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Janet Leigh (July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004), born Jeanette Helen Morrison, was an American actress. Janet Leigh source: http://www. ...
July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 178 days remaining. ...
1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar). ...
Historic County Courthouse, now serving as a museum. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...
October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 1,290. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...
Roger Moore and Tony Curtis in The Persuaders! Tony Curtis (born June 3, 1925) is an American film actor. ...
Psycho is a 1960 suspense/horror film directed by auteur Alfred Hitchcock from the screenplay by Joseph Stefano. ...
Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...
// The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the awards given to actresses working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ...
Psycho is a 1960 suspense/horror film directed by auteur Alfred Hitchcock from the screenplay by Joseph Stefano. ...
The Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...
The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1944 for a performance in a motion picture released in the previous year. ...
Psycho is a 1960 suspense/horror film directed by auteur Alfred Hitchcock from the screenplay by Joseph Stefano. ...
July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 178 days remaining. ...
1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar). ...
October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ...
Biography
Early life Leigh was born in Merced, California, the only child of Frederick Robert Morrison and Helen Lita Westergard. Her mother was of Norwegian-Polish heritage, and her father was of Irish, Scottish and French ancestry. Her maternal grandmother was an Polish emigrant from Białystok in Poland and Janet's maternal grandfather was from Harstad in Norway. She was discovered by actress Norma Shearer, whose late husband Irving Thalberg had been a senior executive at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Shearer showed talent agent Lew Wasserman the photograph she had seen of Leigh while vacationing at the ski resort where the girl's parents worked. She left College of the Pacific, where she was studying music and psychology, after Wasserman secured a contract with MGM. Historic County Courthouse, now serving as a museum. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...
Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots3 Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell...
BiaÅ‚ystok (pronounced: , Belarusian: , Lithuanian: , Yiddish בי×ַליסט×ָק) is the largest city (pop. ...
Municipality of Harstad (In the county of Troms) County Troms District Hålogaland Municipality NO-1901 Administrative centre Harstad Mayor (2005) Halvar Hansen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 249 372 km² 355 km² 0. ...
Edith Norma Shearer (August 10, 1902 (some sources indicate 1900) - June 12, 1983) was an Academy Award-winning Canadian-born Hollywood actress. ...
Irving Grant Thalberg (May 30, 1899 - September 14, 1936) was an American film producer during the early years of motion pictures. ...
For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ...
Lew Wasserman (March 15, 1913 - June 3, 2002) was a Hollywood agent and studio executive credited with first creating and then taking apart the studio system in a career spanning more than six decades. ...
The University of the Pacific (also known as Pacific, and formerly known as UOP) is a private northern California university originally chartered on July 10, 1851 in Santa Clara, California, under the name California Wesleyan College by the California Supreme Court. ...
For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ...
Psychology is an academic or applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes such as perception, cognition, emotion, personality, behavior, and interpersonal relationships. ...
Career Leigh's best-known role was as the morally ambiguous Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film Psycho. Years later, she wrote a book about the making of that film, in which she dispelled the urban legends which had popped up around it, notably, about the immortal "shower scene." Her performance earned her a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination. Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980) was a highly influential film director and producer who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres. ...
1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...
Psycho is a 1960 suspense/horror film directed by auteur Alfred Hitchcock from the screenplay by Joseph Stefano. ...
Urban Legend is also the name of a 1998 movie. ...
The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...
Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...
In 1975 she played almost herself (a retired Hollywood star) in Columbo: Forgotten Lady. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
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Leigh appeared in two horror films with her daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis, playing a major role in 1980's The Fog and making a cameo appearance in 1998's Halloween H20: 20 Years Later. Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22, 1958) is a Golden Globe-winning American film actress and a successful writer of books for children. ...
// Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film, McVicar, opens in London. ...
The Fog is a 1980 horror movie directed by John Carpenter, who also wrote the screenplay and composed the music of the film. ...
Since its first use in 1851, a cameo role or cameo appearance has been a brief appearance in a play (or later, a movie) that stands out against the general context for its éclat or dramatic punch. ...
// February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein. ...
