Did You Know?įrom 1955 – 1956, Janis Paige starred in her own CBS situation comedy, It’s Always Jan, co-starring Merry Anders.Ĭurrent Age (as of October 2022): 100 years, 2 months, 17 days Paige retired in 2001 because her voice was cracking with nearly irreparable vocal-cord damage. agent was impressed by Paige and offered her a contract with the studio.Īfter starring in several low budget musicals, Paige hit her break in 1954 with her role as Babe in the Broadway musical The Pajama Game.Īfterwards, Paige went back and forth between starring in Hollywood films and Broadway productions. Paige began her career right after high school when she was hired as a singer at the Hollywood Canteen in Los Angeles during World War II. Janis Paige recently became a centenarian and is one of the last remaining stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Notable Works: It’s Always Jan (1955-1956) Romance on the High Seas (1948) and Silk Stockings (1957) But also those whose fame has since faded, like so many of the surviving stills that the studios circulated in their thousands.Current Age (as of October 2022): 100 years, 27 days And then there are the A-listers – those who become true stars, remembered and celebrated to this day.
Alongside them are the troupers – those who have some success but have to be satisfied with supporting roles – always the bridesmaid, never the bride. This page is a gallery primarily for the girls (and they are girls – young and inexperienced) who at least make it through the studio gates but who never make it big. To do so, they need a combination of talent, savvy and looks. But only a handful of the new arrivals will make it in Tinseltown. Awaiting them is a horde of sexual predators. Some make their way there themselves, others are steered by ambitious or desperate parents. Growing up during the Great Depression, for many the movies have been the main form of escapism from the sheer, grinding poverty of daily life. Not only do they help to reinvigorate the studios, they play a vital role in the development of film noir, a defining genre of the decade – a decade that produces, among other movies, Citizen Kane, Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, Mildred Pierce, The Third Man, Double Indemnity, The Big Sleep, The Killers, Gilda, The Lady from Shanghai and To Have and Have Not.Īt the same time, wannabe actresses flock to Hollywood. Hollywood benefits hugely from an influx of talent – the exiles include actors and actresses, directors, producers, art directors and photographers, composers and musicians. While the US doesn’t enter World War II until the end of 1941, it is not immune from the prevailing mood of angst.Īs the Nazis threaten to eradicate jews, gypsies and other minorities, Europe’s loss is the US’s gain.
The 1940s are a dark decade dominated by war in Europe and Asia. Read the story of her brief, troubled life.
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