Sterling, Jan, 1923-2004

Portrait of Jan Sterling, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1959 comedy ''The Gazebo.''

Portrait of Jan Sterling, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1959 comedy ''The Gazebo.''

Portrait of Jan Sterling, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1959 comedy ''The Gazebo.''

Photograph of Jan Sterling (left) who performed as Nell Nash in the 1959 Central City Play Festival production of 'The Gazebo,' poses with Frank Ricketson (center) and an unidentified Colorado State Patrol member, at an unknown location in Central City, Colorado.

Photograph of Jan Sterling an actress who performed as Nell Nash in the 1959 Central City Festival production of 'The Gazebo,' at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Photograph of Jan Sterling an actress who performed as Nell Nash in the 1959 Central City Festival production of 'The Gazebo,' at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Photograph of Jan Sterling an actress who performed as Nell Nash in the 1959 Central City Festival production of 'The Gazebo,' at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Photograph of Jan Sterling (right) an actress who performed as Nell Nash, Tom Ewell (left) an actor who performed as Elliot Nash, and an unidentified actor (center) in the 1959 Central City Festival production of 'The Gazebo,' at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Photograph of Jan Sterling an actress who performed as Nell Nash and Tom Ewell an actor who performed as Elliot Nash in the 1959 Central City Festival production of 'The Gazebo,' at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Photograph of Jan Sterling (left) an actress who performed as Nell Nash, Tom Ewell (center) an actor who performed as Elliot Nash, and an unidentified actor (left) in the 1959 Central City Festival production of 'The Gazebo,' at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.