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{{Short description|American actress (1912–1998)}}
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[[File:Jacqueline deWit in Twice-Told Tales trailer.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Jacqueline deWit from the trailer for ''[[Twice-Told Tales (film)|Twice-Told Tales]]'' (1963)]]
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'''Jacqueline deWit''' (September 26, 1912 – January 7, 1998)<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=FOHgDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA193&lpg=PA193&dq=Jacqueline+deWit+cremated&source=bl&ots=UkQJTAwCH5&sig=7vO64bkDrXik-kruwuX-yT4d4A4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj2ipuvz8vbAhXj6IMKHUF5CwEQ6AEIXjAN#v=onepage&q=Jacqueline%20deWit%20cremated&f=false</ref> was an American film and TV character actress from [[Los Angeles]] who appeared in over two dozen films, including ''[[Spellbound (1945 film)|Spellbound]]'', ''[[The Snake Pit]]'', ''[[The Damned Don't Cry!]]'', ''[[Tea and Sympathy (film)|Tea and Sympathy]]'', ''[[All That Heaven Allows]]'' and ''[[Harper (film)|Harper]]''. She also appeared in the 1946 [[Abbott and Costello]] comedy ''[[Little Giant]]''.
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| name = Jacqueline deWit
| image = Jacqueline deWit in Twice-Told Tales trailer.jpg
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| caption = Jacqueline deWit from the trailer for ''[[Twice-Told Tales (film)|Twice-Told Tales]]'' (1963)
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1912|9|26}}
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], US
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1998|1|7|1912|9|26}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, US
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1943–1970
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'''Jacqueline deWit''' (September 26, 1912 – January 7, 1998)<ref name="auto">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FOHgDAAAQBAJ&q=Jacqueline+deWit+cremated&pg=PA193|title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.|first=Scott|last=Wilson|date=19 August 2016|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476625997|via=Google Books}}</ref> was an American film and TV character actress from [[Los Angeles]] who appeared in over two dozen films, including ''[[Spellbound (1945 film)|Spellbound]]'' (1945), ''[[The Snake Pit]]'', ''[[The Damned Don't Cry!]]'', ''[[Tea and Sympathy (film)|Tea and Sympathy]]'', ''[[All That Heaven Allows]]'' and ''[[Harper (film)|Harper]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba79b363d|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523212819/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba79b363d|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 23, 2018|title=Jacqueline de Wit|publisher= [[British Film Institute]]| website= bfi.org.uk| date= | access-date= }}</ref> She also appeared in the 1946 [[Abbott and Costello]] comedy ''[[Little Giant]]'', as [[Bud Abbott]]'s wife.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/jacqueline-de-wit-p18081|title=Jacqueline De Wit - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos|website=AllMovie}}</ref>
She also made numerous appearances on TV series such as ''[[Wagon Train]]'', ''[[The Lineup (TV series)|The Lineup]]'', ''[[The Monkees (TV series)|The Monkees]]'', and most notably, in the iconic 1959 ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' episode "[[Time Enough at Last]]", in which she played the nagging wife of the lead character played by [[Burgess Meredith]].


==Career==
DeWit's Broadway credits include ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=(Jacqueline deWit search)|url=http://www.playbill.com/searchpage/search?shows=on&qasset=00000150-ac80-d16d-a550-ecbe71d00003&|website=Playbill Vault|accessdate=18 June 2016}}</ref>
She made numerous appearances on TV series such as ''[[Wagon Train]]'', ''[[The Lineup (TV series)|The Lineup]]'', ''[[The Monkees (TV series)|The Monkees]]'', and most notably, in the iconic 1959 ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' episode "[[Time Enough at Last]]", in which she played the nagging wife of the lead character played by [[Burgess Meredith]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jacqueline-de-wit/credits/155106/|title=Jacqueline de Wit |website= [[TV Guide|TVGuide.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/lineup/episodes/202710/|title=The Lineup |website=TVGuide.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-twilight-zone-time-enough-at-last-v198289| title= The Twilight Zone: Time Enough at Last (1959) - John Brahm - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related |website=AllMovie.com| publisher= | date= | access-date= }}</ref>


DeWit's Broadway credits include ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' in 1935.<ref>{{cite web|title=(Jacqueline deWit search)|url=http://www.playbill.com/searchpage/search?shows=on&qasset=00000150-ac80-d16d-a550-ecbe71d00003&|website=Playbill.com |accessdate=18 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jacqueline-dewit-67294|title=Jacqueline DeWit – Broadway Cast & Staff |first= |last= |website= ibdb.com}}</ref> On radio, she portrayed Ruth Thompson on ''Meet Mr. McNultey''<ref name="rp">{{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows|date=1999|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|isbn=978-0-7864-4513-4|page=224}}</ref> and Valerie on ''[[Second Husband]]''.{{r|rp|page1=299}} She reprised the Thompson role on ''The Ray Milland Show'', the TV version of ''Meet Mr. McNultey''.<ref name="etvs">{{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010|date=2011|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers|location=Jefferson, North Carolina|isbn=978-0-7864-6477-7|pages=875–876|edition=2nd}}</ref>
DeWit died in [[Los Angeles]] on January 7, 1998 at age 85. She was [[cremated]] and returned to her family in residence<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=FOHgDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA193&lpg=PA193&dq=Jacqueline+deWit+cremated&source=bl&ots=UkQJTAwCH5&sig=7vO64bkDrXik-kruwuX-yT4d4A4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj2ipuvz8vbAhXj6IMKHUF5CwEQ6AEIXjAN#v=onepage&q=Jacqueline%20deWit%20cremated&f=false</ref>.

