Anecdotes

She is buried in Arlington National Cemetary (Section 60, Grave 1288, Grid EE-22) next to her husband, Colonel Joseph A. Howard, who was interred with full military honors in 1976.

Following her retirement, she followed her United States Air Force husband around the world from base to base, often singing at camp shows. They eventually settled in New England and had four children: Joseph Lawrence (1945), Hannah (1950), Judith (1953) and James (1955).

After turning down roles in Money and the Woman (1940) and My Love Came Back (1940), and asking for a raise, Priscilla was put on suspension by Jack L. Warner.

After Bette Davis refused the lead role in Rêves de jeunesse (1938), an adaptation of Fannie Hurst's novel "Sister Act", Priscilla's sister, Lola Lane, suggested to Jack L. Warner that she and her three other sisters star in the tearjerker. Priscilla and Rosemary Lane were signed on, but the oldest sister Leota Lane, who was flown in from New York to test for the part, was deemed unsuitable by the studio. Actress Gale Page replaced her. The movie was a hit, made a star out of John Garfield, and spawned two sequels: Quatre jeunes femmes (1939) and Four Mothers (1941).

She had been dating assistant director and screenwriter Oren Haglund. They eloped to Yuma, Arizona on January 14, 1939, but Priscilla left him the following day. The marriage was soon annulled.

Hosted The Priscilla Lane Show on a Boston television station (WBZ-TV) in 1958.

Sister of stage actress Leota Lane [1904-1963] with whom she appeared in a 'Lux Radio Theatre' adaptation of Rêves de jeunesse (1938) in 1939.

Gave birth to her 4th child at age 40, a son James Howard, on December 4, 1955. Child's father is her 2nd husband, Joseph A. Howard.

Was considered for the role of Melanie Wilkes in Autant en emporte le vent (1939).

Appeared in eight movies with Jeffrey Lynn: Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938), Daughters Courageous (1939), Four Daughters (1938), Four Mothers (1941), Four Wives (1939), Million Dollar Baby (1941), The Roaring Twenties (1939), Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939).

Gave birth to her second child at age 34, a daughter Hannah Howard, on April 17, 1950. The child's father was her second husband, Joseph A. Howard.

Gave birth to her first child at age 30, a son Joseph Lawrence Howard, on December 31, 1945. The child's father was her second husband, Joseph A. Howard.

Younger sister of Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane and Leota Lane.

Gave birth to her third child at age 38, a daughter Judith Howard, on August 22, 1953. Child's father is her second husband, Joseph A. Howard.