Janet Leigh A Biography |
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Author:
| Capua, Michelangelo |
ISBN: | 978-0-7864-7022-8 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2013 |
Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Reveals and reflects upon Janet Leigh's life and extraordinary career and also extensively analyses all of her films and television appearances. 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; the iconic couple of 50's Hollywood starred together in five films.
Reveals and reflects upon Janet Leigh's life and extraordinary career and also extensively analyses all of her films and television appearances. 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; the iconic couple of 50's Hollywood starred together in five films.