Career
She was appointed in 1936 following a "search for the girl with the golden voice". Her voice was used from 1936 until 1963, when it was replaced by Pat Simmons. She also made a record for the Government Printing Office helping other staff improve their speaking voice and went on to become announcer for Henry Hall during one of his broadcast concerts.
She was later offered a film part by Columbia Pictures under the name of Jane Cain.
Originally the speaking clock was accessed by dialling 846, spelling out the letters T-I-M, on the telephone dial in "Director Area" (London, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool & Manchester) and 952 as it was introduced elsewhere in the United Kingdom. Her only known screen role was the lead in the 1935 film, Vanity. Her voice lives on as the voice of the "operator" (in United Kingdom) on CNet, a Worldwide network of old telephone exchanges preserved by collectors which uses a voice recognition system when you dial "0" or "100" for the "operator" !.
