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Title: Janet Leigh papers
Date (inclusive): 1936-2003
Collection number: 568
Creator:
Leigh, Janet
Extent:
42 linear feet of papers.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
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Janet Leigh papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Gift of Jamie Lee Curtis, 2005
Janet Leigh was an American actress active in film from 1947 to 1980. Leigh was married to actor Tony
Curtis, with whom she had a daughter, actress and author Jamie Lee Curtis. Janet Leigh was nominated for
an Academy Award in the supporting actress category for PSYCHO (1960).
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Janet Leigh papers span the years 1936-2003 and encompass approximately 42 linear feet. The
collection includes scripts, voluminous scrapbook pages, periodicals, and photographs. There are around
100 bound scripts, split evenly between film and television productions. The subject files are largely
comprised of material kept by Leigh since the 1980s.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Television files; 3. Stage files; 4. Radio
files; 5. Subject files, subseries A-D as follows: A. General; B. Books; C. Organizations; D.
Periodicals; 6. Photographs
Leigh, Janet , 1927-2004--Archives.
actresses