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Janet Leigh (Merced, California, 6 de julio de 1927-Beverly Hills, 3 de octubre de 2004) fue una actriz estadounidense de cine, especialmente recordada por su papel en la película Psicosis, de Alfred Hitchcock, por la cual fue nominada al premio Óscar y ganó un Globo de Oro. Biografía Infancia Jeanette Helen Morrison nació el 6 de julio de 1927 en Merced, California. Fue la única hija de Helen Lita (nombre de soltera Westergaard) y Frederick Robert Morrison.[1] Sus abuelos maternos eran inmigrantes daneses,[2] y su padre era descendiente de inmigrantes escoceses y alemanes.[3] Poco después de nacer, la familia se mudó a Stockton, donde pasó los primeros años de su vida.[4] Vivían de forma humilde de lo poco que podía ganar su padre en diferentes trabajos en plena época de la Gran Depresión.[4] Leigh se educó en el presbiterianismo y cantaba en el coro local cuando era pequeña.[5] En 1941, cuando su abuelo paterno cayó enfermo, la familia volvió a Merced y fueron a vivir en casa de sus abuelos.[6] Allí estudió en la Weber Grammar School de Stockton,[7] y posteriormente en la Stockton High School.[8] Leigh era una gran estudiante y se graduó con 16 años.[8] 1946-1948: Descubrimiento y primeros papeles En febrero de 1946, la actriz Norma Shearer estaba de vacaciones en el Sugar Bowl, un resort de esquí en las montañas estadounidenses de Sierra Nevada donde los padres de Leigh estaban trabajando en ese momento.[9][10] En el hall del resort, Shearer vio una fotografía de Leigh tomada por un fotógrafo del club de esquí en las vacaciones de Navidad, que había impreso y colocado en un álbum de fotos disponible para que los invitados acudieran.[8] A su vuelta a Los Ángeles, Shearer enseñó la foto de la joven al cazador de talentos de Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Lew Wasserman (el último marido de Shearer, Irving Thalberg, era el jefe de producción de MGM). Ella recordaría más tarde que "esa sonrisa era una de las caras más fascinantes que había visto en años. Sentía que necesitaba enseñar esa cara a alguien del estudio."[11] A través de su relación con MGM, Shearer fue capaz de facilitar pruebas de cámara a Leigh con Selena Royle,[12] después de que Wasserman negociara un contrato con ella y a pesar de su inexperiencia en la actuación.[4] Leigh abandonó el colegio ese año y pronto estuvo bajo la tutela de Lillian Burns para aprender arte dramático.[13] Antes de iniciar su carrera como actriz, Leigh fue estrella invitada en el radio serial The Cresta Blanca Hollywood Players. Su aparición inicial en radio[14] a los 19 años[15] fue en el programa "All Through the House," un especial de Navidad que apareció el 24 de diciembre de 1946.[16] Su debut en el cine fue el drama de la Guerra Civil The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947), como contrapeso sentimental de Van Johnson. Consiguió el papel al optar por el papel que finalmente hizo Phyllis Thaxter en Treinta segundos sobre Toquio. Fue visto por el jefe del departamento de talentos del estudio.[13] El estudio cambió el nombre de Leigh por el de "Jeanette Reames", después por el de "Janet Leigh" y finalmente por su nombre de nacimiento "Jeanette Morrison", ya que el estudio consideraba que "Janet Leigh" podía causar confusión con la actriz Vivien Leigh.[17] De todas maneras, Johnson no le gustó el cambio y finalmente se conservó el de "Janet Leigh".[17] Inmediatamente después del estreno del The Romance of Rosy Ridge, Leigh compartiría cartel con Walter Pidgeon y Deborah Kerr en el drama If Winter Comes (1947), haciendo el papel de mujer embarazada de un pueblo inglés.[18] Cerca de 1948, Leigh estuvo ocupada en el rodaje de la película de la saga Lassie Las colinas de mi tierra (1948), su tercer largometraje y el primer en el que recibiría el tratamiento de estrella.[19] Hizo el papel de la joven esposa del compositor Richard Rodgers en el musical de MGM, Letra y música (1948). A finales de 1948, fue nombrada la "chica más glamurosa" de Hollywood.[20] 1949-1958: Contracto con MGM y películas independientes Leigh apareció en numerosas películas en 1949, incluyendo el thriller, Acto de violencia (1949), con Van Heflin y Robert Ryan, dirigida por Fred Zinnemann. A pesar de su fracaso en taquilla, fue bien recibida por la crítica.[4] También tuvo una aparición significativa en una nueva versión de Mujercitas, basada en la novela de Louisa May Alcott, en la que interpreta a Meg March, junto a June Allyson y Elizabeth Taylor.[21] La cinta también fue alabada por los críticos.[21] También en 1949, Leigh aparece como monja en el drama anticomunista El Danubio rojo, que fue aclamada por los periodistas,[22] y le siguió el rol de amante de Glenn Ford en The Doctor and the Girl.