Pickens, Jane (1908–1992)
Pickens, Jane (1908–1992)
American actress and singer. Name variations: Jane Pickens-Hoving; Jane Hoving; Pickens Sisters. Born Georgia Pickens, Aug 10, 1908, in Macon, GA; died Feb 21, 1992, in Newport, RI; dau. of E. Monte Pickens Jr.; sister of Helen and Patti Pickens; m. Russell Clark (div.); m. William C. Langley (died); m. Walter Hoving (head of Tiffany & Co. and Bonwit Teller).
Performed with the Pickens Sisters, a popular radio and recording trio (1932–35); group disbanded (1935); appeared on Broadway in Thumbs Up, Boys and Girls Together, and in the title role in Regina; in Manhattan, ran unsuccessfully for US House of Representatives against Ed Koch (1972).
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