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Janet Blair is a Actor American born on 23 april 1921 at Altoona (USA)
Janet Blair (April 23, 1921 – February 19, 2007) was a big band singer who went on to become a popular American film and television actress.
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Janet Blair
Birth name Martha Jane Lafferty
Nationality USA
Birth 23 april 1921 at Altoona (USA)
Death 19 february 2007 (at 85 years) at Santa Monica (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 23 april 1921 at Altoona (USA)
Death 19 february 2007 (at 85 years) at Santa Monica (USA)
Biography
Blair was married twice. Her first marriage was to musical arranger and conductor Louis Ferdinand Busch on July 12, 1943, at Lake Arrowhead, California. The two had met four years earlier when Blair sang for Hal Kemp's band and Busch was Kemp's pianist and arranger. They divorced in March 1950. She married television producer Nick Mayo in 1952 with whom she had two children: Andrew and Amanda. They divorced in 1971.Usually with
Filmography of Janet Blair (18 films)
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, 1h32Directed by Michael Winner
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Madeline Kahn, Bruce Dern, Rintintin (acteur canin), Teri Garr, Art Carney, Phil Silvers
Roles President's Girl 3
Rating48%
En 1924, Estie Del Ruth se rend à Hollywood dans l'espoir de devenir une grande actrice. Sur son chemin, elle rencontre un chien du nom de Won Ton Ton (Rintintin) qui se met à la suivre. Une fois à destination, Won Ton Ton séduit tout le monde et devient une star à la place d'Estie.
, 1h50Directed by Michael O'Herlihy
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Walter Brennan, Buddy Ebsen, Lesley Ann Warren, John Davidson, John Davidson, Janet Blair
Roles Katie Bower
Rating62%
The Bower Family Band petitions the Democratic National Committee to sing a rally song for President Grover Cleveland at the party's 1888 convention. On the urging of Joe Carder, a journalist and suitor to eldest Bower daughter Alice, the family decides instead to move to the Dakota Territory. There, Grandpa Bower, a staunch Democrat, causes trouble with his pro-Cleveland sentiments. The Dakota residents are overwhelmingly Republican, and hope to get the territory admitted as two states (North and South Dakota) rather than one (so as to send four Republican senators to Washington rather than two). Grandpa's actions result in family strife, including nearly costing Alice her position as the town's new school teacher. The budding romance between Joe and Alice also suffers. In the end, more ballots are cast for Cleveland, but Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison nonetheless wins the Electoral College reversal and the presidency. Before he leaves office, Cleveland grants statehood to the two Dakotas, along with two Democrat-voting territories, evening the gains for both parties. The Dakotans, particularly the feuding young couple, resolve to live together in peace.
Boys' Night Out (1962)
, 1h55Directed by Michael Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Kim Novak, James Garner, Tony Randall, Howard Morris, Howard Duff, Janet Blair
Roles Marge Drayton
Rating64%
Three married men, George (Tony Randall), Doug (Howard Duff), and Howie (Howard Morris), and divorcé Fred (James Garner) are friends who commute to work from Greenwich, Connecticut, to New York City on the same train. Seeing Fred's philandering boss, Mr. Bingham (Larry Keating), with his mistress sets the men to fantasizing about sharing the expense of an apartment in the city as a love nest. As a gag, they give Fred the task of finding an unrealistically inexpensive apartment and a blonde "companion" to go with it.
Night of the Eagle (1962)
, 1h27Directed by Sidney Hayers
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Peter Wyngarde, Janet Blair, Margaret Johnston, Anthony Nicholls, Kathleen Byron, Colin Gordon
Roles Tansy Taylor
Rating68%
Norman Taylor (Peter Wyngarde) is a psychology professor lecturing about belief systems and superstition. He discovers that his wife, Tansy (Janet Blair), is practising witchcraft. She insists that her charms have been responsible for his rapid advancement in his academic career and for his general well-being. A firm rationalist, Norman is angered by her acceptance of superstition. He forces her to burn all of her magical paraphernalia.
Public Pigeon No. 1 (1957)
, 1h19Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Red Skelton, Janet Blair, Vivian Blaine, Jay C. Flippen, Allyn Joslyn, Howard McNear
Roles Edith Enders
Rating63%
Rusty Morgan is irresponsible, but girlfriend Edith Enders trusts him. They put their money in a joint bank account.
