Janet Leigh
Jeanette Helen Morrison (July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004), known professionally as Janet Leigh, was an American actress, singer, dancer, and author. She is best known for her role in Psycho, for which she won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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| File:Janet Leigh c. 1945.png Leigh around 1945 | |
| Born | Jeanette Helen Morrison July 6, 1927 Merced, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 3, 2004 (aged 77) Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1946–2004 |
| Spouse(s) | John Carlisle (1942–1942) Stanley Reames (1945–1949) Tony Curtis (1951–1962) Robert Brandt (1962–2004) |
| Children | Kelly Curtis Jamie Lee Curtis |
Early life
Leigh was born and grew up in Merced, California. She was the only child of Helen Lita (née Westergaard) and Frederick Robert Morrison. Her birth name was Jeanette Helen Morrison. Her maternal grandparents were immigrants from Denmark.[1] In winter 1945, she was discovered by actress Norma Shearer, whose late husband Irving Thalberg had been a senior executive at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Marriage and family
Leigh married actor Tony Curtis in 1951. They had two daughters, actresses Kelly Curtis (born 1956) and Jamie Lee Curtis (born 1958). The couple divorced in 1962.
Death
Leigh died on October 3, 2004 of vasculitis in Beverly Hills, California, aged 77.
Janet Leigh Media
- Janet Leigh childhood photo.png
Janet Leigh childhood photo published in 1955 Photoplay story. Article states Leigh was 9 months old in the photo.
- Janet Leigh 1940s publicity photo.jpg
Janet Leigh publicity still negative, dated 1940s (unknown photographer).
- Scaramouche (1952) trailer 2.jpg
L. to R. : Eleanor Parker, Henry Wilcoxon & Janet Leigh in Scaramouche - trailer (cropped screenshot)
- Touch-of-Evil-Leigh-Heston.jpg
Promotional photo of Janet Leigh and Charlton Heston in Touch of Evil (image 1851-21AD)
- Hitchcock Leigh Psycho.jpg
Photo of Alfred Hitchcock & Janet Leigh from the 1960 film Psycho
- Janet Leigh and daughters May 1979.jpg
Janet Leigh (middle) with her daughters Kelly Curtis (left) and Jamie Lee Curtis (right) at the National Film Society convention in May 1979
- Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh at 25th Academy Awards.jpg
Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh at 25th Annual Academy Awards
- Janet Leigh grave at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Brentwood, California.JPG
Janet Leigh grave at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Brentwood, California. December 2011.
References
- ↑ There/Hollywood, page 6, 1985, by Janet Leigh
Other websites
- Janet Leigh on IMDb
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