Private life Leigh married her third husband, Tony Curtis, on June 4, 1951. They had two children, Kelly and Jamie Lee. Curtis, who has admitted to cheating on her throughout their marriage, left Leigh in 1962 for Christine Kaufmann, the 17 year-old Austrian co-star of his then-latest film (Taras Bulba). Leigh was granted a divorce, and married stockbroker Robert Brandt later that year in Las Vegas; they remained married until her death. Leigh served on the board of directors of the Motion Picture and Television Foundation, a medical-services provider for actors. Roger Moore and Tony Curtis in The Persuaders! Tony Curtis (born June 3, 1925) is an American film actor. ...
June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ...
1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...
Kelly Lee Curtis (born June 17, 1956 in Santa Monica, California) is the eldest child of actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh and the sister of actress Jamie Lee Curtis. ...
Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22, 1958) is a Golden Globe-winning American film actress and a successful writer of books for children. ...
1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...
Born the 11 january 1945 in Lengdorf, Austria, from a German father and a French mother, Christine Maria Kaufmann entered very soon in the artistic field. ...
Yul Brynner movie (1962) with co star Tony Curtis as two brothers who are leaders of Cossacks tribe on the Polish steppes. ...
For the record label, see Divorce Records. ...
This article is about the city of Las Vegas in Nevada. ...
She was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree at University of the Pacific in Stockton, California on May 14, 2004. She delivered an inspirational speech to graduating students, faculty, and administrators in accepting her award. Author Maxine Hong Kingston and United States Solicitor General Ted Olson were also awarded honorary degrees on the same day. The University of the Pacific (also known as Pacific, and formerly known as UOP) is a private northern California university originally chartered on July 10, 1851 in Santa Clara, California, under the name California Wesleyan College by the California Supreme Court. ...
City nickname: Californias Sunrise Seaport City slogan: Stocktons Great, Take A Look! County: San Joaquin Area code: 209 ZIP code: 952xx Area: - Total - Water 144. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...
Maxine Hong Kingston Maxine Hong Kingston (湯婷婷; born October 27, 1940) is a Chinese American writer. ...
The United States Solicitor General is the individual appointed to argue for the Government of the United States in front of the Supreme Court of the United States, when the government is party to a case. ...
Theodore Bevry Olson (born September 11, 1940) was the 42nd United States Solicitor General, serving from June 2001 to July 2004. ...
Death and illness She died at her home after suffering cardiopulmonary arrest due to dilated cardiomyopathy at age 77. Her family was at her side. She also suffered from vasculitis and peripheral neuropathy, which caused her right hand to become gangrenous. Cardiopulmonary arrest refers to the combination of cardiac arrest and respiratory arrest, each detailed below: Respiratory arrest is the cessation of the normal tidal flow of the lungs due to paralysis of the diaphragm, collapse of the lung or any number of respiratory failures. ...
Dilated cardiomyopathy or DCM (also known as congestive cardiomyopathy), is a disease of the myocardium (the muscle of the heart) in which a portion of the myocardium is dilated, often without any obvious cause. ...
In medicine, vasculitis (plural: vasculitides) is a group of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels due to leukocyte migration and resultant damage. ...
Peripheral neuropathy is the medical term for damage to nerves of the peripheral nervous system, which may be caused either by diseases of the nerve or from the side-effects of systemic illness. ...
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Selected filmography Act of Violence is a 1948 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film noir drama/thriller motion picture starring Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, with Mary Astor, and Phyllis Thaxter. ...
See also: 1947 in film 1948 1949 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America The Red Shoes, (55th in year of release, lifetime box office would place it in first) The Road to Rio Easter Parade Red River The Three Musketeers, Johnny...
Holiday Affair is a black-and-white 1949 romantic comedy film starring Robert Mitchum and Janet Leigh. ...
See also: 1948 in film 1949 1950 in film 1940s in film 1950s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films North America Adams Rib Jolson Sings Again Pinky I Was a Male War Bride, The Snake Pit, Joan of Arc Academy Awards Best Picture: All the...
Little Women (1949) directed by Mervyn LeRoy is based on Louisa May Alcotts novel of the same name. ...