[23] Otras apariciones de 1949 incluyen la de June Forsyte en La dinastía de los Forsyte (1949) junto a Greer Garson y Errol Flynn, y la compañera de reparto de Robert Mitchum en la producción de RKO Negocio en vacaciones (1949).[4] Ese diciembre, comenzó el rodaje del film de Josef von Sternberg Amor a reacción, en la que compite en pantalla con John Wayne.[4] La constante reedición del productor Howard Hughes haría que la película se retrasara casi ocho años para ser estrenada. Con MGM, apareció en Strictly Dishonorable (1951), una comedia con Ezio Pinza, basada en la obra de Preston Sturges.[24] La película recibió una acogida tibia.[24] Leigh apareció en el film basado en el béisbol Angels in the Outfield (1951), que fue un éxito en taquilla.[4] Ese mismo año, RKO volvió a pedir a la estrella para aparecer en el musical Luces de Broadway (1951), con gran éxito.[25] Posteriormente, fue una de las muchas estrellas que participó en la antología It's a Big Country (1952) y rueda la comedia romántica con Peter Lawford, Just This Once (1952).[26] Leigh volvió a triunfar con la película de aventuras Scaramouche (1952), en el que encarna a Aline de Gavrillac como antagonista de Stewart Granger y Eleanor Parker.[4] Seguiría su éxito entre el público[27] con la comedia Fearless Fagan (1952), que narra la historia de un payaso que entra en el ejército, y junto a James Stewart en el Western Colorado Jim (1953).[4] Esta última, siendo una producción de bajo presupuesto, fue uno de los grandes éxitos del año, tanto de público como de crítica.[26] En 1953 se cerró con una comedia menor Confidentially Connie (1953), en la que Leigh interpreta a una ama de casa embarazada y que intenta persuadir a su marido Van Johnson para que deje su carrera como profesor, y regrese a Texas, para encargarse del rancho familiar.[26] Paramount tomó prestado a Leigh y Curtis para el film biografíco El gran Houdini (1953), en lo que supone el primer film en la que aparecen juntos encarnando los personajes de Harry y Bess Houdini.[4] La pareja repetiría rodaje como invitados en Colgate Comedy Hour de Martin and Lewis' antes de que Leigh fuera prestada a Universal para aparecer en el musical Walking My Baby Back Home (1953).[28] Leigh fue escogida para compartir.... 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The Cold Wife
Ruth Ann NordinWhen Carrie Allen learns that her father has arranged a marriage between her and Justin Monroe, she knows that a pair couldn't be more mismatched. And she wants out!Justin Monroe h...
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Eye of the Beholder
Ruth Ann NordinMary Peters despairs that she will never marry. At nineteen, she has no prospects of finding a husband, so she takes matters into her own hands and becomes a mailorder bride. When ...
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Shotgun Groom
Ruth Ann NordinApril Edwards, a young widow, is content to manage a farm with her fourteenyearold brother and a oneyearold daughter. Nothing, after all, could be worse than being married to her d...
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The Cowboy's Wish
Ruth Ann NordinThis is a lighthearted look at a cowboy who wishes for a wife...and suddenly gets one.
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Restoring Hope
Ruth Ann NordinIn the middle of the night, Woape flees from three male Indians who've tormented her. Gary Milton rescues her, and she follows him home. To secure Gary's protection, she marries hi...
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Marriage by Scandal Boxed Set
Ruth Ann NordinThis boxed set includes all of the books in the Marriage by Scandal Series.The Earl's Inconvenient Wife There's no getting out of a scandal. If the Ton demands you marry, you marr...
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Patty's Gamble
Ruth Ann NordinFor as long as Patty Dixon can remember, she’s been in love with Greg Wilson. The problem? He doesn’t want to marry her. In fact, he doesn’t want to marry anyone. And all of her at...
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The Larsons: Boxed Set
Ruth Ann NordinWant to have a boxed set where you can conveniently have Richard, Sally, Tom, Dave, Jenny, and Joel Larson's romances all together? Now, it's here!In this boxed set are seven books...
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Daisy's Prince Charming
Ruth Ann NordinDaisy’s always envisioned marrying a tall, dark, handsome man with literary prowess who appreciates classical music. Fate, however, has other ideas when she meets Otis Mills while ...
