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Howard Hughes became attracted to Greer and brought her to Hollywood after he saw her in Life magazine, modeling army uniforms for women. Deciding that Bettejane was too "ingenuish", she shortened her name to Jane for her billing in the film, Dick Tracy (1945).

Was on the cover of "Life" magazine on June 8, 1942, and June 2, 1947. It was this 1942 issue of "Life" that caught the eye of Howard Hughes and started her Hollywood career.

Quickly married crooner Rudy Vallee after fleeing a possessed Howard Hughes, who kept her virtually a prisoner during her first few months. An enraged Hughes pressured her and ruined the marriage. She returned to Hughes and her contract.

Lived (1947-64) in a mansion at 136 South Carmelina Ave. in Brentwood, CA. William Powell and Marilyn Monroe also lived on the street.

Companion until his death of Frank London (1964 - 31 January 2001).

She contracted a tropical virus during the location shooting of Der Sonne entgegen (1956), which eventually required her to have a heart operation.

Got the part of Charlie in Gangster der Prärie (1948) after Marlene Dietrich turned the part down.

She was descended from the poet John Donne. She was born in Washington, DC, to Charles Dean McLean Greer, Jr. Her grandfather, Charles, Sr.--according to the Biographical Directory of the Tennessee General Assembly--was a representative of Shelby County in the state House from 1899-1901 and in the state Senate 1901-03 as speaker. Greer Street in Memphis is named after Charles Sr.

Although a Democrat, she campaigned for Republican Ronald Reagan during the 1980 and 1984 presidential elections, due in part to the fact that she was strongly dissatisfied with the presidency of Democrat Jimmy Carter. She voted for him in 1976 and found out that he "wasn't up to the job" as she'd believed.

Twin brother, Don.

Mother, with Edward Lasker, of Alex Lasker, Steven Lasker, and Lawrence Lasker.

On October 17, 2018, she was honored with a Sketch of the Day caricature on the website Star Portraits by a French artist known as "paulb".

Born on the same date as Sylvia Miles (of Das Kabinett des Schreckens (1981) fame).

She was a lifelong Democrat.

She studied dance with Marie Bryant.

Her third son, Steven Lasker, was born May 8, 1954.