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Betty Kean in The Andy Griffith Show (1960)

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Betty Kean

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  • Born
    December 15, 1914 · Hartford, Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    September 29, 1986 · Los Angeles, California, USA (cancer)

Biography

    • Betty Kean was born on December 15, 1914 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. She was an actress, known for Murder in the Blue Room (1944), Dreamscape (1984) and Moonlight Masquerade (1942). She was married to Lew Parker, Jim Backus, Frank Fay and Roy Sedley. She died on September 29, 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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  • Spouses
      Lew Parker(March 9, 1956 - October 27, 1972) (his death)
      Jim Backus(1939 - 1942) (divorced)
      Frank Fay(1937 - 1939) (divorced, 1 child)
      Roy Sedley(November 1934 - September 1936) (annulled)
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      Jane Kean(Sibling)

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  • First wife of Jim Backus.
  • With her younger sister, Jane Kean, half of the comedy duo of "Betty & Jane Kean".
  • Had a daughter with Frank Fay: Cathy Jane Fay.
  • Sister-in-law of Joe Hecht.

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