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Jane Withers, child star and ‘Giant’ actress with James Dean, dead at 95

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via Deadline. “She lit up a room with her laughter, but she especially radiated joy and thankfulness when talking about the career she so loved and how lucky she was.”Growing up, Withers was a natural performer, taking singing and dancing lessons by the age of 3 — and by the age of 4 she had her own radio program in her hometown, according to her IMDB profile.Her breakout role came in 1934 at the age of 8, when she starred alongside Hollywood’s box office golden child Shirley Temple in “Bright Eyes.” Her role as the antagonist to ringlet-topped Temple propelled her to childhood stardom and earned her a seven-year contract with 20th-Century Fox.Her offbeat, irreverent non-child-star-style generated a string of starring roles in “Ginger”.

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