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Sally Jane Bruce (born December 2, 1948, Los Angeles, California) is an American former child performer, best known for playing little Pearl Harper in Charles Laughton's 1955 film noir The Night of the Hunter. Sally Jane Bruce was born on December 2, 1948, in Los Angeles; the daughter of Country singer Jewell Edwards, who worked with Spade Cooley and his Orchestra. Before Charles Laughton would cast five year old Sally Jane for the role of little Pearl Harper in his film noir classic The Night of the Hunter, she was already considered a veteran of TV, radio, and such films as Kids Will Be... MORE

Sally Jane Bruce (born December 2, 1948, Los Angeles, California) is an American former child performer, best known for playing little Pearl Harper in Charles Laughton's 1955 film noir The Night of the Hunter. Sally Jane Bruce was born on December 2, 1948, in Los Angeles; the daughter of Country singer Jewell Edwards, who worked with Spade Cooley and his Orchestra. Before Charles Laughton would cast five year old Sally Jane for the role of little Pearl Harper in his film noir classic The Night of the Hunter, she was already considered a veteran of TV, radio, and such films as Kids Will Be Kids (aka Mischief Makers or Best Dog Wins as the working title of this 1954 16 minute short film by Jules White was also known). According to an United Artists press release, mentioned in Preston Neal Jones' documentary book on the shooting of The Night of the Hunter: "... she got her big break by singing with a full orchestra for a contest sponsored by a Los Angeles newspaper. Winning that competition led to her first role in a Joan Davis comedy, and ultimately to the attention of (producer) Paul Gregory". Laughton later told Davis Grubb, the original author of the story, that he found little LESS