The Fuller Brush Man (1948)
, 1h33Directed by S. Sylvan Simon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Actors Red Skelton, Janet Blair, Don McGuire, Hillary Brooke, Adele Jergens, Trudy Marshall
Roles Ann Elliot
Rating67%
Success doesn't exactly stare the unfortunate street cleaner Red Jones (Red Skelton) in the eye, and when he decides to propose to his sweetheart Ann Elliot (Janet Blair), who is a secretary at the Fuller Brush company, she demands that he makes something more of himself before she can accept the offer. She suggests he should follow the example of a salesman and friend of hers, Keenan Wallick (Don McGuire), who works at her company. Red gets a chance to prove himself worthy sooner than he had expected when he is fired from his job as a cleaner by his boss, Gordon Trist (Nicholas Joy), because he accidentally sets a trash can on fire in the line of duty, and smashes Trist's car window. Ann gets him a chance to show his skills as a door-to-door salesman for the Fuller Brush company, and he is teamed up with her friend Keenan. Both Ann and Red are unaware that Keenan himself had a romantic interest in Ann, and wants to get Red out of the way as soon as possible, so he can pursue Ann without competition. Keenan assigns Red a list of the hardest homes, and Red fails tremendously with his task of selling to an almost impossible potential customer. He has a comical run-in with a troublesome small boy, and a beautiful model at another home tries to seduce him. Seeing how unsuccessful Red's sales attempts are, Keenan comes up with the idea of a bet - the winner gets to pursue Ann without interference of the other man - which he suggests to Red. The bet is that Red won't be able to sell a single brush to the households on their run. Red takes the bet, and the next household on their run is the mansion of his old boss Gordon Trist. After Red tries to hide from Gordon and the groundskeeper, Gordon recognizes Red and sends him packing, but his wife comes after Red and buys ten brushes from him. Red returns to Anna and Keenan with high spirit, until he realizes he forgot to collect the payment money from Mrs Trist. When Red comes back to the Trist home, he overhears a conversation between his former boss, Keenan, Gregory Cruckston (Donald Curtis) and a few other persons, as they discuss their involvement in a racketeering operation. Red is caught eavesdropping and knocked unconscious after he is brought into the house. When he comes back to life, Gordon has been murdered in the dark, and everyone present in the house is arrested by police lieutenant Quint (Arthur Space), all suspected of murder. Red is released since there is no evidence pointing to him being the killer, and when he comes home he discovers Mrs Trist (Hillary Brooke) waiting for him with the money. Soon after, Anna arrives to his home, and shortly after that Freddie Trist (Ross Ford), Gordon's son, with two armed gangsters. The gangsters hold everyone hostage as they search in vain for the murder weapon that killed Gordon. Ann and Red concludes that the weapon must have been a Fuller brush, molded into a knife-looking object. Cruckston stops them from telling policeman Quint about the weapon, and it turns out Cruckston, who is Gordon's partner in crime, is the murderer. Ann and Red escape from him and his gangsters. Cruckston is arrested and Red is the hero of the day, winning Ann's heart in the process.
I Love Trouble (1948)
, 1h33Directed by S. Sylvan Simon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors Franchot Tone, Janet Blair, Janis Carter, Glenda Farrell, Adele Jergens, John Ireland
Roles Norma Shannon
Rating66%
A wealthy politician, Ralph Johnston, hires detective Stuart Bailey to investigate his missing wife's background. Bailey discovers that the wife had been a dancer under her maiden name of Jane Breeger and had left her Oregon home town with Buster Buffin, a nightclub entertainer, who says Jane changed her name to Janie Joy and enrolled at UCLA. Buffin is killed before Bailey can question him further.
The Black Arrow (1948)
, 1h16Directed by Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Swashbuckler, Adventure, Historical
Actors Louis Hayward, George Macready, Janet Blair, Edgar Buchanan, Rhys Williams, Walter Kingsford
Roles Joanna Sedley
Rating60%
A knight returns home after the War of the Roses and discovers his evil uncle has murdered his father.
