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- Original Name
- Jeanette Helen Morrison
- Birth
- Merced, Merced County, California, USA
- Death
- 3 Oct 2004 (aged 77)Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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- Westwood,Los Angeles County,California,USAShow MapGPS-Latitude: 34.0581392, Longitude: -118.4405086
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- Garden of Serenity, Wall Niche
- Memorial ID
- 9550589View Source
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Actress. Born Jeanette Helen Morrison, she was discovered when retired film starNorma Shearer saw her picture at a ski resort. Norma recommended her to talent agentLew Wasserman who got Janet a contract at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) for $50 a week and who christened Jeanette with the stage name, Janet Leigh. She made her first movie, "The Romance of Rosy Bridge," at age 19 in 1947. By 1949, she was very busy, working in six movies that year alone. Some of her films included "Act of Violence" (1949), "Little Women" (1949), "Holiday Affair" (1949), "Strictly Dishonorable" (1951), "The Naked Spur" (1953), "Living It Up" (1954), "Safari" (1956), "Jet Pilot" (1957), "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962), "Bye Bye Birdie" (1963), andOrson Welles' 1958 film, "Touch of Evil." Janet's most famous role was as an office worker who was stabbed to death in a shower byAnthony Perkins' diabolical character inAlfred Hitchcock's 1960 film, "Psycho." Many people thought twice before taking a shower after watching the movie, and, in her book, "Psycho: Behind the Scenes in the Classic Thriller" published in 1995, Janet herself admitted to never being able to take a shower again after filming the movie. Janet married fellow actor Tony Curtis in 1951 (her third husband). The union produced actresses Kelly Curtis and Jamie Lee Curtis (of "Halloween" fame).
Actress. Born Jeanette Helen Morrison, she was discovered when retired film starNorma Shearer saw her picture at a ski resort. Norma recommended her to talent agentLew Wasserman who got Janet a contract at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) for $50 a week and who christened Jeanette with the stage name, Janet Leigh. She made her first movie, "The Romance of Rosy Bridge," at age 19 in 1947. By 1949, she was very busy, working in six movies that year alone. Some of her films included "Act of Violence" (1949), "Little Women" (1949), "Holiday Affair" (1949), "Strictly Dishonorable" (1951), "The Naked Spur" (1953), "Living It Up" (1954), "Safari" (1956), "Jet Pilot" (1957), "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962), "Bye Bye Birdie" (1963), andOrson Welles' 1958 film, "Touch of Evil." Janet's most famous role was as an office worker who was stabbed to death in a shower byAnthony Perkins' diabolical character inAlfred Hitchcock's 1960 film, "Psycho." Many people thought twice before taking a shower after watching the movie, and, in her book, "Psycho: Behind the Scenes in the Classic Thriller" published in 1995, Janet herself admitted to never being able to take a shower again after filming the movie. Janet married fellow actor Tony Curtis in 1951 (her third husband). The union produced actresses Kelly Curtis and Jamie Lee Curtis (of "Halloween" fame).
Bio by:Donna Di Giacomo
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- Originally Created by:Donna Di Giacomo
- Added: Oct 4, 2004
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- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9550589/janet-leigh: accessed), memorial page for Janet Leigh (6 Jul 1927–3 Oct 2004), Find a Grave Memorial ID9550589, citing Westwood Memorial Park, Westwood,Los Angeles County,California,USA;Maintained by Find a Grave.
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