1. Janet Blair was born Martha Janet Lafferty on April 23,1921 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, the daughter of musically oriented parents.
13 Facts About Janet Blair
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Janet Blair's father led the choir and sang solos in his church, and her mother played both piano and organ.
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Janet Blair began her film career in 1941 under contract to Columbia Pictures.
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Janet Blair was dropped by Columbia in 1947 and did not return to film for several years.
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In 1950, Janet Blair took the lead role of Nellie Forbush in the American touring production of the stage musical South Pacific, with more than 1,200 performances in three years.
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Janet Blair starred in the Broadway comedy A Girl Can Tell in 1953.
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In 1955, Janet Blair starred as Venus in a live production of One Touch of Venus on NBC.
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Janet Blair appeared on television in various variety-show guest appearances and served as Dinah Shore's summer replacement on the Dinah Shore Chevy Show in 1958.
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Janet Blair costarred with Henry Fonda in The Smith Family, an ABC comedy-drama series.
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On radio, Janet Blair costarred with George Raft in "Broadway," a 1942 episode of Lux Radio Theatre on CBS.
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Janet Blair married musical arranger and conductor Louis Ferdinand Busch on July 12,1943 in Lake Arrowhead, California.
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Janet Blair was a Republican and campaigned for Thomas Dewey in the 1944 presidential election.
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On February 19,2007, Janet Blair died at the age of 85 at St John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California from complications of pneumonia.