==Personal life and demise==
DeWit died in [[Los Angeles]] on January 7, 1998, at age 85. She was [[cremated]] and returned to her family in residence.<ref name="auto"/>

[[File:Jacqueline deWit in Fog Island.jpg|thumb|Jacqueline deWit in ''[[Fog Island]]'' (1945)]]


==Partial filmography==
==Partial filmography==
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* ''[[Moonlight and Cactus (1944 film)|Moonlight and Cactus]]'' (1944) - Elsie
* ''[[Moonlight and Cactus (1944 film)|Moonlight and Cactus]]'' (1944) - Elsie
* ''[[Fog Island]]'' (1945) - Emiline Bronson
* ''[[Fog Island]]'' (1945) - Emiline Bronson
* ''I'll Remember April'' (1945) - Whisper
* ''[[I'll Remember April (1945 film)|I'll Remember April]]'' (1945) - Whisper
* ''[[Swing Out, Sister]]'' (1945) - Pat Cameron
* ''[[Swing Out, Sister]]'' (1945) - Pat Cameron
* ''[[Lady on a Train]]'' (1945) - Miss Fletcher
* ''[[Lady on a Train]]'' (1945) - Miss Fletcher
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* ''[[She Wrote the Book]]'' (1946) - Millicent Van Cleve
* ''[[She Wrote the Book]]'' (1946) - Millicent Van Cleve
* ''[[Cuban Pete (film)|Cuban Pete]]'' (1946) - Lindsay
* ''[[Cuban Pete (film)|Cuban Pete]]'' (1946) - Lindsay
* ''Wild Beauty'' (1946) - Cissy Cruthers
* ''[[Wild Beauty]]'' (1946) - Cissy Cruthers
* ''[[The Lone Wolf in Mexico]]'' (1947) - Liliane Dumont
* ''[[The Lone Wolf in Mexico]]'' (1947) - Liliane Dumont
* ''[[Something in the Wind]]'' (1947) - Fashion Show Saleslady
* ''[[Something in the Wind]]'' (1947) - Fashion Show Saleslady
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* ''[[Harper (film)|Harper]]'' (1966) - Mrs. Kronberg
* ''[[Harper (film)|Harper]]'' (1966) - Mrs. Kronberg
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==Television==
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|1967|| ''[[The Monkees (TV series)|The Monkees]]'' || Kate || S2:E13, "Monkees in Texas"
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:59, 16 December 2023

Jacqueline deWit
Jacqueline deWit from the trailer for Twice-Told Tales (1963)
Born(1912-09-26)September 26, 1912
Los Angeles, California, US
DiedJanuary 7, 1998(1998-01-07) (aged 85)
Los Angeles, California, US
OccupationActress
Years active1943–1970

Jacqueline deWit (September 26, 1912 – January 7, 1998)[1] was an American film and TV character actress from Los Angeles who appeared in over two dozen films, including Spellbound (1945), The Snake Pit, The Damned Don't Cry!, Tea and Sympathy, All That Heaven Allows and Harper.[2] She also appeared in the 1946 Abbott and Costello comedy Little Giant, as Bud Abbott's wife.[3]

Career[edit]

She made numerous appearances on TV series such as Wagon Train, The Lineup, The Monkees, and most notably, in the iconic 1959 The Twilight Zone episode "Time Enough at Last", in which she played the nagging wife of the lead character played by Burgess Meredith.[4][5][6]

DeWit's Broadway credits include The Taming of the Shrew in 1935.[7][8] On radio, she portrayed Ruth Thompson on Meet Mr. McNultey[9] and Valerie on Second Husband.[9]: 299  She reprised the Thompson role on The Ray Milland Show, the TV version of Meet Mr. McNultey.[10]

Personal life and demise[edit]

DeWit died in Los Angeles on January 7, 1998, at age 85. She was cremated and returned to her family in residence.[1]

Jacqueline deWit in Fog Island (1945)

Partial filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1967 The Monkees Kate S2:E13, "Monkees in Texas"

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9781476625997 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Jacqueline de Wit". bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 23, 2018.
  3. ^ "Jacqueline De Wit - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
  4. ^ "Jacqueline de Wit". TVGuide.com.
  5. ^ "The Lineup". TVGuide.com.
  6. ^ "The Twilight Zone: Time Enough at Last (1959) - John Brahm - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.com.
  7. ^ "(Jacqueline deWit search)". Playbill.com. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  8. ^ "Jacqueline DeWit – Broadway Cast & Staff". ibdb.com.
  9. ^ a b Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4.
  10. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. pp. 875–876. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.

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