Download or read book Introduction to Janet Leigh written by Gilad James, PhD and published by Gilad James Mystery School. This book was released on with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Janet Leigh was an American actress who was born on July 6, 1927, in Merced, California. She started her career in the entertainment industry in the late 1940s and appeared in various films and television shows throughout the 1950s. Some of her most well-known acting credits include "The Manchurian Candidate", "Touch of Evil", and "Psycho". Her performance in "Psycho" earned her critical acclaim and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She continued to act until the 1990s, with her final film appearance being in 2004's "Bad Girls from Valley High". Aside from her acting career, Leigh was also an activist and philanthropist. In 1966, she founded the Jennifer Jones-Simon Foundation, which supports causes related to mental health and disability. She was also involved in various charities, including the March of Dimes and the United Services Organization. Leigh passed away on October 3, 2004, at the age of 77. She leaves behind a legacy as one of Hollywood's most recognizable actresses and as a humanitarian who was committed to making a positive impact in the world. Overall, Janet Leigh was an accomplished actress and humanitarian, known for her performances in numerous films and television shows. She was dedicated to her craft and to giving back to those in need, making her a beloved figure both on and off-screen. Her legacy continues to live on, and her contributions to the entertainment industry and the world at large will not be forgotten.

Download or read book Introduction to Janet Leigh written by Gilad James, PhD and published by Gilad James Mystery School. This book was released on with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Janet Leigh was an American actress who was born on July 6, 1927, in Merced, California. She started her career in the entertainment industry in the late 1940s and appeared in various films and television shows throughout the 1950s. Some of her most well-known acting credits include "The Manchurian Candidate", "Touch of Evil", and "Psycho". Her performance in "Psycho" earned her critical acclaim and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She continued to act until the 1990s, with her final film appearance being in 2004's "Bad Girls from Valley High". Aside from her acting career, Leigh was also an activist and philanthropist. In 1966, she founded the Jennifer Jones-Simon Foundation, which supports causes related to mental health and disability. She was also involved in various charities, including the March of Dimes and the United Services Organization. Leigh passed away on October 3, 2004, at the age of 77. She leaves behind a legacy as one of Hollywood's most recognizable actresses and as a humanitarian who was committed to making a positive impact in the world. Overall, Janet Leigh was an accomplished actress and humanitarian, known for her performances in numerous films and television shows. She was dedicated to her craft and to giving back to those in need, making her a beloved figure both on and off-screen. Her legacy continues to live on, and her contributions to the entertainment industry and the world at large will not be forgotten.

Download or read book Psycho written by Janet Leigh and published by Wings. This book was released on 1995 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bates Motel. The ominous house on the hill. The shower. . . . Few movies have proven as enduringly fascinating to audiences, film buffs, and moviemakers as Hitchcock's horrific 1960 shocker Psycho. This book offers the complete, colorful account of the production, shooting, and aftermath of this mesmerizing, electrifying film. 50 photos.

Download or read book The Life and Times of Janet Leigh written by Janet Leigh Stanley and published by Author House. This book was released on 2012-08-06 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a story about a beautiful girl from a small Mississippi town and her adventures through life. She was a caring, fun loving, and charismatic person who enjoyed life to its fullest. This book chronicles her many pursuits and adventures. She was a true joy and I had the pleasure of being with her for 20 years. She was my companion and friend. I hope by reading this book you can enjoy her as much as I did. This book was written in her final years of her life as she fought a courageous battle with cancer. This book is a tribute to her life. With all my love Kirk A. Stanley.

Download or read book House of Destiny written by Janet Leigh and published by MIRA. This book was released on 1996 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unforgettable film star brings readers a compelling novel about the dynamic, seductive world of Hollywood. When the stars of Tinseltown crave adventure, they go to Sun Valley, Idaho, where Jude Abavas is a bellman at the famous ski resort. When Jude meets Wade Colby, the screen's hottest box-office star, a friendship that will forge an empire is born.

Download or read book Janet Leigh 213 Success Facts Everything You Need to Know about Janet Leigh written by Dorothy Sweeney and published by Emereo Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-11 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let us shatter any Janet Leigh myths. This book is your ultimate resource for Janet Leigh. Here you will find the most up-to-date 213 Success Facts, Information, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Janet Leigh's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: If Winter Comes - Cast, List of people from California - L, Confidentially Connie, That Forsyte Woman, Sacha Gervasi - Narrative directorial debut, The Spy in the Green Hat - Cast, Bad Girls From Valley High - Release, Act of Violence - Cast, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Guest stars and other actors, Athena (film) - Casting, The Murder - Shower scene, Mocambo - History, The Red Danube - Plot, Bess Houdini - In film, Betty Garrett - MGM, Pancho Segura - Retirement, Rogue Cop, Radio Pictures - Studio library, Fred Zinnemann - 1940s, The Virginian (TV series) - Season 9, Psycho (1960 film) - The shower scene, Strictly Dishonorable (1951 film) - Adaptations, Jet Pilot (1957 film), Wendell Corey - Life and career, Person to Person - Guests, Tony Curtis - Marriages and children, Psycho (franchise) - Accolades, Trailer (film) - Definition, Janet Leigh, Tom Tryon - Acting career, My Sister Eileen (1955 film) - Song list, Who Was That Lady?, Columbo - Series format, Psycho (1960 film) - Novel adaptation, The Ten Commandments (1956 film) - Release, Halloween (1978 film) - Casting, The Romance of Rosy Ridge - Plot, Halloween H20 - Continuity, Dan August - Relation to other works, Halloween H20: 20 Years Later - Music, Scaramouche (1952 film) - Production, Saul Bass - Filmmaker, Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho - Film adaptation, and much more...

