Lane Bradbury

Lane Bradbury
Born	Janette Lane Bradbury Buckhead, Morgan County, Georgia, U.S.
Years active	1958-present
Spouse	Lou Antonio ​ ​ (m. 1965;div. 1980)​
Children	2

Janette Lane Bradbury is an American actress and writer.

Biography

Lane Bradbury was born in Buckhead, Georgia. She studied ballet as a young girl. In the 1950s, she moved to New York City and was admitted to the Actors Studio. ^[1]

Career

Bradbury made her Broadway debut in J.B. , performing with Raymond Massey and Christopher Plummer. ^[1] She starred in Tennessee Williams' play Night of the Iguana with veteran actress Bette Davis. Bradbury was the first actress to play Dainty June ^{[1] [2]} in the original Broadway production of Gypsy . ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

In the late 1960s, she moved with her husband Lou Antonio to Los Angeles, where she began a long career in television. In 1965, Bradbury and Antonio co-starred in an episode of Gunsmoke ("Outlaw's Woman"). She was in 1963's season three opener of The Fugitive titled "Wings of an Angel", playing Janet Kegler, a woman taken hostage. ^[7] She was most active in the 1970s, making guest appearances on shows such as The Rockford Files ; The Mod Squad ; Medical Center ; Mannix ; The Partridge Family ; Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law ; The Waltons and Kung Fu . ^{[7] [8]} She was popular in repeat-appearances as Merry Florene on Gunsmoke. ^[9] She also appeared in season 12 episode 9 of Unsolved Mysteries in 2001 credited under the name Janette Bradbury. ^[10]

Her film credits include The Ultimate Warrior ^[11] and Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore . ^[12] She appeared in the popular television movies Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring ^[13] and To Dance with the White Dog . ^[14]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1958	Kraft Television Theatre	Piney	adaptation of The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1963	The Doctors and the Nurses	Rita Silveri	episode: "Choice Among Wrongs"
1964	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre	Julia	"Out on the Outskirts of Town" by William Inge
1964	Mr. Novak	Ellen Westfall	episode: "Love Among the Grown-Ups"
1965	The Fugitive	Janet Kegler	episode: "Wings of an Angel"
1965-69	Gunsmoke	Allie Sommers, Lucky, Merry Florene	6 episodes
1967	Iron Horse	Rachel Sparrow	episode: "Volcano Wagon"
1969	Judd, for the Defense	Penny Hale	episode: "Between the Dark and the Daylight"
1969	Death Valley Days	Ella Stewart	episode: "A Key for the Fort"
1969	Then Came Bronson	Bella Mendoza	episode: "Where Will the Trumpets Be?"
1970	Dial Hot Line	Pam Carruthers	TV movie
1970	Medical Center	Maggie Seller	episode: "Between Dark and Daylight"
1970	Bracken's World	Miriam Halsey	episode: "Murder Off-Camera"
1970	The Mod Squad	Cindy Jeffers	episode: "See the Eagles Dying"
1970	The Partridge Family	Janet	episode: "Love at First Slight"
1970	The Interns	Irene	episode: "Act of God"
1971	Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring	Susie Miller	ABC Movie of the Week
1971	The Young Lawyers	Charlene Neiley	episode: "Down at the House of Truth, Visiting"
1971	Storefront Lawyers	unavailable	episode: "The Dark World of Harry Anders"
1972	Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law	Carol Ann MacMurdy	episode: "Run Carol Run"
1972	McCloud	Carol Harrington	episode: "Give My Regrets to Broadway"
1972	Mannix	Karin Gundersen	episode: "Scapegoat"
1972	Insight	Melanie	episode: "The Death of Superman"
1972	Another Part of the Forest	Laurette	TV adaptation of the play by Lillian Hellman
1972	The F.B.I.	Laura Ann Millpark	episode: "The Loner"
1972	Banyon	Bunny	episode: "A Date with Death"
1972	Alias Smith and Jones	Ellen Anderson	episode: "The Day the Amnesty Came Through"
1972	The Bold Ones: The New Doctors	Cassie Howard	episode: "Endtheme"
1973	Kung Fu	Annie Buchanan	episode: "An Eye for an Eye"
1974	Banacek	Sally James	episode: "Horse of a Slightly Different Color"
1974	The Streets of San Francisco	Rosie Johnson	episode: "The Hard Breed"
1974	Doc Elliot	Emily Robbins	Episode: "Things That Might Have Been"
1975	Police Story	Sharon	episode: "Vice: 24 Hours"
1976	McMillan & Wife	Jennifer Carter	episode: "Greed"
1976	The Rockford Files	Houston Preli	episode: "Where's Houston?"
1976	Serpico	Carol	episode: "The Deadly Game"
1976	Gemini Man	Amy Nichols	episode: "Night Train to Dallas"
1977	Westside Medical	Sister Mary Dolores	"My Physician, My Friend" (Part 1 & 2)
1977	Just a Little Inconvenience	B-Girl	TV movie
1978	A Real American Hero	Debbie Pride	TV movie
1979	The Chinese Typewriter	Louise-Jill	TV movie
1979	Breaking Up Is Hard to Do	Ruth Doyle	TV movie
1979	The Waltons	Ronie Cotter	episode: "The Diploma"
1980	Where the Ladies Go	Tasha	TV movie
1981	Walking Tall	Kate Reeder	episode: "Company Town"
1981	Strike Force	Julie	episode: "The Predator"
1986	One Terrific Guy	unavailable	TV movie
1991	Wife, Mother, Murderer	Aunt Frieda	TV movie
1992	I'll Fly Away	Mrs. Anderson	episode: "Cool Winter Blues"
1993	Queen	unavailable	episode #1.3
1993	Stolen Babies	Meg Wilber	TV movie
1993	To Dance with the White Dog	Mildred Cook	TV movie
1994	A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story	Lily Clayburn	TV movie
1994	Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All	Mrs. Williams	TV miniseries, uncredited
1992-95	In the Heat of the Night	Myrna Hughes	3 episodes
1996	Savannah	Brian's secretary	3 episodes
1999	Party of Five	Secretary	episode: "Wrestling Demons"
2000	Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction	Norma	episode: "The Landlady"
2018	Deception	Priscilla	episode: "Code Act"
2018-19	Billions	Grigor's Mom	2 episodes

