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Betta St. John Cause of Death

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American actress, Betta St. John has been reported dead. According to sources, she died of natural causes at an assisted living facility in Brighton England. She died on Friday, June 23, 2023, at the age of 93.

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Born on November 26, 1929, Betta St. John was part of the Meglin Kiddies troupe of actors, singers, and dancers. She made her film debut when he was just 10 years, in an uncredited part in Destry Rides Again (1939) starring James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich.

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Betta St. John / Credit: MUBI

She then played an orphan in Jane Eyre (1943), starring Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine, also uncredited. She played a small role in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical Carousel from 1945 until 1947.

St. John was a member of the show’s touring company until 1949. Later that year, she created the role of Liat in the musical South Pacific, first on Broadway and then London.

She appeared in the 1953 films The Robe, Dream Wife, and All the Brothers Were Valiant, as well as 1954’s The Student Prince. She continued to act in films and television until 1965, after which she left the entertainment industry.


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