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Lois January‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1912-10-05

Popularity

star1.0

Lois January

McAllen, Texas, USA

Lois January

McAllen, Texas, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1912-10-05

Popularity

star1.0

Biography

Lois January was an American actress who performed small roles in several B-movies during the 1930s. Lois also had a secondary part in the Wizard Of Oz, towards the end of the movie, holding a Siamese cat in her arms. Toto jumps out of the basket of the hot air balloon that was supposed to take him, Dorothy and the Wizard away from the Land of Oz. January's first credited role was in 1933, in the film UM-PA. Her most famous role, however, is probably as the Emerald City manicurist in The Wizard of Oz who sings to Dorothy that "we can make a dimpled smile out of a frown". Although the character was unnamed, many fans believe it to be an incarnation of novel character Jellia Jamb. During the 1930s she played in numerous westerns as the heroine, usually opposite Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Steele, Tim McCoy and Bob Baker, among others. In 1935 she starred opposite Reb Russell in Arizona Badman, and in 1936 she starred with Brown in Rogue of the Range, and alongside Tim McCoy in Border Caballero. While under contract with Universal Pictures she continued to play heroine roles in westerns, and in 1937 she starred opposite Bob Baker in Courage of the West. The reissuing of the 1935 exploitation film The Pace That Kills (under the title Cocaine Fiends) would eventually lend January even more exposure, however limited. January's Broadway credits include High Kickers (1941) and Yokel Boy (1939). By the mid-1940s, her starring roles had waned but she continued to act in non-starring parts. In 1942 she was the "poster girl" for Chesterfield cigarettes. From 1960 through 1987 she played numerous small roles on television, to include roles on My Three Sons and Marcus Welby, M.D. Her last acting role was in 1987, on the television movie Double Agent. During the 1980s she attended several western film festivals.

Movie Credits

The Pace That Kills

The Pace That Kills‌
star2.6
calendar 1935

The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come

The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come‌
star4.0
calendar 1961

Life Returns

Life Returns‌
star4.2
calendar 1935

Border Caballero

Border Caballero‌
star5.8
calendar 1936

Lightnin' Bill Carson

Lightnin' Bill Carson‌
star5.0
calendar 1936

Rogue of the Range

Rogue of the Range‌
star4.0
calendar 1936

Umpa

Umpa‌
star2.5
calendar 1933

Bar-Z Bad Men

Bar-Z Bad Men‌
star2.3
calendar 1937

The Trusted Outlaw

The Trusted Outlaw‌
star6.0
calendar 1937

By Candlelight

By Candlelight‌
star5.8
calendar 1933

Show Business

Show Business‌
star6.0
calendar 1932

Stolen Harmony

Stolen Harmony‌
star6.0
calendar 1935

Society Fever

Society Fever‌
star6.0
calendar 1935

The Richard Pryor Special?

The Richard Pryor Special?‌
star6.3
calendar 1977

The Roaming Cowboy

The Roaming Cowboy‌
star0.0
calendar 1937

Too Many Women

Too Many Women‌
star9.0
calendar 1932

Let’s Be Ritzy

Let’s Be Ritzy‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

Arizona Bad Man

Arizona Bad Man‌
star5.0
calendar 1935

Lightnin' Crandall

Lightnin' Crandall‌
star3.0
calendar 1937

Tripping Through the Tropics

Tripping Through the Tropics‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

Skull and Crown

Skull and Crown‌
star6.0
calendar 1935

Three Cheers for the Girls

Three Cheers for the Girls‌
star6.2
calendar 1943

The Red Rope

The Red Rope‌
star6.0
calendar 1937

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary‌
star6.0
calendar 1973

Susie's Affairs

Susie's Affairs‌
star5.0
calendar 1934

Courage of the West

Courage of the West‌
star0.0
calendar 1937

Let's Talk It Over

Let's Talk It Over‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

The Human Side

The Human Side‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

School for Romance

School for Romance‌
star3.0
calendar 1934

Moonlight on the Range

Moonlight on the Range‌
star0.0
calendar 1937

One Rainy Afternoon

One Rainy Afternoon‌
star4.6
calendar 1936

Double Agent

Double Agent‌
star4.6
calendar 1987

Tv Credits

My Three Sons

My Three Sons‌
star6.5
calendar 1960

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.‌
star6.5
calendar 1969