Personal life

In 1965, Bradbury married actor and director Lou Antonio ^[15] and they had two daughters. The couple divorced in 1980. Their daughter Elkin Antoniou is a writer, director, and award-winning documentarian. ^[16]

She is the founder and artistic director of the Valkyrie Theater of Dance, Drama, and Film, a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to introduce at-risk teens to the theatrical arts. ^[1]

References

1. O'Dowd, John (2008). "Lane Bradbury, a Life of Meaning and Purpose". John-ODowd.com.
2. Stanley Green; Kay Green (November 1996). Broadway Musicals : Show by Show. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   978-0793530830.
3. "Lane Bradbury, the Original 'Dainty June' in Gypsy, Makes Don't Tell Mama Cabaret Debut with Let Me Entertain You, Again—June 7th & June 29th". Nite Life Exchange: Where Broadway and Cabaret Meet. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
4. Purcell, Carey (September 12, 2013). "Gypsy's Original Dainty June, Lane Bradbury, Will Present Let Me Entertain You, Again! at June Havoc Theatre". PLAYBILL. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
5. "Lane Bradbury, Original 'Dainty June' in GYPSY, Continues Run of Debut Cabaret Show LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU, AGAIN at Don't Tell Mama". Broadway World. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
6. Filichia, Peter (July 11, 2017). "HI, EVERYBODY! HER NAME IS JUNE – AND LANE BRADBURY". Masterworks Broadway. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
7. "Lane Bradbury". TVGuide.com. TV Guide . Retrieved 17 September 2018.
8. "1970-1982 TV show guest appearances for Lane Bradbury". Ultimate70s.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
9. "Gunsmoke cast members to reunite in Dodge City". CBS News . 14 August 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
10. Harris, Will. "2010 Williamsburg Film Festival". Classic Images. Classic Images . Retrieved August 2, 2010.
11. "The Ultimate Warrior (1975) Directed by Robert Clouse". LETTERBOXD. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
12. Burstyn, Ellen (October 2, 2007). Lessons in Becoming Myself. Riverhead Books. ISBN   978-1594482687.
13. Bowman, Lisa Marie (April 21, 2015). "Embracing the Melodrama : Maybe I'll Come Home In The Spring (dir by Joseph Sargent)". Through the Shattered Lens. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
14. "To Dance with the White Dog (1993)". Turner Classic Movies. Turner Classic Movies (TCM). Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
15. "A Dog's Life for Lou", The Robesonian, May 1, 1977, p. 13.
    "Married since 1965 to actress Lane Bradbury, Lou is the father to two daughters."
16. "Elkin Antoniou : Best Documentary (Humanitarian)". thewifts.org. The Women's International Film & Television Showcase. 2013. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016.

External links

• Lane Bradbury at IMDb