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Janet Leigh
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.
Introduction to Janet Leigh
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 Foundatio...
There Really Was a Hollywood
The author recounts how she became a movie actress, describes her childhood, marriages, and career, and shares anecdotes about the many actors and actresses with whom she has worked
Psycho
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.
There Really was a Hollywood
The noted actress offers a candid, behind-the-scenes look at Hollywood life and the workings of the film industry and reminisces about her own career, her family and colleagues, and her personal life
Janet Leigh
Um portfólio bastante abrangente sobre a trajetória artística e biográfica da atriz Janet Leigh.
House of Destiny
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.
The Dream Factory
When Eve Handel, one of the few women in Hollywood with the power to make or break a star, is hospitalized due to a life-threatening illness, those closest to her become concerned for their reputations, because Eve's journal full of dark secrets is missing.
LIFE
LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.
"Movies Were Always Magical"
This work is a compilation of interviews with 19 film actors, directors, and producers who were all part of the studio system that made Hollywood such a powerful and illustrious city in the era of the 1950s. Each of the celebrities interviewed for this work have made lasting contributions to the film industry, and some of them continue to do so. Pat Boone, Jeff Corey, Kathryn Grayson, Beverly Garland, Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., Jane Greer, Stanley Kramer, Janet Leigh, Joan Leslie, Sheree North, Janis Paige, Luise Rainer, Paula Raymond, John Saxon, Vincent Sherman, Robert Wise, Jane Withers, Jane Wyatt and Fred Zinnemann speak candidly about their work and experiences in Hollywood and share many of their memories. Each interview is followed by a complete filmography for each film that the actor, director, or producer was a part of, giving such information as the U.S. distributor, year of release, director, producer, screenwriter, editor, composer, running time, and cast for each film.