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Mitch's Win
Ruth Ann NordinWhen Mitch Grady goes to a saloon to take his wayward brother home, he finds that his brother’s horse isn’t the only thing being offered in a poker game. Heather Curtiss’ brother h...
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Kent Ashton's Backstory (Prequel to Catching Kent)
Ruth Ann NordinIn Falling In Love With Her Husband, Kent Ashton was the villain… Or at least that is how Ann Statesman and Todd Brothers saw him.But was he really? Why did he really end his court...
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Kidnapping the Viscount
Ruth Ann NordinMiss Heather Duff met the love of her life. Then she let him go. And now she's determined to get him back. If there's one thing Heather regrets, it's that she let Lord Powell ...
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Substitute Bride
Ruth Ann NordinDisclaimer: Substitute Bride used to be under my pen name Kate Page. I have decided to get rid of Kate Page to simplify my life. So I am republishing it under the name Ruth Ann Nor...
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The Viscount’s Runaway Bride
Ruth Ann NordinOn his way to his country estate, beautiful Miss Damara Onslow steps into Lord Worsley’s carriage to speak to him about a matter. Little does he know that “the matter” is to offer ...
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A Most Unsuitable Earl
Ruth Ann NordinEthan Silverton, the Lord of Edon, is very content with his life. He’s carefully sculpted it so that everyone thinks he’s a notorious rake. For years, he’s worked hard to build his...
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His Redeeming Bride
Ruth Ann NordinSeven years after Eye of the Beholder ends, Neil Craftsman's story begins. When Sarah Donner learns she's pregnant, she hopes this blessing will be the thing to make her husband fi...
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Loving Eliza
Ruth Ann NordinEliza left her life of prostitution to become something she could never be back in Omaha: a lady. Her plan is to remain single for the rest of her life, but when she arrives in Sou...
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Just Good Friends
Ruth Ann NordinTiffany Clark recently had her 35th birthday, and she isn't married, something that worries her parents to no end. To make matters worse, her sister's wedding is quickly approachin...
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Boaz's Wager
Ruth Ann NordinWhat Boaz Grady wants more than anything else is to have his children living with him. But in order to get them back, he needs to marry a woman who’ll be their mother.Eva Connealy ...
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The Loner's Bride
Ruth Ann NordinKatie Jackson is all grown up, and it’s time for her to find a husband. Though the young men have been coming by the orphanage where she is working, none of them catches her fancy....
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The Bride Price
Ruth Ann NordinA mail order bride. A scarred settler. Will love stake its claim or send them packing?Angela Frank is tired of teaching other people’s children. Her job is a constant reminder that...
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Forced into Marriage
Ruth Ann NordinA brokenhearted divorcee. A pregnant survivor. Can they turn an unwanted marriage… into love?Wyoming, 1866. Brandon Herman wants to drink away his heartache. Divorced, disgraced, a...
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Late One Night
Ruth Ann NordinA lone traveler arrives at an old house in the middle of the night. Even creepier than the house is the man who lives there. But not everything is as it seems. This is a flash fict...
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The Wrong Husband
Ruth Ann NordinAfter winning back the money his uncle gambled, Owen gives it to his aunt. But Big Roy isn't happy, and he sends men to kill Owen.Owen flees to Nebraska where he finds a Wanted pos...
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Breaking the Rules
Ruth Ann NordinThey say a proper lady follows the rules. She lets the gentleman take the lead. She obeys her chaperone. She is soft spoken and careful in everything she says and does. She doesn’t...
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The Earl's Inconvenient Wife
Ruth Ann NordinWhen Nathaniel (Nate) Buford’s brother died, the title of Earl of Roderick passed to him, as did the duty to get an heir, a duty he doesn’t want. Now he must find a lady who suits ...
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With This Ring, I Thee Dread
Ruth Ann NordinRyan Jackson and Elizabeth Valentine can't stand each other. Unfortunately for them, their parents get along great and decide to play matchmaker in a very unusual way. In order to ...
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The Path to Christmas
Ruth Ann NordinSix children leave home to find their way to the true meaning of Christmas. The angel tells them not to stray from the path or they will get lost.
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Heiress of Misfortune
Ruth Ann NordinWhen Mr. Byron Tumilson was hired to protect Lady Eleanor from the person who is trying to kill her, the last thing he expected was to play the role of her suitor. But, as it turns...
