:31:35 UTC 2023), Entry for Lawrence Delow and Neddie Delow, 1940.
  • October 13, 1917 – May 22, 1994) was an American actress and comedian.

Early life and career

Born in Baltimore, Maryland,Leszczak, Bob (2014). [https://books.google.com/books?id=Xe1ZBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA46 The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen: A History with Cast and Crew Profiles]. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 46. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-7790-6}}. Dulo was the elder daughter of Jewish parents Lawrence Dewlow and Nettie Lurie;"United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K3X-JWMS : February 13, 2023), Bernice Dewlow. Her father was a Latvian immigrant; her mother was of Lithuanian descent.

Using Dulo as a stage name, she began her career at the age of ten performing in vaudeville. When she was older, an agent in New York had her change her name to Jane Dillon, which she used in night clubs in Baltimore and New York. However, when she appeared in Philadelphia in the musical Are You With It? a radio commentator named Jane Dillon in Bridgeport, Connecticut threatened to sue her. She then resumed using Dulo.{{cite news |title=Comedienne has 3 names |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117628383/jane-dulo/ |access-date=January 31, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 6, 1945 |page=14|via = Newspapers.com}}

In 1964, Dulo joined the cast of The Jack Benny Program in a recurring role as Benny's cook.{{cite news |title=Jane Dulo Joins Cast Of Jack Benny Show |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117690503/jane-dulo/ |access-date=January 31, 2023 |work=The Times Dispatch |date=November 22, 1964 |location=Virginia, Richmond |page=4-T|via = Newspapers.com}} She had a recurring comedic role in the "Sha Na Na" TV series. She appeared in Hey, Jeannie!, The Phil Silvers Show, The Joey Bishop Show, McHale's Navy (in a recurring role as nurse Molly in 1962–1965), The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Man from UNCLE (The Adriatic Express Affair), I Dream of Jeannie, My Three Sons, Get Smart (in a recurring role as agent 99's mother starting in the fourth season), Leave It to Beaver, The Andy Griffith Show, Emergency!, Gunsmoke, Medical Center, The Odd Couple, The Hudson Brothers, That Girl, Welcome Back, Kotter, The Golden Girls, and Gimme a Break!, among others.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-05-25-mn-61846-story.html|title=Jane Dulo; Actress, Comedienne in TV Series of '50s-'70s|publisher=Articles.latimes.com|date=1994-05-25|access-date=2017-06-16}}

Death

Dulo died following heart surgery at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, on May 22, 1994, at the age of 76. She never married.{{cite web|url=http://www.janedulo.com/biography.html|title=Biography|website=www.janedulo.com}}

Filmography

class="wikitable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1959Alfred Hitchcock PresentsJocelyn BarnhardtSeason 4 Episode 22 "The Right Price"
1962Leave It To BeaverMrs. Rickover
1964RoustaboutHazel
1968Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?Clara Buxton
1970PufnstufMiss Flick
1973Soylent GreenMrs. Santini
1975Hearts of the WestMrs. Stern
1984Oh, God! You DevilWidow
1988BeachesHillary's Neighbor

References

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