Editing Jane Kincaid Millet (section)

==Early Life & Background==
Born to a middle-class family in Manhattan, New York, Jane Kincaid was raised in a household full of music, literature, and volatile emotional intensity due to a family history of bipolar disorder. Both of her parents were artists—her mother a jazz singer and her father a playwright—though neither found lasting success. From an early age, Jane exhibited an eidetic memory, able to recall entire scripts after a single reading.
By age seven (1942), she was performing in small USO musical productions for troops preparing to deploy during WWII. She debuted on Broadway at 15 (1950) in a minor role but quickly became a rising star in theater due to her powerful stage presence, vocal prowess, and ability to memorize entire plays within days.