See also: 1948 in film 1949 1950 in film 1940s in film 1950s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films North America Adams Rib Jolson Sings Again Pinky I Was a Male War Bride, The Snake Pit, Joan of Arc Academy Awards Best Picture: All the...
Angels in the Outfield is a 1951 black-and-white film starring Paul Douglas and Janet Leigh. ...
See also: 1950 in film 1951 1952 in film 1950s in film 1940s in film years in film film Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian film-makers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati Top grossing films North America David and Bathsheba Show Boat tie The Great Caruso and An...
Scaramouche is a 1952 film based on the 1921 novel Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini. ...
// Events February 20 - The film The African Queen opens (Capitol Theater in New York City). ...
The Naked Spur is a 1953 western movie about a man who is searching for a murderer to collect the bounty on his head. ...
See also: 1952 in film 1953 1954 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events September 16 - The Robe debuts as the first anamorphic, widescreen CinemaScope film. ...
Houdini is a 1953 biographical film about the life of the magician and escapologist Harry Houdini. ...
See also: 1952 in film 1953 1954 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events September 16 - The Robe debuts as the first anamorphic, widescreen CinemaScope film. ...
Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur, or simply Prince Valiant, is a comic strip created by Hal Foster. ...
See also: 1953 in film 1954 1955 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda. ...
The Black Shield of Falworth is a 1954 film made by Universal Studios, produced by Robert Arthur and Melville Tucker and directed by Rudolph Maté. The screenplay was adapted by Oscar Brodney from Howard Pyles novel Men of Iron and starred Tony Curtis as Myles Falworth, Janet Leigh as...
1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Living It Up was filmed from October 19 - December 18, 1953. ...
See also: 1953 in film 1954 1955 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda. ...
Rogue Cop is a 1954, American, film noir, crime, suspense film directed by Roy Rowland. ...
See also: 1953 in film 1954 1955 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda. ...
Pete Kellys Blues is a 1955 film directed by Jack Webb, who also acts in it, along with Janet Leigh and Peggy Lee, who plays an alcoholic jazz singer. ...
// Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts. ...
My Sister Eileen is the name of several works based on short stories by Ruth McKenney about her adventures in Greenwich Village with her sister, Eileen McKenney. ...
// Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts. ...
// October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock, starring Elvis Presley, opens. ...
Touch of Evil (1958) is considered one of the last examples of film noir in the genres classic era (from the early 1940s until the late 1950s). ...
// Events February 16- In the Money is released on this date. ...
The Vikings can refer to: Vikings, a group of Scandinavian peoples. ...
// Events February 16- In the Money is released on this date. ...
Psycho is a 1960 suspense/horror film directed by auteur Alfred Hitchcock from the screenplay by Joseph Stefano. ...
See also: 1959 in film 1960 1961 in film 1950s in film 1960s in film years in film film // Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film G.I. Blues August 10 - Filming of West...
The Manchurian Candidate is a film adapted from the 1959 thriller novel written by Richard Condon. ...
// Events Dr. No launches the James Bond film series, the longest-running motion picture franchise of all time, running more than 40 years. ...
Bye Bye Birdie is a Broadway musical satire on American society written by Michael Stewart (book), Lee Adams (lyrics), and Charles Strouse (music). ...
// Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr. Strangelove. ...
Three on a Couch was filmed from September 13-December 1, 1965. ...
// Events Top grossing films North America Thunderball Dr. Zhivago Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? That Darn Cat! The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming Academy Awards Best Picture: A Man for All Seasons - Highland, Columbia Best Actor: Paul Scofield - A Man for All Seasons Best Actress: Elizabeth Taylor...
Plot Synopsis Edward G Robinson plays mild-mannered teacher, Professor James Anders, an American working in Rio De Janeiro. ...
// December 26 - The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour airs on British television. ...
// Cannes Film Festival opens, but closes in support of a French general strike without awarding any prizes. ...
Night of the Lepus is a 1972 B-movie horror film in which giant mutant rabbits terrorize the Southwestern United States. ...
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The Fog is a 1980 horror movie directed by John Carpenter, who also wrote the screenplay and composed the music of the film. ...
// Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film, McVicar, opens in London. ...
// February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein. ...
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