Jane Marsh Beveridge
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Jane Marsh Beveridge c. 1970
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December 2, 1915 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | September 16, 1998 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | Jane Marsh, Jane Smart |
| Alma mater | Sarah Lawrence College |
| Occupation | Filmmaker, Teacher, Sculptor |
| Known for | Filmmaking, Sculpture |
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| Children | D'Arcy S. Marsh |
Jane Marsh Beveridge (born Jane Smart; December 2, 1915 – September 16, 1998) was a Canadian director, producer, editor, composer, screenwriter, teacher and sculptor. She was best known as one of the pioneering filmmakers at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).
Jane Smart was born in Ottawa, Ontario to Russel S. Smart and Emma Louise ("Louie") Parr; her father was a successful, self-made patent attorney. Russell and Louise had four children: Helen (b. 1909), Elizabeth (b. 1913), Jane (b. 1915) and Russell Jr. (b. 1921).
The family had a summer house, which they named "The Barge", on Kingsmere Lake located next door to the future Prime Minister of Canada, William Lyon Mackenzie King. Jane grew up among the social elite of Ottawa through her father's connections as a lawyer. Her mother often hosted parties for prominent politicians and civil servants. As a result, the children socialized with many members of Ottawa's political class who were or would become important figures in Canadian history, including acquaintances such as Graham Spry, Charles Ritchie, Lester B. Pearson and William Lyon Mackenzie King. The three girls were very close, and when they made their debut in society events, "all clever and all attractive", were inevitably known as the "Three Smart Girls", aping the title of the 1936 Deanna Durbin film of the same name.
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