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Ingrid: A Flash Fiction Story To Go With The Marriage Agreement
Ruth Ann NordinPLEASE NOTE: This is a flash fiction story. It is only 1,200 words long.This is the unofficial epilogue to The Marriage Agreement. For those of you who wanted Laura’s mother to get...
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Virginia Series Boxed Set
Ruth Ann NordinThis boxed set includes all of the books in the Virginia Series.An Unlikely Place for Love Fleeing from her parents' killers, Kate Tanner disguises herself as Billy Ingram and wor...
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If It Takes A Scandal
Ruth Ann NordinA liberated widow. An impoverished earl. A forced marriage may be just what they needed…Lady Candace Daniel is finally free from her cruel, abusive husband. He’s in no position to ...
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Her Heart's Desire
Ruth Ann NordinAs soon as Sally Larson meets Rick Johnson, she knows he's the one for her. The catch? He's interested in her friend, Ethel Mae. But Sally has a plan. With Ethel Mae's help, she co...
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A Bride for Tom
Ruth Ann NordinTom Larson is having trouble finding a wife, and Jessica Reynolds decides to help him overcome his awkward and clumsy manners so he can attract women. (This has been updated to inc...
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Royal Heiress
Ruth Ann NordinAmanda has been crowned queen, and her first order of business is to pick a husband, a task she doesn't envy one bit since none of her many suitors appeal to her. What she needs is...
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South Dakota Series Boxed Set (Books 1-3)
Ruth Ann NordinThis boxed set contains the complete South Dakota Series by Ruth Ann Nordin.Loving Eliza (Book 1)Eliza left her life of prostitution to become something she could never be back in ...
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A Perilous Marriage
Ruth Ann NordinMiss Eris Tumilson longs for a love match. Unfortunately, being a wallflower who spends most of her time reading and doing embroidery isn’t the kind of thing that attracts gentleme...
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The Earl's Stolen Bride
Ruth Ann NordinOrlando Emmett, the Earl of Reddington, has one regret in his life: letting the lady of his dreams go. Before he could make his feelings known to Miss Chloe Boyle, he found out she...
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The Marriage Agreement
Ruth Ann NordinJesse Palmer headed to Omaha with his expectant wife and his motherinlaw. When his wife dies in childbirth, his motherinlaw blames him. And worse, she refuses to let him take care ...
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Suddenly a Bride
Ruth Ann NordinRilo An comes from a world where there are no women. What he longs for is a life mate: someone who'll complete him, someone he can love who’ll love him back, someone who’ll ease th...
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The Royal Pursuit
Ruth Ann NordinFive years after becoming queen, Ann has enjoyed peace and prosperity on Raz. She has everything she’s ever wanted: a loving husband and children. Then, one day, an alien species s...
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A Chance in Time
Ruth Ann NordinOne widow...One time traveler...Two lonely hearts connecting for a moment in time...One day Penelope Jordan finds a man who's on the brink of death and nurses him back to health. O...
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A Royal Engagement
Ruth Ann NordinAnn Kerwin never expected her life would be anymore exciting than the boring routine of going from class to class at the local college in pursuit of her degree. Then one day, a han...
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Nelly's Mail Order Husband
Ruth Ann NordinValentine Silverton has enjoyed comfort and luxury his entire life. Then, all at once, the family fortune vanishes, and he’s a pauper. The only recourse he has is to find a wealthy...
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The Earl's Wallflower Bride
Ruth Ann NordinHelena, Melissa, and Chloe are arranging marriages, but not all will go smoothly on the way to a happily ever after…Warren Beaufort, the Earl of Steinbeck, prides himself on having...
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The Earl's Jilted Bride
Ruth Ann NordinThe wallflower who was never loved...Lady Carol was supposed to marry the Duke of Augustine. Then, shortly before the wedding, the duke committed suicide, citing her for the reason...
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The Marriage Contract
Ruth Ann NordinOn her wedding day, Patricia Cotter, the widowed Lady of Pruett, signed a contract agreeing to the following:1. She would never look at her husband’s face.2. She would never remove...
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Isaac's Decision
Ruth Ann Nordin“Stay away from the Craftsman girl.” For the past three years, Isaac Larson obeyed his father, making sure to keep his distance from Emily Craftsman. But day after day, he’s remind...
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Writing for Passion
Ruth Ann NordinIn the writing community, writing to market has become a huge sensation. A lot of authors are so busy focusing on making money that the idea of writing for passion has fallen to th...
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A Husband for Margaret
Ruth Ann NordinWhen Margaret Williams posted an ad for a husband, she expected Paul Connealy to arrive, but instead, his older brother, Joseph, came...and he brought four children with him.