Betty Jane Rhodes
Born on April 14, 1921 in Rockford, Illionoiss. Was recording by age 8. Earn a contract at age 15 with Paramount and immediately made her debut in _Forgotten Faces (1936/I)_ initially billing herself as Jane Rhodes. She played Marsha Hunt's kid sister in her second film The Arizona Raiders (1936) in which she sang "My Melancholy Baby". Sshe played the female lead in the Universal serial Jungle Jim (1937) opposite Grant Withers's rugged hero. She went on to appear in the films The Life of the Party (1937), Having Wonderful Time (1938), Oh Johnny, How You Can Love (1940) and Along the Rio Grande (1941).
Betty appeared in a minor wartime musical Sweater Girl (1942). She also had leades in the films Salute for Three (1943) opposite Macdonald Carey and You Can't Ration Love (1944). Her film career faded fast after this and she later recorded for RCA and Decca Records.
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