People named Jane Connell

Jane Connell, Agnes Gooch of ‘Mame,’ Is Dead at 87 By JOHN SCHWARTZSEPT. 25, 2013 Jane Connell, a character actress best known for her portrayal of Agnes Gooch, the mousy secretary to the title character in the musical “Mame,” died on Sunday in Englewood, N.J. She was 87. Her daughter Maggie Connell confirmed the death, at the Lillian Booth Actors Home of the Actors Fund. Ms. Connell’s comedic flair tickled audiences for nearly six decades as she made her way from California nightclubs to the Broadway stage and beyond. In 1971, writing in The New York Times, Mel Gussow applauded her portrayal of Mrs. Hardcastle in a production of “She Stoops to Conquer.” “She strides through this production with grace and confidence, never playing for laughs, but getting most of them,” he wrote, adding, “One would like to see her in Molière, Sheridan and Shaw.” She performed in a dozen Broadway shows, including the revue “New Faces of 1956” and two productions of Jerry Herman’s “Mame,” with Angela Lansbury, in 1966 and 1983. She also played Agnes Gooch in the 1974 movie version, starring Lucille Ball as Mame. There were nearly as many Off Broadway shows, including the acclaimed 1954 production of “The Threepenny Opera,” starring Lotte Lenya, as well as national tours, regional productions and a great deal of television. She appeared on sitcoms like “All in the Family,” “M*A*S*H” and “Bewitched” (she played Queen Victoria, among other roles) and, perhaps inevitably, “Law & Order.” Jane Connell, left, sings "Gooch's Song" to Angela Lansbury in the 1967 Broadway production of "Mame." Credit Leo Friedman “Being a child of the Depression, she said, ‘I never, ever want to be out of work,’ ” the actor Peter Ratray, a close friend of the Connell family, recounted. Jane Sperry Bennett was born on Oct. 27, 1925, in Oakland, Calif. In 1948 she married Gordon Connell, a fellow actor and musician, who survives her, along with her daughters, Maggie and Melissa Connell. The Connells worked in some of the most famous nightclubs of the day, performing musical revues at clubs including the Purple Onion and the hungry i in San Francisco and Le Ruban Bleu and Upstairs at the Downstairs in New York. A Times review by Arthur Gelb of a 1962 Off Broadway revue, “No Shoestrings,” called Ms. Connell “one of our most gifted comediennes.” “She has a comical way of puffing up her face like a pouter pigeon and of hitting a high note with a kind of hysterical relief that she got there,” Mr. Gelb wrote. In later years Ms. Connell had a wealth of Broadway roles. “Everybody was rediscovering this funny older actress,” her agent, Steven Unger, said.She appeared on Broadway in three shows written by Ken Ludwig: “Lend Me a Tenor” in 1989, the Gershwin musical “Crazy for You” in 1992 and “Moon Over Buffalo,” starring Carol Burnett, in 1995. She was also in Mr. Ludwig’s “Leading Ladies,” which did not reach Broadway, in 2004. Her last Broadway role, in 2001, was in “The Full Monty,” a musical adaptation of the hit 1997 film; she took over as Jeanette, the jaded pianist, after the death of Kathleen Freeman, who created the role on Broadway. Maggie Connell said that her mother loved the life of a character actor,

Jane Christine (Connell) Pinette was born in 1937 to Louise Marie (Hagen) Connell and George Callan Connell, and had a sister Anne Louise (Connell) Coughland. She married James L Splude on January 10, 1955 in Maine United States, and they were married until James' death on June 23, 1993. They had children Dennis J. Splude, Richard Anthony Splude Sr., Jeffrey Michael Splude, Michelle M. (Splude), Jane C Splude, James L Splude, Cynthia L. Splude, and Kathleen M. (Splude) Simpson. She married Earnest Pinkham, and they were married until Earnest's death. She married Dennis Wayne Pinette Sr., and they were married until Dennis' death. Jane Pinette died at age 83 years old on January 16, 2021 at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Cumberland County, and was buried at Brooklawn Memorial Park 2002 Congress St, in Portland. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Christine (Connell) Pinette.

Jane Elizabeth Connell of Hawthorn, City of Boroondara County, VIC Australia was born circa 1869 in Wollert, City of Whittlesea County, and died at age 80 years old on October 11, 1950 in Hawthorn, City of Boroondara County.

Jane (Mcsweney) Connell of Thornbury, City of Darebin County, VIC Australia was born circa 1861 in Geelong, Greater Geelong City County, and died at age 79 years old on September 2, 1941 in Thornbury, City of Darebin County.

Jane Elizabeth (Pratt) Connell of Fitzroy, City of Yarra County, VIC Australia was born in 1874 in Wollert, City of Whittlesea County, and died at age 65 years old on September 6, 1940 in Fitzroy, City of Yarra County.

Jane Lea Connell of Baytown, Harris County, Texas was born on February 10, 1943, and died at age 67 years old on January 7, 2011.

Jane Elizabeth (Connell) Payne of Hawthorn Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Elizabeth (Connell) Payne.

Jane B Connell was born on July 27, 1915, and died at age 74 years old in June 1990. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane B Connell.

Jane K Connell of Newport Beach, Orange County, CA was born on August 12, 1915, and died at age 90 years old on April 29, 2006.

Jane Connell of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California was born on June 29, 1903, and died at age 67 years old in March 1971.

Jane E Connell of Yuma, Yuma County, AZ was born on March 15, 1922, and died at age 71 years old on August 30, 1993.

Jane D Connell of Oakland, Alameda County, CA was born on April 14, 1915, and died at age 73 years old on January 17, 1989.

Jane Connell of Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia was born on February 21, 1913, and died at age 73 years old in May 1986.

Jane Connell of Florida was born on December 17, 1890, and died at age 90 years old in March 1981.

Jane F Connell of Zanesville, Muskingum County, OH was born on November 20, 1910, and died at age 84 years old on July 7, 1995.

Jane W Connell of Yorktown, York County, VA was born on February 9, 1924, and died at age 75 years old on March 7, 1999.

Jane F Connell of Sarver, Butler County, PA was born on March 27, 1935, and died at age 71 years old on June 1, 2006.

Jane S Connell of Sewickley, Allegheny County, PA was born on October 17, 1933, and died at age 76 years old on December 16, 2009.

Jane T Connell of Cranford, Union County, NJ was born on April 4, 1904, and died at age 89 years old on November 24, 1993.

Jane Connell of Newburgh, Orange County, NY was born on January 25, 1900, and died at age 70 years old in January 1970.

Jane Connell of Lynn, Essex County, MA was born on October 25, 1891, and died at age 88 years old in November 1979.