Jane Hoffman Biography (1911-)

Full name, Jane Ruth Hoffman; born July 24, 1911, in Seattle, WA; daughter ofSamuel Lewis (a salesman) and Marguerite (Kirschbaum) Hoffman; married JamesW. McGlone, Jr. (a businessman), July, 1936 (divorced, 1945); married William Friedberg (a writer), December 9, 1945 (divorced, 1950); married Richard McMurray (an actor), September 9, 1950 (divorced, 1969); children: (third marriage) Samuel. Addresses: HOME--New York, NY.

Favorite roles: Mommy, The American Dream, Agnes, A Delicate Balance, and Vlasta Huml, The Increased Difficulty of Concentration.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Birth Details
July 24, 1911
Seattle, Washington, United States

Famous Works

  • Credits
  • STAGE DEBUT--The kid, The Poor Nut, Henry Duffy Stock Company, Seattle, 1926.
  • BROADWAY DEBUT--'Tis of Thee, revue, Maxine Elliott Theatre, October 26,1940.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
  • Crazy with the Heat, Lowes State Theatre, New York City, then Buffalo, NY, 1941.
  • appeared in The Desert Song and The New Moon, both at the Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ, 1942.
  • understudy, Betty-Jean, Something for the Boys, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1943.
  • Rose and understudy Molly, One Touch of Venus, Imperial Theatre, New YorkCity, 1943.
  • Lotus, Calico Wedding, National Theatre, New York City, 1945.
  • Mrs. James, Mermaids Singing, Empire Theatre, New York City, 1945.
  • Sister, The Constant Wife, John Drew Theatre, East Hampton, NY, 1946.
  • Dagmar, The Trial of Mary Dugan, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, PA, 1947.
  • Marion Froude, Biography, Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, NJ, 1947.
  • Miss Evans, A Temporary Island, Maxine Elliot Theatre, New York City, 1948.
  • appeared in Chicken Every Sunday and Twentieth Century, both Olney Playhouse, MD, 1948.
  • Mrs. Whiting, A Story for Strangers, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1948.
  • Miss Johnson, Two Blind Mice, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1949.
  • Liz, The Philadelphia Story and Stella, Anna Lucasta, both at the Cort Theatre, New York City, 1949.
  • Flora, The Rose Tattoo, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1951.
  • Ada Ryan, Tin Wedding, Westport Country Playhouse, CT, 1952.
  • Mrs. Putnam and understudy Elizabeth Proctor, The Crucible, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1953.
  • appeared in Affairs of State and Life with Father, both at the Cecil WoodTheatre, Fishkill, NY, 1953.
  • understudy Janet Mackenzie, Witness for the Prosecution, Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1954.
  • Mrs. Yang, The Good Woman of Setzuan, Phoenix Theatre, New York City, 1956.
  • Amy Underhill, The Third Best Sport, Ambassador Theatre, New York City, 1958.
  • Mommy, The Sand Box, Jazz Gallery, 1960.
  • the Housewife, Rhinoceros, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1961.
  • Mommy, The American Dream, York Playhouse, New York City, 1961.
  • the Mother, Picnic on a Battlefield, Mrs. Peep, The Killer, Mommy, The Sandbox, and Mommy, The American Dream, all in a program of one-acts entitled,The Theatre of the Absurd, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1962.
  • The World of Jules Feiffer, Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, 1962.
  • old woman and peasant woman, Mother Courage and Her Children, Martin BeckTheatre, New York City, 1963.
  • repeated role, Mommy, The American Dream, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1963.
  • Emilie Ducotel, My Three Angels, Playhouse-on-the-Mall, Paramus, NJ, 1963.
  • Mrs. Bennington, Fair Game for Lovers, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1964.
  • Mlle. Suisson, A Murderer Among Us, Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1964.
  • repeated role of Mommy, The American Dream, Cherry Lane Theatre, New YorkCity, 1964.
  • Nurse, Medea, at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 1964.
  • Charity Perrin, The Child Buyer, Garrick Theatre, New York City, 1964.
