the New York Times. A cause of death was not disclosed. Withers’ first major Hollywood role came at just 8 years-old in the Shirley Temple movie “Bright Eyes,” a breakout role for Withers that set her on the path of playing rousing, tomboyish girls in films throughout the 1930s.
The 20th Century Fox film came out in 1934 and saw Withers playing the role of Jane, a rich kid who delighted in tormenting her toys and wanted a machine gun for Christmas — the exact opposite of the film’s star Shirley Temple, who played her typical role of the adorable, upbeat kid, despite being an orphan.
Withers was born April 12, 1926 in Atlanta, Georgia. As a child and in the span of only three years, Withers starred in five films — 1937’s “The Holy Terror”.
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