Download or read book Janet Leigh written by Marion Crane and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-10-16 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Janet Leigh, born Jeanette Helen Morrison in Merced, California, US, on July 6th, 1927 was an actress, singer, dancer & author, whose career lasted over 5 decades. Raised in Stockton, California by working-class parents, Jeanette was discovered when aged 18 by actress Norma Shearer, who helped her get a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Leigh featured in radio programs before getting into acting, making her movie debut in the drama The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947). She appeared in many motion pictures from a wide variety of genres, including the crime-drama Act of Violence (1948), the drama Little Women (1949), the comedy Angels in the Outfield (1951), the romance Scaramouche (1952) then western drama The Naked Spur (1953). Janet played dramatic roles during the late '50s, starring in Safari (1956) then Orson Welles's film noir Touch of Evil (1958), among others. Jeanette had her biggest hit as Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock's classic psychological thriller Psycho (1960), winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress then being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. She continued to appear in movies intermittently, including Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Harper (1966), Night of the Lepus (1972) then Boardwalk (1979). Leigh made her Broadway debut in 1975 in a production of Murder Among Friends, before appearing in a couple of horror flicks with her daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis: The Fog (1980) then Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998).

Download or read book The Moment of Psycho written by Thomson David Thomson and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-05-21 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "The Moment of Psycho," film critic David Thomson situates "Psycho" in Alfred Hitchcock's career, recreating the mood and time when the seminal film erupted onto film screens worldwide. Thomson brilliantly demonstrates how Hitchcock's creation represented all America wanted from a film--and still does.

Download or read book Janet Leigh written by Michelangelo Capua and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first decade of her career Leigh appeared as the stereotypical "nice girl." She was cast opposite some of the industry's biggest names including Robert Mitchum in Holiday Affair, Stewart Granger in Scaramouche, James Stewart in The Naked Spur, and Charlton Heston in Touch of Evil. Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho supplied her most memorable role: Marion Crane, who is murdered before the picture is half over. The part earned Leigh an Academy Award nomination. From 1951 to 1962, Leigh was married to favorite co-star Tony Curtis. They had two daughters, Kelly and Jamie Lee Curtis, both of whom followed in their parents' professional footsteps. This book reveals and reflects upon Janet Leigh's life and career and also extensively analyzes her films and television appearances.

Download or read book It s Only a Movie written by Charlotte Chandler and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-12-09 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IT'S ONLY A MOVIE is as close to an autobiography by Alfred Hitchcock that you could ever have. Drawn from years of interviews with her subject, his friends and the actors who worked with him on such classics as THE BIRDS, PSYCHO and REAR VIEW WINDOW, Charlotte Chandler has created a rich, complex, affectionate and honest picture of the man and his milieu. This is Hitchcock in his own voice and through the eyes of those who knew him better than anyone could.

Download or read book Janet Leigh written by George Batista Da Silva and published by Clube de Autores. This book was released on 2018-04-05 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Um portfólio bastante abrangente sobre a trajetória artística e biográfica da atriz Janet Leigh.

Download or read book An Introduction to World Cinema 2d ed written by Aristides Gazetas and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-04-28 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motion pictures are more than just entertainment. In film studies courses in colleges and universities worldwide, students and professors explore the social, political, technological and historical implications of cinema. This textbook provides two things: the history of film as an art form and an analysis of its impact on society and politics. Chapters are arranged chronologically, covering the major developments in film, like the advent of talkies or the French New Wave. Each era is examined in the context of several exemplary films commonly viewed in film studies courses. Thus students can watch Birth of a Nation and Intolerance while studying the innovations made by D.W. Griffith from 1910 to 1919. The scope is global, embracing the cinematic traditions of Asia, Latin America and Africa, as well as the ever important American and European output. Thoughtful articles from film scholars are included. The flexible structure of the text allows a variety of options for classroom use or personal study. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Download or read book The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 11 written by Stephen Jones and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As usual, acclaimed horror anthologist Stephen Jones has chosen the finest short stories and novellas of supernatural and psychological fiction. With the most comprehensive review of the year, useful contact lists, and a fascinating necrology as a bonus, this is one book that every horror fan must have.

