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Hollywood Walk of Fame. Jeanette Helen Morrison (July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004), known professionally as Janet Leigh, was an American actress. Her career spanned over five decades. 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 ...
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. She was a student, studying music and psychology, at the University of the Pacific until she was...
- Actress, Producer, Additional Crew
- October 3, 2004
- July 6, 1927
Apr 2, 2014 · Leigh landed an MGM contract, and her first film was The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947), with Van Johnson. Leigh was cast in ingenue roles in a number of films in the late 1940s and early 1950s and ...
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. She was a student, studying music and psychology, at the University of the Pacific ...
- January 1, 1
- Merced, California, USA
- January 1, 1
- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Leigh, just 19, went for a screen test and was awarded a $50-a-week contract with MGM. The studio renamed her Janet Leigh and sent her to work with a drama coach. The work paid off and Leigh earned the female lead in the 1947 Civil Warera drama The Romance of Rosy Ridge, playing a mountain girl. She starred opposite Van Johnson, MGM's most ...
Childhood & Early Life. Janet Leigh was born Jeanette Helen Morrison in Merced, California, on July 6, 1927. She was the only child of Frederick Robert Morrison and Helen Lita. She spent all her childhood growing up in California. Her mother had Danish blood whereas her father had a mixture of German and Scottish ancestry.
Oct 4, 2004 · She was 77. The actress’ husband, Robert Brandt, and her daughters, actresses Kelly Curtis and Jamie Lee Curtis, were at their mother’s side when she died at her home in Beverly Hills. Leigh ...
