Janis Paige

b. Donna Mae Tjaden, 16 Sept 1922, Tacoma, Washington, USA. Performing from early child years, when she left college Paige going for Hollywood where she ultimately found just work at the Hollywood Canteen during Globe War II. Noticed and authorized by Warner Bros., she produced several films through the next couple of years, included in this Bathing Beauty (1944), Hollywood Canteen (1944), Of Human being Bondage, Two Men From Milwaukee and ENOUGH TIME, THE AREA And THE LADY (all 1946), Love On The Large Seas (1948, UK name: It’s Magic), THE HOME NEXT DOOR (1949), and Two Gals And A MAN (1951). Dissatisfied with her film profession, that was hampered from the studio room favouring Doris Day time for films that could have appropriate Paige, she proceeded to go east and was popular in the Broadway play Remains to be To BE OBSERVED (1951), co-starring Jackie Cooper. She resumed her performing career, carrying out in cabaret. In 1954 she was solid as Babe in Broadway’s The Pajama Video game, co-starring with John Raitt. Back Hollywood, she made an appearance in little but worthy functions in Silk Stockings (1957, with Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse), and Make sure you Don’t Eat The Daisies (1960), with Day time, who required the part of Babe in the display version from the Pajama Video game. Paige continuing in the theater, mostly playing prospects in summer share productions of displays such as for example Annie GET THE Weapon, Applause, Gypsy and Men And Dolls. She was frequently on television, showing up in The Bob Wish Display in the 50s, and she performed Jan Stewart in It’s Usually Jan (1955). In the 60s and 70s she is at Wagon Teach (1961), Burke’s Rules as well as the Fugitive (both 1964), Columbo (1972), Lanigan’s Rabbi (1976/7), All In The Family members (1976-78), Eight WILL DO (1977/8), Charlie’s Angels as well as the Rockford Data files (both 1978), and Trapper John, M.D. (1979). In the 80s and 90s and beyond she is at Happy Times and Bret Maverick (both 1981), St. Somewhere else (1983), Capitol (1987), General Medical center and Objective: Difficult (both 1989), Santa Barbara (1990), Organic Causes (1994), Caroline In THE TOWN (1997) and Family members Rules (2001). Paige, who had taken her stage surname from her maternal grandmother and her initial name after performing superstar Elsie Janis, was among the many superstars interviewed for the 2003 documentary film, Broadway: The Golden Age group, BY Legends Who HAVE THERE BEEN.