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Brenda Joyce, Jane to Two Tarzans, Dies

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Brenda Joyce, a movie actress who played Jane in five 'Tarzan' films, has died. She was 92. A family friend, David Ragan, says she suffered from dementia for a decade and died July 4 of pneumonia at a nursing home in Santa Monica.

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Joyce, whose real name was Betty Leabo, appeared in some two dozen movies but she is best known for succeeding Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane in the 'Tarzan' pictures. She appeared in the 'Tarzan' movies in the 1940s, opposite Johnny Weissmuller and later Lex Barker.

She tackled the campy role beginning with 'Tarzan and the Amazons' (1945) and ending with 'Tarzan's Magic Fountain' (1949), which according to IMDB was her last movie.

Ragan says she worked for the immigration department for a decade, helping new immigrants find housing and work.

She is survived by a son, two daughters and three grandchildren.

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smellyecoli

06:23 PMJul 23 2009

SJPX--- THINK YOU CAN ARRANGE TO GO TOMORROW???

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UPatrat

06:15 PMJul 23 2009

Growing up - I always wanted to be Jane and Married to Tarzan and live in the Jungle. I always thought Jane was beautiful and Brenda Joyce most certainly was. My condolenses to her Family and Friends....

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smellyecoli

06:11 PMJul 23 2009

IDIOTS OF TODAY REALLY CAN NOT APPRECIATE GREAT TALENT. THEIR THING IS THE DRUG HEAD,MALE CHILD MOLESTER MICHAEL JACKSON AND THE OTHER CHILD LOVER AND DRUG HEAD ELVIS!!!

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Kp119814

06:11 PMJul 23 2009

maureen o'sullivan was always my favorite jane; although ms. joyce did kinda slide right in. so busy watching action, boy, & cheetah almost didn't notice change. hell i was just a kid and the movies were 15 years old then. had almost forgotten johnny sheffield ..aka..bamba the jungle boy.

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Gthinkfast

06:09 PMJul 23 2009

i fell in love with her she i never married i thought we might one day i'll miss you brenda i''ll see you soon. KIMBA

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Sjpxmas

06:02 PMJul 23 2009

OKAY ,NOW WHAT, SHE IS DEAD,,I WILL DIE,,YOU WILL DIE,,,NEXT,,WHAT NOW.

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GAlvarez524

05:44 PMJul 23 2009

Wow Noah I was gonna post the same exact post,they are truely fond memories.Godspeed Mrs Joyce

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nytjragn

05:21 PMJul 23 2009

so sad. all the good actors are dying, and now we are stuck with mostly idiots who couldn't act if their lives depended on it. oh well....

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iluvunosht

05:21 PMJul 23 2009

ZZxxxZZ1619 04:35 PMJul 23 2009 Wow, she was old like fifty years ago! ********************** Wow, and your like an a-hole today, tomorrow, and the foreseeable future. Don't you have some challenging coloring books to occupy your feeble brain? This woman was part of a great generation of American entertainment based on integrity, true grit, bravery and realism. Something the kool-aid crowd can't see through the fog of their inebriated self absorbtion.

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Noahsark2x2

05:19 PMJul 23 2009

I remember watching Tarzan movies when I was a little kid with my Grandmother.. Fond memories.

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