1. Jayne Meadows was nominated for three Emmy Awards during her career and was the elder sister of actress, banker, and memoirist Audrey Meadows as well as the wife of original Tonight Show host Steve Allen.
11 Facts About Jayne Meadows
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Jayne Meadows appeared on the NBC interview program Here's Hollywood.
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Jayne Meadows appeared in City Slickers, as the telephone voice of Billy Crystal's character's over-protective and oversolicitous mother.
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Jayne Meadows owned a travel agency from at least 1964 until at least 1967.
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Jayne Meadows was first married to screenwriter Milton Krims from 1949 to 1954.
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Jayne Meadows was later married to Steve Allen, from 1954 until his death in 2000.
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Jayne Meadows was active in Republican affairs although Steve Allen was a Democrat.
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Jayne Meadows was the recipient of several honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees from various universities.
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Jayne Meadows remained active until 2009, when she fell and fractured her hip.
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Jayne Meadows died on April 26,2015, of natural causes at her home in Encino, California, aged 95.
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Jayne Meadows is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills, beside Steve Allen.