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Betta St. John Profile
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| 26 November 29 | is born in Hawthorne, California. Her mother's maiden name is Rauson. |
| 39 | is offered a small part in The Wizard of Oz, but has to decline because her family is going on vacation |
| 39 | is in Destry Rides Again as a little girl singing Marlene Dietrich's song "Little Joe" |
| 40 | does an Our Gang short |
| 44 | is in Jane Eyre |
| c. 45 | makes her Broadway debut in Carousel on her sixteenth birthday |
| c. 51 | the stage production of South Pacific brings her to London, where she meets British actor Peter Grant |
| 27 November 52 | marries Grant at London’s Caxton Hall registry office. He’s 28; she’s 21. |
| 56 | the Grants settle in Hollywood |
| 56 | films Tarzan and the Lost Safari at the Elstree Studios in Surrey, England |
| 6 February 56 | attends the Royal Premiere of Helen of Troy at the Warner Brothers Cinema at Leicester Square, London, with Gordon Scott |
| ? | her three children are born |
| 92 | becomes the widow of Grant |
| 23 June 23 | as Betta Grant, she dies in Brighton, England |
| Sources: Giseld Dervishi, Tom Weaver, Picture Show Annual, www.britishpathe.com, The New York Times, www.Ancestry.com | |
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