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)
Resting place | Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, North Carolina |
Alma mater | Western Reserve University |
Years active | 1937–1956 |
Spouse(s) | Carl Prager (m. 1942—div. 1951) Julius Stulman (m. 1956—1994; her death) |
Janis Carter (born Janis Elinore Dremann, October 10, 1913 – July 30, 1994) was an American stage and film actress who performed throughout the 1940s and into the 1950s. During the mid-1950s, she began working regularly on television, co-hosting with Bud Collyer the NBC daytime game show Feather Your Nest.[1]
Early years[]
Carter was born Janis Elinore Dremann[2] in Cleveland, Ohio.[3] 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.[4]
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.[4]
Career[]
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After attending Mather College[5] 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).[6]
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.[7][8]
Personal life and death[]
Carter married Carl Prager, a musician and composer, in 1942, but they divorced nine years later. In 1956, she wed Julius Stulman, a New York lumber and shipping tycoon. After their marriage, she retired from show business.[3] The couple remained together until 1994, when Carter, at age 80, died from a heart attack in Durham, North Carolina.[9]
Partial filmography[]
- Cadet Girl (1941) - Mary Moore
- Secret Agent of Japan (1942) - Doris Poole
- Who Is Hope Schuyler? (1942) - Vesta Hadden
- I Married an Angel (1942) - Sufi
- Just Off Broadway (1942) - Lillian Hubbard
- Girl Trouble (1942) - Virginia
- Thunder Birds (1942) - Blonde Red Cross Nurse Trainee
- That Other Woman (1942) - Constance Powell
- Lady of Burlesque (1943) - Janine
- Swing Out the Blues (1943) - Dena Marshall
- The Ghost That Walks Alone (1944) - Enid Turner
- The Girl in the Case (a.k.a. The Silver Key) (1944) - Myra Warner
- The Mark of the Whistler (a.k.a. The Marked Man) (1944) - Patricia Henley
- One Mysterious Night (1944) - Dorothy Anderson
- The Missing Juror (1944) - Alice Hill
- Together Again (1944) - Miss Thorn (uncredited)
- The Power of the Whistler (1945) - Jean Lang
- A Thousand and One Nights (1945) - Harem Girl (uncredited)
- The Fighting Guardsman (1946) - Christine Roualt
- One Way to Love (1946) - Josie Hart
- The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946) - Carla Winter
- Night Editor (a.k.a. The Trespasser) (1946) - Jill Merrill
- Framed (1947) - Paula Craig
- I Love Trouble (1948) - Ligia Caprillo aka Jane Breeger aka Janie Joy
- Slightly French (1949) - Louisa Gayle
- Addio Mimí! (1949) - Jeanette
- (1948)
- Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949) - Peggy Donato
- I Married a Communist (a.k.a. The Woman on Pier 13) (1949) - Christine Norman
- And Baby Makes Three (1950) - Wanda York
- A Woman of Distinction (1950) - Teddy Evans
- Santa Fe (1951) - Judith Chandler
- My Forbidden Past (1951) - Corinne Lucas
- Flying Leathernecks (1951) - Joan Kirby
- The Half-Breed (1952) - Helen Dowling
- (1953) (in German)
- (1954) (in German)
References[]
- ^ "Janis Carter; Actress Hosted TV Quiz Show", obituary, Los Angeles Times, August 4, 1994, p. A16. ProQuest Historical Newspapers, Ann Arbor, Michigan; subscription access through the University of North Carolina Library at Chapel Hill.
- ^ Room, Adrian (2010). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. p. 96. ISBN 9780786457632. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Vallance, Tom (5 August 1994). "Obituary: Janis Carter". Independent. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Sings 'Eastertidings'". The Post-Standard. New York, Syracuse. April 7, 1946. p. 31. Retrieved June 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rose, William Ganson (August 27, 1990). Cleveland: The Making of a City. Kent State University Press. ISBN 9780873384285 – via Google Books.
- ^ "("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 (2008). "Movies - The New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ^ "Janis Carter, 80, Actress and TV Host". NYTimes.com. 1994-08-02. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
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- Actresses from Cleveland
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