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Actress Melody Patterson was #BornOnThisDay, April 16, 1949.
Actress Melody Patterson was #BornOnThisDay, April 16, 1949. Best known for her role as "Wrangler Jane" in the 1960s TV series, F Troop (1965-'67) & for her role in the film Blood and Lace (1971). Passed in 2015 (age 66) from multiple organ failure. #RIP #GoneTooSoon #BOTD
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She was 16 when she landed the job, which she neglected to tell the show's producers.
F Troop's Melody Patterson Dead at 66, Played 'Wrangler Jane'
By Matt Webb Mitovich / August 22 2015, 6:10 AM PDT
Courtesy of ABC
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By Matt Webb Mitovich / August 22 2015, 6:10 AM PDT
Courtesy of ABC
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