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Janet Leigh
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Actor Born: July 6, 1927 in Merced, CA Death: October 3, 2004 in Beverly Hills, CA Biography:The only child of a very young married couple, American actress "Janet Leigh" spent her childhood moving from town to town due to her father's changing jobs. A bright child who skipped several grades in school, Leigh took music and dancing lessons, making her public debut at age 10 as a baton twirler for a marching band. Her favorite times were the afternoons spent at the local movie house, which she referred to as her "babysitter." In 1946, Leigh's mother was working at a ski lodge where actress "Norma Shearer" was vacationing; impressed by a photograph of Leigh, Shearer arranged for the girl (whose prior acting experience consisted of a college play) to be signed with the MCA talent agency. One year later Leigh was at MGM, playing the ingenue in the 1947 film "Romance of Rosy Ridge". The actress became one of the busiest contractees at the studio, building her following with solid performances in... Full Biography
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