News Jane Withers, ’30s child star who became Josephine the Plumber in Comet commercials, dies at 95 August 9, 2021 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY Comments Off on Jane Withers, ’30s child star who became Josephine the Plumber in Comet commercials, dies at 95 Jane Withers, the one-time child star who shared the screen with Shirley Temple and Elizabeth Taylor, has died at 95. No cause of death was given.