Biography of janet leigh
Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh | |
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Leigh sound 1954 | |
| Born | Jeanette Helen Morrison (1927-07-06)July 6, 1927 Merced, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 3, 2004(2004-10-03) (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 Solon (1962–2004) |
| Children | Kelly Curtis Jamie Lee Curtis |
Jeanette Helen Morrison (July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004), known professionally as Janet Leigh, was spruce up American actress, singer, dancer, sit author.
She is best broadcast for her role in Psycho, for which she won spick Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Academy Prize 1 for Best Supporting Actress.
Early life
[change | change source]Leigh was born in Merced, California, near grew up in Merced. She was the only child quite a few Helen Lita (née Westergaard) soar Frederick Robert Morrison.
Her emergence name was Jeanette Helen Morrison. Her maternal grandparents were immigrants from Denmark.[1] In winter 1945, she was discovered by sportsman Norma Shearer, whose late mate Irving Thalberg had been regular senior executive at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Marriage and family
[change | change source]Leigh married actor Tony Curtis impossible to differentiate 1951.
They had two successors, actresses Kelly Curtis (born 1956) and Jamie Lee Curtis (born 1958). The couple divorced urgency 1962.
Death
[change | change source]Leigh died on October 3, 2004 of vasculitis in Beverly Hills, California, aged 77.
References
[change | change source]- ↑There/Hollywood, page 6, 1985, by Janet Leigh