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A Tribute to Janet Leigh July 6, 1927 - October 3, 2004 Born Jeanette Helen Morrison and reportedly discovered by Norma Shearer, who was visiting a ski resort where her parents were working, Janet Leigh began her film career at the age of 19. She signed a contract with MGM for $50 a week and appeared in her first film, The Romance of Rosy Ridge, in 1947. Janet worked regularly during the late 40s and 50s, most notably in Words and Music (1948) Little Women (1949), Angels in the Outfield (1951), Scaramouche (1952), The Naked Spur (1953), My Sister Eileen (1955), and Touch of Evil (1958). But it was her role in Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) that resulted in her one and only Oscar nomination and included the celebrated shower scene for which she is most remembered today. After Psycho, she appeared in The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Bye Bye Birdie (1963), and Harper (1966), among others, but her big screen roles began to fall off after the 1960s. She lent her talents to a number of TV movies in the 1970s Janet married Tony Curtis in 1951, her third marriage. They were divorced in 1962, after producing two children, Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Curtis, both actresses. She died on October 3, 2004, after suffering from vasculitis, an inflammation of the blood vessels, during the previous year. We offer our condolences to her family, and this tribute to her fans. Part I: Introduction Part II: Janet Leigh Tributes and Other Pages Part III: Movie Reviews & Where to Find Her Movies Part IV: Books, Photos, Art, and Posters

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