Janis Carter
Janis Carter | |
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Born | Janis Elinore Dremann October 10, 1913 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | July 30, 1994 Durham, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 80)
Cause of death | Heart attack |
Resting place | Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, North Carolina |
Alma mater | Western Reserve University |
Years active | 1937-1956 |
Spouse(s) | Carl Prager (1942-1951) (divorced) Julius Stulman (1956-1994) (her death) |
Janis Carter (born Janis Elinore Dremann, October 10, 1913 – July 30, 1994) was a film and television actress working in the 1940s and 1950s.
Early years
Carter was born Janis Elinore Dremann[1] in Cleveland, Ohio.[2] She changed her last name because people had trouble pronouncing it and spelling it, choosing her grandmother's maiden name as her new last name.[3]
After initial training as a pianist, Carter changed to singing when she was 8 years old. Her elementary and secondary education was provided by schools in East Cleveland, Ohio. After that, she attended Western Reserve University, graduating with two degrees — bachelor of arts and bachelor of music. She also participated in dramatics in college.[3]
Career
After attending Mather College[citation needed] in Cleveland, Ohio, Carter headed to New York in an attempt to start a career in opera. Although that goal was unsuccessful, when she was subsequently working on Broadway she was spotted on stage by Darryl F. Zanuck, who signed her to a movie deal. Her Broadway credits included Du Barry Was a Lady (1939) and Virginia (1937).[4]
After moving to Hollywood, she appeared in over 30 films beginning in 1941 for 20th Century Fox, MGM, Columbia, and RKO. She appeared in the films Night Editor (1946) and Framed (1947) with Glenn Ford, and Flying Leathernecks (1951) with John Wayne. After leaving Los Angeles, Carter returned to New York and found work in television in comedies and dramas and as hostess for the quiz show Feather Your Nest opposite Bud Collyer.[5][6]
Personal life
She was married to Carl Prager, a musician and composer, from 1942 to 1951, but the couple divorced. In 1956, she married Julius Stulman, a New York lumber and shipping tycoon, and quit show business.[2] They remained together until her death.
Death
She died from a heart attack, on July 30, 1994, aged 80, in Durham, North Carolina.[7]
Partial filmography
- Cadet Girl (1941)
- Secret Agent of Japan (1942)
- I Married an Angel (1942)
- Who Is Hope Schuyler? (1942)
- Just Off Broadway (1942)
- Girl Trouble (1942)
- Thunder Birds (1942)
- That Other Woman (1942)
- Lady of Burlesque (1943)
- Together Again (1944)
- The Mark of the Whistler (1944) (a.k.a. The Marked Man)
- The Girl in the Case (1944) (a.k.a. The Silver Key)
- The Ghost That Walks Alone (1944)
- One Mysterious Night (1944)
- Swing Out the Blues (1944)
- The Fighting Guardsman (1945)
- The Missing Juror (1945)
- The Power of the Whistler (1945)
- Night Editor (1946) (a.k.a. The Trespasser)
- The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946)
- One Way to Love (1946)
- Framed (1947)
- Her Wonderful Lie (1948)
- I Love Trouble (1948)
- Slightly French (1949)
- Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949)
- I Married a Communist (a.k.a. The Woman on Pier 13) (1949)
- And Baby Makes Three (1950)
- A Woman of Distinction (1950)
- Santa Fe (1951)
- Flying Leathernecks (1951)
- My Forbidden Past (1951)
- The Half-Breed (1952)
- The Sergeant and the Spy (1953) (in German)
- Double Profile (1954) (in German)
References
- ^ Room, Adrian (2010). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. p. 96. ISBN 9780786457632. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ a b Vallance, Tom (5 August 1994). "Obituary: Janis Carter". Independent. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Sings 'Eastertidings'". The Post-Standard. New York, Syracuse. April 7, 1946. p. 31. Retrieved June 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "("Janis Carter" search results)". Playbill Vault. Playbill. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ^ Kenigsberg, Ben. "Movies - The New York Times". Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ^ "Janis Carter, 80, Actress and TV Host". NYTimes.com. 1994-08-02. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
External links
- Janis Carter at IMDb
- Janis Carter at the Internet Broadway Database
- Janis Carter at Find a Grave
- Photos of Janis Carter in 'A Thousand and One Nights' by Ned Scott
- 1913 births
- 1994 deaths
- 20th-century American actresses
- American female singers
- American film actresses
- American stage actresses
- American television personalities
- Actresses from Cleveland
- Disease-related deaths in North Carolina
- 20th-century American singers
- 20th-century women musicians
- American television actor, 1910s birth stubs