Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on March 19, 2024

Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, and Janet Leigh star in Alfred Hitchock’s suspense classic “Psycho” Psycho (1960) is an American suspense thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, and Janet Leigh. The supporting cast i   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on December 17, 2021

It's fascinating how many of the films we now consider Christmas classics came from the 1940s. The decade began with the romances Remember the Night (1940) and The Shop Around the Corner (1940) as well as the witty The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942). But as the decade went...   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by on July 5, 2019

Michaela of Love Letters to Old Hollywood is hosting a blogathon tribute to lovely Janet Leigh. Click HERE to enjoy the contributions. Forgotten Lady guest-starring Janet Leigh was the opening episode of the 5th season of Columbo airing on September 14, 1975. The episode was written by William   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by minooallen on October 1, 2014

Janet Leigh: Not just Psycho  Janet Leigh Turner Classic Movie’s Star of the Month, Janet Leigh, has a very interesting place in the lexicon of film history. Although she never truly reached the highest echelons of Hollywood stardom, her image is one of the most studied in all of film...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on July 6, 2013

Born July 6, 1927, Janet Helen Morrison is probably best known by modern audiences as the lady who gets killed in the shower scene of Psycho. But under her stage name of Janet Leigh, the actress racked up over 80 film and television credits. She was also an accomplished stage performer, a...   read more

All Good Things Posted by monty on November 29, 2012

Janet getting a head start on unwrapping some Christmas gifts..with some help   read more

All Good Things Posted by monty on July 23, 2012

Janet about to do a little surfing   read more

Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on July 7, 2012

Janet Leigh was born Jeanette Helen Morrison on July 6, 1927 in Merced, California. The only child of Helen Lita and Frederick Robert Morrison she grew up in Stockton, California. Her maternal grandparents were immigrants from Denmark. Leigh was a bright kid who skipped several grades and finished h   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on July 6, 2012

Of her more than 50 movies, she would be most remembered for the 40 minutes she was on screen in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960).   read more

All Good Things Posted by monty on June 7, 2012

What a lovely couple!   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on February 6, 2012

One of my favorite on screen couples was Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. At one time, they were a real life couple. Married from 1952 - 1961 and had two daughters, Jamie Lee and Kelly. They starred in 5 films together: Houdini (1953), The Black Shield of Falworth (1954), The...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on December 21, 2011

Personal Quote: "Merry Christmas!!" Video: Please watch on youtube website.   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on November 21, 2011

Both Janet Leigh and Brigitte Bardot, were well known as the "sex kittens" of their era. Janet Leigh (July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004). Discovered by actress Norma Shearer, landed a contract with MGM and began her film career in the late 1940s. She performed in Alfred Hitchcock's, Psycho...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on July 6, 2011

Fun Fact: She and her actress daughter Jamie Lee Curtis perform together in John Carpenter's The Fog (1980), though they do not meet until the film's end. They also appear together in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) early in the film when Janet reports to Jamie on a problem...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on July 6, 2011

Personal Quote: I don't know what it is I exude. But whatever it is, it's whatever I am!   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on July 6, 2010

Janet Leigh, was discovered by the actress Norma Shearer, in the winter of 1945. Shearer's late husband Irving Thalberg had been a senior executive at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Shearer showed talent agent Lew Wasserman a photograph she had seen of Leigh while vacationing at Sugar Bowl, the ski resort w   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on July 5, 2010

Fearless Fagan (1952).When a circus clown is drafted, he tries to sneak his pet lion into the service. Cast: Carleton Carpenter, Janet Leigh, Keenan Wynn. Dir: Stanley Donen. My Sister Eileen (1955). (The only movie I have seen in, Janet Leigh, birthday tribute line up). Two sisters from Ohio, on   read more