Jane Webb

Webb's mother was Estelle Sigrid Webb, a Swedish immigrant who was an operatic soprano and performed at the Metropolitan Opera.{{Cite news |title=Funeral Services Set for Mrs. Sigrid Webb |pages=5 |work=Van Nuys Valley News And Green Sheet |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/california/van-nuys/van-nuys-valley-news-and-green-sheet/1975/05-11/page-5/ |access-date=November 17, 2022}}{{cite news |title=Jane Webb Signed |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20772033/jane_webb/ |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |agency=Associated Press |date=April 20, 1939 |location=Pennsylvania, Philadelphia |page=15|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = June 7, 2018}} {{Open access}} Her father is named James Howard Webb. She is a descendant of Walter Webb, who used to accompany George Washington on his surveying trips.{{Cite news |date=February 18, 1945 |title=Jane Webb |pages=114 |work=Chicago Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/195818585/?terms=jane%20webb&match=1 |access-date=October 26, 2023}}

As a high school student in Central YMCA High School, she was president of the student council and headed other student organizations. On June 10, 1942, Webb graduated with the highest honors.{{cite news|title=A Graduate| url= http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1942/06/10/page/22/article/a-graduate|accessdate=2016-06-26|work= Chicago Tribune|date=June 10, 1942|page=22}}{{Cite news |date=June 10, 1942 |title=Radio Roundup |pages=6 |work=The Morning Call |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/554338718/?terms=jane%20webb&match=1 |access-date=September 12, 2023}} In 1943, Webb took flying lessons.{{Cite news |date=July 8, 1943 |title=Complete Radio Programs and Highlights for Today |pages=23 |work=Chicago Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/372161626/?terms=jane%20webb&match=1 |access-date=September 12, 2023}} Webb attended Central Day College.

At the age of eight, she started her career as a professional entertainer when she was mistress of ceremonies, singing a Swedish song in a Chicago Century of Progress show.

Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Edwards acted on multiple radio series, including the Tom Mix Ralston Straight Shooters.{{cite news |title=In Tom Mix Cast |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20772703/jane_webb/ |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=December 6, 1936 |location=Missouri, St. Louis |page=27|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = June 7, 2018}} {{Open access}}

On April 19, 1939, Webb signed an acting contract with Paramount Pictures.

In 1974, Webb appeared in Jim Backus's comedy album The Dirty Old Man, providing voices of two characters.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}

In her private life, Webb collected spools, rode miniature horses, kept canaries, read "everything", and made her own recipes.{{Cite news |date=August 10, 1943 |title=Jane Webb Shares Recipe |pages=4 |work=The Van Nuys News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/7036759/?terms=jane%20webb&match=1 |access-date=September 12, 2023}} She had also written her own poetry, short stories, musical compositions, and a novel.{{Cite news |date=March 12, 1943 |title=Jane Webb |pages=5 |work=Burlington Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/657993144/?terms=jane%20webb&match=3 |access-date=September 12, 2023}}

In 1947, Webb moved from Chicago, Illinois to the neighborhood of Hollywood Hills, California, along with her family. On July 22, 1948, Webb married Jack Lawson Edwards, Jr, brother of actor and cartoon voiceover performer Sam Edwards, at her parents' home.{{Cite news |date=August 11, 1948 |title=580 |pages=21 |work=The Fresno Bee |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/701704164/?terms=Jane%20Webb%20Edwards&match=1 |access-date=July 6, 2023}}California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. The couple moved to New York City to continue their careers in television until they moved back to Hollywood Hills.{{Cite news |date=September 28, 1972 |title=Their Friendship Has Lasted |pages=100 |work=Van Nuys Valley News |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/california/van-nuys/van-nuys-valley-news/1972/09-28/page-100/ |access-date=November 17, 2022}} The couple had two sons, Alan James Edwards (b. April 23, 1951), a U.S. Navy member,{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=William |date=April 13, 2022 |title=Official Web Biography of Sam Edwards |url=http://www.perfessorbill.com/sam_bio.shtml}}{{Cite news |date=April 30, 1951 |title=Radio-TV Briefs |page=20 |work=Los Angeles Evening Citizen News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/683955169/?clipping_id=68928083&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjY4Mzk1NTE2OSwiaWF0IjoxNjk0NjUwNzI1LCJleHAiOjE2OTQ3MzcxMjV9.SBpTNQyXv5r5-sxCQtJfU-PIUlL2CiqANxlOqU2Dk34 |access-date=September 13, 2023}} and Steven Monroe, a lead guitarist and vocalist. In 1960, the couple moved to the neighborhood of Studio City. Webb resided at 725 S La Huerta in Green Valley, Arizona, from 1989 until her death in 2010.U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Jack Edwards Jr. died on September 5, 2008, in Green Valley, Arizona.U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.

On March 30, 2010, Webb died in Green Valley, Arizona.U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.

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