Maybe not many people would remember Jane Cameron Agee with virtuous qualities but ultimately, she would be remembered for her career and marriage.
The actress also known as James Brolin’s ex-wife is also a model whose career led her to meet her husband on set. They met on the set of the TV Series Batman (1966) and dated only a few days before getting married.
As James Brolin’s first wife, Jane bore the actor’s 2 first children – sons, Josh and Jess Brolin. The marriage between the 2 actors lasted until 1984. 11 years after their divorce, James Brolin’s ex-wife, Jane Cameron Agee died after suffering from injuries from a car accident.
Outside her acting career, she also had a behind-the-camera job. She served as an assistant casting director in Batman.
Brief Bio of Jane Cameron
Jane Cameron Agee was born on October 19, 1939, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Her parents are John Wesley Agee and Shirley Fugate but not so much is known about them.
As a young lady, she picked an interest in show business and then got into the modeling and acting industry. Despite an early kick-start to her career, Jane wasn’t able to break in and conquer the industry as well as the man she ended up getting married to and other actresses of that time.
She had brief roles in Tattletales (1974), The Merv Griffin Show, It’s Your Bet (1970-1971), The Mike Douglas Show (1971), as well as This is Your Life (1971).
James Brolin met and Married Jane Cameron Agee, after Meeting 12 Days Prior
Jane Cameron Agee and her ex-husband’s love story is an interesting one. The couple met in 1966 on the set of Batman when she served as an assistant casting director for the series.
12 days after their meeting, Jane and James got married in 1966, and that began their marital journey. The couple were married for just 18 years following their divorce in 1984.
Did She Remarry after Divorcing James Brolin?
Following the end of her marriage to James, it wasn’t known if she went on to remarry. Her ex-husband, on the other hand, remarried twice. In 1985, the Batman actor remarried actress Jan Smithers whom he met on the set of Hotel. The marriage lasted a decade and they got divorced in 1995.
A year after his second divorce, Brolin met Barbra Streisand through a friend. It was a blind date and they dated for 3 years before getting married on July 1, 1998. Through their dating period, the Skyjacked actor remained celibate and waited for his union with his third wife.
The couple have been married since the late 1990s.
Although Jane’s marital status was vague after her marriage to Brolin ended, it is believed that she was in a relationship before her death.
The Former Actress was the Mother of 2 Children
During this former actress’ marriage to James Brolin, she welcomed 2 children with the actor. The kids were the first children both actors had inside and out of wedlock.
Jane’s first son was born 2 years after their wedding – in February 1968. The boy was named Josh Brolin and he has grown to be a very successful actor just like his father. He has starred in movies such as The Goonies (1985) and No Country for Old Men (2007).
Their second son is named Jess Brolin and he was born in 1973. According to reports from Jane Cameron Agee’s IMDB, Jess went to a special school for emotionally troubled children.
There are other reports that claimed that, at a point in his life, he squandered the money he had and had to live in his truck. Subsequently, he became homeless and lived on the street, picking food from waste bins.
James Brolin, the father of Josh and Jess had to step in to dispel the news. The actor stated that his son wasn’t homeless but lived in a mountain town.
In fact, he ran a charity organization and the image of him rummaging through trash bins was him picking out cans and plastics for a charity activity.
Josh has gone on to start his own family and even has 4 children with his partner.
She Was a Wild-life Enthusiast
One thing Jane Cameron Agee is known for is her love and enthusiasm for wildlife. The former actress was a lover of animals and she raised a lot on her ranch located in Templeton.
Her wildlife consists of chimpanzees, wolves, mountain lions, swans, and geese.
Her love for wildlife even propelled her to negotiate a contract with WB so she could film a TV series featuring her chimpanzees.
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Jane Cameron Agee Died in a Fatal Accident
On February 13, 1995, in Templeton, California, USA. She died a day after her son, Josh’s birthday. Her accident happened on February 12, 1995, the day Josh turned 27.
According to the younger actor, his mother’s death was devastating. He went on to narrate how growing up as a mummy’s boy was for him. He confessed that his mother loved him conditionally and wasn’t the typical mother he knew other kids to have.
Josh also relieved the last moments he shared with his mother which was on his birthday. Jane Cameron Agee, in her usual manner of speaking to her son on his birthday, called her son to speak to him. However, she got her son’s answering machine with a trick message that said ‘Oh hey, what’s up? I can’t hear you very well. Who is this?’ To this message, Jane laughed very much but that happened many hours before she had the accident that led to her demise.
The Dune actor’s mother was involved in a car accident and although she was rushed to the hospital, the injuries she sustained led to her death. She passed away in the early hours of February 13, 1995.
The 56-year-old suffered greatly for 2 years due to the devastation caused by the death of his mother. He felt lost and like his life was just spinning.
After a while, he picked up his life and changed his lifestyle and behavior. He stopped partying and engaging in the habits that were destroying his life.
James Brolin’s Ex-wife wasn’t in the Many People’s Best Books
Jane Cameron Agee wasn’t the most virtuous woman while she lived and many reasons came to light for this.
For starters, there was a rumor that she was the mistress of Clint Eastwood back in the 1960s. Clint was a married man then and safe for Jane’s IMDB page, there aren’t many other sites that carry this information.
Additionally, the former actress and model was also a former friend of Sondra Locke. In Sandra’s 1997 autobiography titled The Good, the Bad and the Very Ugly’, Jane was featured in it and she wasn’t portrayed in the best of light.
Even though Jane had been dead for 2 years before the autobiography was released, she was still painted as an alcoholic nutcase. It also seemed like Agee was known to cause and bring trouble to those in her life.
Jane’s first son also acknowledged that his mother wasn’t the cleanest of people. He stated that Jane lived a very tough lifestyle and was even involved in a pyramid scheme which caused people to be on her trail and go after her.
