Janet Leigh

The only child of a very young married couple, American actress Janet Leigh spent her childhood moving from town to town due to her father's changing jobs. A bright child who skipped several grades in...
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07/05/1927
Merced, CA
  • Jamie Lee Curtis: 'My father's legacy will live on'
    By: WENN.com Source September 30, 2010 10:30am EST
    Actress Jamie Lee Curtis has paid a touching tribute to her late father, Hollywood icon Tony Curtis, insisting his legacy will live on through his "great performances".
  • Hollywood legend Curtis dead
    By: WENN.com Source September 30, 2010 5:00am EST
    Hollywood legend Tony Curtis has died at the age of 85.
  • Curtis' daughter stunned with Leigh eulogy
    By: WENN.com Source May 12, 2010 3:45pm EST
    Jamie Lee Curtis' daughter Annie stunned the actress with her eulogy at her grandmother's funeral - by ultimately summing up the late Janet Leigh as part of a touching remembrance.
  • Jamie Lee opens up about parents' split in magazine essay
    By: WENN.com Source April 21, 2010 3:45pm EST
    Late movie icon Janet Leigh filmed one of her most famous scenes minutes after receiving divorce papers from Tony Curtis.
  • 'Gang rape' scene scrapped from Broadway show
    By: WENN.com Source August 24, 2009 10:15am EST
    A scene has been scrapped from the remake of Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie over producers' fears it was "gang rape-y".
  • Curtis opens up about Monroe's pregnancy
    By: WENN.com Source August 06, 2009 5:00am EST
    Tony Curtis is set to shock fans with a new book which lifts the lid on Marilyn Monroe's pregnancy - insisting she was carrying his child following their steamy affair while filming Some Like It Hot.
  • Matinee Idol Van Johnson Dies
    By: Kit Bowen December 12, 2008 4:46pm EST
    Actor Van Johnson, a Hollywood heartthrob during the 1940s and 1950s, died on Friday at age 92.
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    By: Kit Bowen November 12, 2007 10:44am EST
    Fred Claus is pure Vince Vaughn hijinks—but the PG, family-friendly mode may not be his most advantageous venue.
  • The Da Vinci Code Review
    By: Kit Bowen May 26, 2006 5:42am EST
    Ron Howard’s beautifully framed The Da Vinci Code sticks to author Dan Brown’s controversial wild goose-chase thriller pretty religiously. But the movie’s faithfulness to the book poses some inherent problems, including keeping your attention for two and a half hours.
  • 16 Blocks Review
    By: Kit Bowen March 03, 2006 7:25am EST
    One downtrodden detective looking for redemption. One star witness set to testify against corrupt cops who are gunning for him. 16 Blocks to the courthouse. You get the picture.