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Jeanette Helen Morrison (July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004), known professionally as Janet Leigh, was an American actress and author. Raised in Stockton, California, by working-class parents, Leigh was discovered at 18 by actress Norma Shearer, who helped her secure a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. With MGM, she appeared in films such as the ...
Janet Leigh. Actress: Psycho. Janet Leigh was the only child of a couple who often moved from town to town. Living in apartments, Janet was a bright child who skipped several grades and finished high school when she was 15. A lonely child, she would spend much of her time at movie theaters.
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Janet Leigh. Actress: Psycho. Janet Leigh was the only child of a couple who often moved from town to town. Living in apartments, Janet was a bright child who skipped several grades and finished high school when she was 15. A lonely child, she would spend much of her time at movie theaters.
- Actress, Producer, Additional Crew
- October 3, 2004
- July 6, 1927
Apr 2, 2014 · Film actress Janet Leigh, once Tony Curtis’s wife, is best remembered for her shower scene as Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller, 'Psycho.'
Oct 4, 2004 · Janet Leigh, the actress who turned the mundane act of getting clean in a shower into one of cinema’s most enduring images of gore and horror, died Sunday with her family at her bedside. She was...
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Oct 4, 2004 · Janet Leigh, the wholesome beauty whose shocking murder in the classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller “Psycho” was credited with making generations of film fans think twice about stepping into a motel...
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Oct 2, 2023 · Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis’s Real Hollywood Romance. In an excerpt from his new book, Hitchcock’s Blondes: The Unforgettable Women Behind the Legendary Director’s Dark Obsession, Laurence Leamer...