 Washington Post | 'Father Knows Best' mother Jane Wyatt dead at 96 CNN - (CNN) -- Actress Jane Wyatt, the prototypical housewife and mother in the television series "Father Knows Best," has died at age 96, her spokeswoman told CNN Sunday. Actress Jane Wyatt 'Father Knows Best' dies at 96 'Father Knows Best' Actress Wyatt Dies |