Wilhelmina "Minnie" Dorothy Peper (June , â€" January , ), known
professionally as Jane Oaker, was an American theatre
actress.Wilhelmina Dorothy Peper was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the
daughter of Christian C. Peper, a wealthy tobacco manufacturer. Peper
attended Vassar College, and the New York School of Dramatic Art."I am
ready to assert most positively and from personal observation that a
big bank account is of the greatest importance in pushing a girl
forward in a dramatic career," she wrote of her wealthy background,
adding "a trunkful of imported toggery will give the rich girl an
opportunity to appear in one of those coveted roles that calls for no
more talent than a series of handsome gowns."Oaker started on the
stage in the , as Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream. In she headed
the Jane Oaker Stock Company. Broadway appearances by Oaker included
roles in The Pit (), The Pillars of Society (), The Silver Girl (),
Love Among the Lions (), The Importance of Being Earnest (), Cousin
Lucy (), Lightnin' (â€"), and Los Angeles (â€"). On the London stage,
she was seen in The Butter and Egg Man (). She starred in Clyde
Fitch's comedy Girls on tour in .
professionally as Jane Oaker, was an American theatre
actress.Wilhelmina Dorothy Peper was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the
daughter of Christian C. Peper, a wealthy tobacco manufacturer. Peper
attended Vassar College, and the New York School of Dramatic Art."I am
ready to assert most positively and from personal observation that a
big bank account is of the greatest importance in pushing a girl
forward in a dramatic career," she wrote of her wealthy background,
adding "a trunkful of imported toggery will give the rich girl an
opportunity to appear in one of those coveted roles that calls for no
more talent than a series of handsome gowns."Oaker started on the
stage in the , as Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream. In she headed
the Jane Oaker Stock Company. Broadway appearances by Oaker included
roles in The Pit (), The Pillars of Society (), The Silver Girl (),
Love Among the Lions (), The Importance of Being Earnest (), Cousin
Lucy (), Lightnin' (â€"), and Los Angeles (â€"). On the London stage,
she was seen in The Butter and Egg Man (). She starred in Clyde
Fitch's comedy Girls on tour in .
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