Download or read book The Janet Leigh Handbook Everything You Need to Know about Janet Leigh written by Emily Smith and published by Tebbo. This book was released on 2013-04 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeanette Helen Morrison (July 6, 1927 - October 3, 2004), known professionally as Janet Leigh, was an American actress and author. Discovered by actress Norma Shearer, Leigh secured a contract with MGM and made her film debut with a starring role in The Romance of Rosy Ridge in 1947. Over the following years, she appeared in several popular films of a wide variety of genres, including Act of Violence (1948), Little Women (1949), Holiday Affair (1949), Angels in the Outfield (1951), Scaramouche (1952), The Naked Spur (1953), and Living It Up (1954). After two brief marriages at a young age, Leigh married actor Tony Curtis in 1951. The couple received significant media attention and starred in five films together: Houdini (1953), The Black Shield of Falworth (1954), The Vikings (1958), The Perfect Furlough (1958) and Who Was That Lady? (1960). Leigh played mostly dramatic roles during the latter half of the 1950s, in films such as Safari (1955), Touch of Evil (1958), and Psycho (1960), for which she was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She continued to appear occasionally in films and television, including The Manchurian Candidate (1962) and two films with her daughter Jamie Lee Curtis: The Fog (1980) and Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998). Leigh died in 2004 at the age of 77, following a year-long battle with vasculitis, an inflammation of the blood vessels. She was survived by her fourth husband of 42 years, Robert Brandt, and her two daughters by Tony Curtis: Jamie Lee and Kelly Curtis. This book is your ultimate resource for Janet Leigh. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Janet Leigh's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Janet Leigh, The Romance of Rosy Ridge, If Winter Comes, Hills of Home (film), Words and Music (1948 film), Act of Violence, Little Women (1949 film), The Red Danube, The Doctor and the Girl, That Forsyte Woman, Holiday Affair, Strictly Dishonorable (1951 film), Angels in the Outfield (1951 film), Two Tickets to Broadway, It's a Big Country, Scaramouche (1952 film), Fearless Fagan, The Naked Spur, Confidentially Connie, Houdini (film), Walking My Baby Back Home (film), Prince Valiant (1954 film), Living It Up, The Black Shield of Falworth, Rogue Cop, Pete Kelly's Blues (film), My Sister Eileen (1955 film), Safari (1955 film), Jet Pilot (film), Touch of Evil, The Vikings (1958 film), The Perfect Furlough, Who Was That Lady?, Psycho (film)...and more pages Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.

Download or read book American Prince written by Tony Curtis and published by Three Rivers Press. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legendary actor chronicles his odyssey from a hard-knock childhood as the son of immigrant parents to Hollywood success, detailing his days as a tinseltown playboy, the film industry during Hollywood's Golden Era, and his life as an artist at the age of eighty.

Download or read book Boundary Objects and Beyond written by Geoffrey C. Bowker and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2016-02-26 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The multifaceted work of the late Susan Leigh Star is explored through a selection of her writings and essays by friends and colleagues. Susan Leigh Star (1954–2010) was one of the most influential science studies scholars of the last several decades. In her work, Star highlighted the messy practices of discovering science, asking hard questions about the marginalizing as well as the liberating powers of science and technology. In the landmark work Sorting Things Out, Star and Geoffrey Bowker revealed the social and ethical histories that are deeply embedded in classification systems. Star's most celebrated concept was the notion of boundary objects: representational forms—things or theories—that can be shared between different communities, with each holding its own understanding of the representation. Unfortunately, Leigh was unable to complete a work on the poetics of infrastructure that further developed the full range of her work. This volume collects articles by Star that set out some of her thinking on boundary objects, marginality, and infrastructure, together with essays by friends and colleagues from a range of disciplines—from philosophy of science to organization science—that testify to the wide-ranging influence of Star's work. Contributors Ellen Balka, Eevi E. Beck, Dick Boland, Geoffrey C. Bowker, Janet Ceja Alcalá, Adele E. Clarke, Les Gasser, James R. Griesemer, Gail Hornstein, John Leslie King, Cheris Kramarae, Maria Puig de la Bellacasa, Karen Ruhleder, Kjeld Schmidt, Brian Cantwell Smith, Susan Leigh Star, Anselm L. Strauss, Jane Summerton, Stefan Timmermans, Helen Verran, Nina Wakeford, Jutta Weber

Download or read book The Man Who Made the Jailhouse Rock written by Mark Knowles and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-09-06 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Choreographer Alex Romero created Jailhouse Rock, the iconic Elvis Presley production number, but never received screen credit for his contribution. This book tells his story. The son of a Mexican general, Romero escaped the Mexican Revolution, joined his family's vaudeville dance act and became a dancer in Hollywood. Part of Jack Cole's exclusive Columbia dance troupe, he was eventually hired as a staff assistant at MGM, where he worked on Take Me Out to the Ballgame, American in Paris, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and On the Town, among many others. When Romero transitioned into full-time choreography, he created the dances for numerous films, including Love Me or Leave Me, I'll Cry Tomorrow, tom thumb, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, and three additional movies for Elvis. Known for his inventive style and creative use of props, Romero was instrumental in bringing rock and roll to the screen. This biography includes first-person accounts of his collaborations with Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, and others.