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Yet an-udder star of yesteryear has passed away, this time no one less than Janet Leigh. Besides siring Jamie Leigh Curtis, Janet Leigh starred in such great films as Psycho, Touch of Evil, The Mancurian Candidate, and The Vikings (ok, I had to put in 1 classic stinker). Here is the AP report:

'Psycho' Actress Janet Leigh Dies at 77
By JOHN ROGERS, AP

NEW YORK (Oct. 4) - Janet Leigh, the wholesome beauty whose shocking murder in the classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller ''Psycho'' was credited with making generations of film fans think twice about stepping into a motel room shower, has died. She was 77.

The actress' husband, Robert Brandt, and her daughters, actresses Kelly Curtis and Jamie Lee Curtis, were at their mother's side when she died Sunday at her Beverly Hills home, said Heidi Schaeffer, a spokeswoman for Jamie Lee Curtis.
''She died peacefully at home,'' Schaeffer told The Associated Press on Monday.
Lee had suffered from vasculitis, an inflammation of the blood vessels, for the past year.
The stunning blonde enjoyed a long and distinguished career, appearing in such films as the 1962 political thriller ''The Manchurian Candidate'' and in Orson Welles' 1958 film noir classic ''Touch of Evil.''
But she gained her most lasting fame in ''Psycho'' as the embezzling office worker who is stabbed to death in the shower by cross-dressing madman Anthony Perkins. The role earned her an Oscar nomination as best supporting actress.

Born Jeanette Helen Morrison in Merced, Calif., on July 6, 1927, she was a college student when retired star Norma Shearer saw her photograph at a ski resort. Shearer recommended the teenager to talent agent Lew Wasserman, who negotiated a contract at MGM for $50 a week.
Dubbed Janet Leigh, she starred in 1947 at 19 in her first movie, ''The Romance of Rosy Ridge'' opposite Van Johnson. Her salary rose to $150 a week. She became one of the busiest stars at MGM, appearing in six movies in 1949.
Among her films: ''Act of Violence'' (with Van Heflin), ''Little Women,'' ''Holiday Affair'' (Robert Mitchum), ''Strictly Dishonorable'' (Ezio Pinza), ''The Naked Spur'' (James Stewart), ''Living It Up'' (Martin and Lewis), ''Jet Pilot'' (John Wayne), ''Bye Bye Birdie'' (Dick Van Dyke), ''Safari'' (Victor Mature).

Bye Bye, Janet, you left us a great and lasting legacy of film work. We'll see you on the udder side.

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- posted by The MooCow @ 6:43 PM