Trivia

Sybil was once escorted and "guarded" at a benefit in Chicago by G-Man Eliot Ness.

Met husband, Anthony Drake, a Navy man, during rehearsals for a stage play of The Wizard of Oz. They married shortly after on December 30, 1947. They had one daughter, Toni Maryanna, and the union lasted for 58 years, until his death.

According to an in-depth article by Sandra Grabman for Classic Images (October 2010), Sybil was primarily raised by older sister, Anita, due to their mother's delicate health. Anita was her prime coach for singing, acting and dancing. She also made Sybil's costumes, and was her sister's constant companion.

With her first US movie, Little Big Shot (1935), she had the distinction of being Warner Bros. Studios' only child star.

Her first form of entertainment was mimicking the stars of the day: Mae West, Maurice Chevalier, Greta Garbo and Jimmy Durante.

Sybil and Anthony's son-in-law Phillip W. Rossi is a producer for The New Price Is Right (1972).

Sybil had her own fan club: the International Sybil Jason Fan Club, began in 1985 and ended December 2010.

Is very active in film festivals and reunions. (January 2002)

Sybil's cockney accent in Petite princesse (1939) was coached by Wendy Hiller of Pygmalion (1938) fame.

Child actress in 1930s US films. (Her first film was Barnacle Bill (1935), in the UK.).

Sybil's father was in the shoe business. He provided her with ballet shoes when she was young.

Sybil is an active honorary member of the International Al Jolson Society.

Daughter, Toni Maryanna (Drake) Rossi.

Her uncle was the orchestra pianist Harry Jacobson.

Grandson, Daniel Rossi.

Sybil was both a rival and co-star to contemporary child star Shirley Temple. Under contract to Warner Brothers, Jason had a brief career in hopes she'd replicate Temple's enormous success, but she failed to catch on with Depression era audiences. Ironically, after leaving Warners, Sybil played minor roles opposite Shirley in both The Little Princess and The Blue Bird.