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Janis Paige
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Actor Born: September 16, 1922 in Tacoma, WA Biography:American singer/actress "Janis Paige" was singing in public from age 5 in local amateur shows. Journeying from her native Washington to Los Angeles after high school, Paige secured a job as vocalist at the Hollywood Canteen, a studio-sponsored gathering spot for servicemen. It was only logical, then, that her first feature film upon being signed by Warner Bros. would be "Hollywood Canteen" (1944). A few musicals aside, Paige didn't get to sing much in her subsequent films, appearing mostly as ingenues and second leads. She left for Broadway in 1950, where she scored a hit in the popular comedy-mystery Remains to Be Seen, in which she costarred with then-husband "Jackie Cooper". A few seasons later, Paige enjoyed her biggest hit in the Tony-Winning musical comedy "The Pajama Game". Back in Hollywood, Paige watched as her stage roles went to bigger actresses (the star of the filmization of "Pajama... Full Biography
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