The Fabulous Dorseys (1947)
, 1h28Directed by Alfred E. Green
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Janet Blair, Tommy Dorsey, William Lundigan, Sara Allgood, Arthur Shields, Andrew Tombes
Roles Jane Howard
Rating56%
Biographie des frères Tommy et Jimmy Dorsey, instrumentistes et chefs d'orchestre américains de jazz, depuis leur enfance à Shenandoah (Pennsylvanie), en passant par leurs parcours individuels, avec leurs orchestres respectifs.
Gallant Journey (1946)
, 1h26Directed by William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Glenn Ford, Janet Blair, Charles Ruggles, Henry Travers, Charles Kemper, Arthur Shields
Roles Regina 'Ginny' Cleary
Rating60%
The story picks up as Father Dick Ball in San Diego, California, tells the story of his childhood friend, John Joseph Montgomery, who was the first American to ever fly a glider plane in 1883. As early as 1879, John told his girlfriend Regina Cleary about his dreams of flying, although his family was very much opposed to this idea and considered him a fool. Regina believed in him, and secretly supported his work, until the first test flight in 1883, which was successful. John named his flying machine "aeroplane".
Tonight and Every Night (1945)
, 1h32Directed by Victor Saville
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Aviation films, Musical films, Political films
Actors Rita Hayworth, Lee Bowman, Janet Blair, Florence Bates, Marc Platt, Shelley Winters
Roles Judy Kane
Rating61%
Near the end of the war, a reporter from Life magazine comes to the Music Box Theatre in London to write a story about the music hall that never missed putting on a performance during the Blitz. Stage manager Sam Royce recalls the halcyon days at the beginning of the war: Theatrical impresario May "Tolly" Tolliver is rehearsing her performers when dancer Tommy Lawson comes to audition. Although Tommy is a naturally gifted dancer, he improvises all his steps and consequently, Tolly refuses to hire him. Taking pity on Tommy, Americans Rosalind Bruce and Judy Kane, members of the troupe, teach him their routines, and he wins a part in the show.
Once Upon a Time (1944)
, 1h29Directed by Alexander Hall
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Films about children, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Cary Grant, Janet Blair, James Gleason, Ted Donaldson, William Demarest, John Abbott
Roles Jeannie Thompson
Rating60%
Jerry Flynn (Cary Grant) has to come up with $100,000 within a week to keep his theater. By chance, youngster Arthur "Pinky" Thompson (Ted Donaldson) shows him "Curly" (the original title of the film), a caterpillar that gets up on its tail and dances when Pinky plays "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" on his harmonica. Pinky refuses to let Jerry buy his friend, so they become partners. The boy is an orphan being raised by his showgirl sister Jeannie (Janet Blair), so he soon becomes very attached to Jerry, as does his sister.
Something to Shout About (1943)
, 1h30Directed by Gregory Ratoff
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Don Ameche, Janet Blair, Jack Oakie, Cyd Charisse, William Gaxton, Veda Ann Borg
Roles Jeanie Maxwell
Rating54%
The movie takes place behind the scenes of a fictional vaudeville play. The story centers on a recently divorced woman. She decides to use her alimony settlement to produce her own show. Unfortunately her chief backer insists on starring in it. She is saved by a talented man, who puts everything on risk to replace the talentless chief backer.
My Sister Eileen (1942)
, 1h36Directed by Alexander Hall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre
Themes Films about writers, Films based on plays, Buddy films
Actors Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne, Janet Blair, George Tobias, Allyn Joslyn, Grant Mitchell
Roles Eileen Sherwood
Rating69%
Anxious to help boost the career of her aspiring actress sister Eileen, reporter Ruth Sherwood of the Columbus Courier writes a rave review about her performance in a local play before it opens. When Eileen is replaced on opening night and the newspaper mistakenly runs the inaccurate review, Ruth is fired.
Blondie Goes to College (1942)
, 1h14Directed by Frank R. Strayer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Janet Blair, Jonathan Hale, Adele Mara
Roles Laura Wadsworth
Rating61%
Dagwood Bumstead is forced to receive a college diploma in order to remain a worker at the Dithers Construction Company. He goes to school with his wife Blondie, until they get the news married couples are not allowed. They decide to pretend they aren't a couple. A dilemma starts when Laura Wadsworth begins to flirt with Dagwood and Big Man on Campus Rusty Bryant does the same with Blondie. Even more problems come to Blondie when she discovers she is pregnant. Afraid to tell Dagwood out of fear for expulsion, she decides to keep it a secret.