  • Credits; With the Stanford Repertory Theatre, University of Stanford,CA
  • Mrs. Antrolius, The Skin of Our Teeth, Nerine, The Scoundrel Scapin, thecountess, All's Well That Ends Well, the old woman, The Chairs, Flora, A Slight Ache, all 1965-1966, the wife, Inadmissible Evidence, the gossip columnist, Once in a Lifetime, Mrs. Peachum, The Beggar's Opera, all 1966-67.
  • Mrs. Coffman, Come Back, Little Sheba and Stella, Light Up the Sky, bothwith the Long Island Festival Repertory Theatre at the Mineola Theatre, NY, 1968.
  • Grandma, The Corner of the Bed, Gramercy Arts Theatre, New York City, 1969.
  • Mrs. Gershon, Someone's Comin' Hungry, Pocket Theatre, New York City, 1969.
  • Mrs. Croft, The Killing of Sister George, Tappan Zee Playhouse, NY, 1969.
  • appeared in The American Hamburger League, New Theatre Workshop, 1969.
  • Duchess of York, Richard III, New Theatre Workshop, 1969.
  • Vlasta Huml, The Increased Difficulty of Concentration, Forum Theatre, Lincoln Center, 1969.
  • Mother, Slow Memories, Theatre de Lys, New York City, 1970.
  • Tante Frumkah, The Last Analysis, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1971.
  • Lady Mount-Temple, Dear Oscar, Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1972.
  • Gertrude Saidenberg, Murder Among Friends, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1975.
  • standby, Wings, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1978-79.
  • Hannah Galt, The Art of Dining, New York Shakespeare Festival, Newman Theatre, New York City, 1979, then at the Eisenhower Theatre, Kennedy Theatre, Washington, DC, 1980.
  • Lena Benz, One Tiger to Kill, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1980.
  • Mrs. Weinblatt, Second Avenue Rag, Marymount Manhattan Theatre, New YorkCity, 1980.
  • Tasha Blumberg, Isn't It Romantic, Marymount Manhattan Theatre, New YorkCity, 1981.
  • Grandma Fortune, The House Across the Street, Ensemble Studio Theatre, 1982.
  • I Love You, Love You Not, 1983.
  • Ethel, The Alto Part, WPA Theatre, New York City, 1983.
  • Remember Crazy Zelda?, Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City, 1984.
  • The Torch-Bearers, Hartman Theatre, Stamford, CT, 1984.
  • The Golden Windows, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1985.
  • Alteratons, WPA Theatre, New York City, 1986.
  • Credits; MAJOR TOURS
  • Secretary, Personal Appearance, Eastern cities, 1936.
  • Crazy with the Heat, New York state cities, 1941.
  • Pal Joey, U.S. cities, 1942.
  • Stella, Anna Lucasta, Lakewood Theatre, Barnsville, PA, and Hartford Actors Theatre, CT, 1949.
  • Agnes, A Delicate Balance, U.S. cities, 1967.
  • FILM DEBUT--Voice-over, Chemda, My Father's House, Kline-Levin, 1947.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
  • A Hatful of Rain, 1957.
  • Mrs. Hayworth, Laydbug, Ladybug, United Artists, 1964.
  • interviewer, Where's Poppa?, United Artists, 1971.
  • information operator, They Might Be Giants, Universal, 1971.
  • Mother, Up the Sandbox, Columbia, 1972.
  • The Day of the Locusts, Paramount, 1975.
  • The Sentinel, Universal, 1977.
  • Tattoo, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981.
  • Batteries Not Included, upcoming.
  • Also, Black Harvest and Static.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
  • Mrs. Shannon, Love of Life, NBC, 1971-75.
  • Credits; EPISODIC
  • Actors Studio, ABC, 1948.
  • Goodyear Television Playhouse, NBC, 1953.
  • Alcoa Hour, NBC, 1957.
  • Camera Three, CBS, 1958.
  • The Big Story, NBC, 1958.
  • Look Up and Live, CBS, 1959.
  • The Edge of Night, CBS, 1960.
  • Route 66, CBS, 1961.
  • The Defenders, CBS, 1962.
  • Naked City, ABC, 1962.
  • East Side/West Side, CBS, 1963.
  • Popi, CBS, 1976.
  • Also Kojak, CBS.
  • Credits; TELEPLAYS
  • Housekeeper, "The Waltz of the Toreadors," Play of the Week, WNTA- TV, 1959.
  • Mommy, "The Sandbox," Fierce, Funny and Far Out, 1961.

Recent Updates

July 26, 2004: Hoffman died on July 26, 2004, in Woodland Hills, California. She was 93. Source: New York Times, July 31, 2004, p. A13.

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