Jane Seymour (1508-1537) was the third of the six wives of King Henry VIII (1491-1547) and she was Queen of England from 1536-1537. She died just a few days after giving birth to their only son who later became King Edward VI.
2. Father Knows Best
Answer: Jane Wyatt
Jane Wyatt (1910-2006) was an American actress and three time Emmy Award winner. Although she appeared in movies and one the stage she is fondly remembered as Margaret Anderson and wife of James "Jim" Anderson (Robert Young) in the TV series "Father Knows Best" (1954-1960).
3. Simon Baker "The Mentalist"
Answer: Patrick Jane
Simon Baker is an Australian actor who portrayed the fictional character Patrick Jane. Jane was one of the main characters in the 151 episodes of the TV series "The Mentalist" (2008-2015).
4. Queen of England
Answer: Lady Jane Grey
Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554) is known as the "Nine-Day Queen". She was the monarch of England from July 10 - July 19, 1553. She was imprisoned in the Tower of London by Queen Mary I (her successor) in November 1553 and executed with her husband, in February 1554.
5. Wife of Tarzan
Answer: Jane Porter
Jane Porter was first introduced to us by Edgar Rice Burroughs in his novel "Tarzan of the Apes" (1912). She then appeared in nine other novels Tarzan novels. Tarzan first meets Jane Porter when she is stranded on the African coast with a group of other people. Jane in originally from Wisconsin, USA. Tarzan eventually travels to Wisconsin.
However, it is not until the second novel when Jane returns to Africa with her father that they wed and eventually have a son named Jack, which in the Ape language becomes "Korak".
6. Wife of Ronald Reagan
Answer: Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman (1917-2007) was an American actress and was married to Ronald Reagan (her third of four husbands) from 1940-1949. She won the Academy award for Best Actress for her role as Belinda MacDonald in the movie "Johnny Belinda" (1948). Jane Wyman played the corrupt and tyrannical Angela Channing in the TV series "Falcon Crest" (1981-1990).
7. Rear Admiral of US Navy
Answer: Joseph Lee Jayne
Joseph Lee Jayne (1863-1928) was a veteran of the Spanish-American War and WWI. In December 1917 he was promoted to Rear Admiral and after WWI he was awarded the Navy Cross which is the US Military's second highest decoration for valor in combat.
8. Mary Jane Cannary
Answer: Calamity Jane
Mary Jane Cannary (1852-1903) was an American frontierswoman and scout. More commonly known as Calamity Jane she was a friend of Wild Bill Hickok and in later life appeared in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. She liked to dress in men's clothes, was illiterate and an occasional heavy drinker and prostitute.
There have been books, plays and movies made of Calamity Jane. She has been portrayed on the silver screen by Jean Arthur, Sally Payne, Frances Farmer, Jane Russell, Doris Day and others.
9. Wife of Steve Allen
Answer: Jayne Meadows
Jayne Meadows (1919-2015) was an American film, stage and television actress. She appeared in movies opposite Katharine Hepburn, William Powell, Gregory Peck, Robert Montgomery and David Niven. She was a regular panelist on TV in "I've Got a Secret" and "What's My Line?".
She was married to the American television personality, comedian, actor, composer and writer Steve Allen (1921-2000) for 46 years from 1954 until his death in 2000.
10. Playboy Playmate
Answer: Jayne Mansfield
Jayne Mansfield (1933-1967) was an American actress of the stage, film and television. Along with Marilyn Monroe she was a sex symbol of the 1950s and 60s. In 1955 she posed nude in the February issue of Playboy magazine modelling pajamas.
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