Janis Carter

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American actress (1913–1994)

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::summary American actress (1913–1994) ::

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nameJanis Carter
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birth_nameJanis Elinore Dremann
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birth_placeCleveland, Ohio, U.S.
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death_placeDurham, North Carolina, U.S.
years_active1937–1956
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* {{marriageCarl Prager
alma_materWestern Reserve University
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| alma_mater = Western Reserve University

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.

Early years

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Carter was born Janis Elinore Dremann in Cleveland, Ohio. When she started her professional career, Dremann changed her last name to Carter, because people had trouble pronouncing and spelling of Dremann, so she chose her grandmother's maiden name as her new last name.

After initial training as a pianist, Carter changed to singing when she was eight years old. Her elementary and secondary education was provided by schools in East Cleveland, Ohio. After that, she attended Cleveland's Flora Stone Mather College at Western Reserve University, graduating with two degreesbachelor of arts and bachelor of music. She also participated in dramatics in college.

Career

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/I_Love_Trouble_(1948)_1.jpg" caption="access-date=30 June 2017}} and ''[[Panama Hattie]]'' (1940).Morehouse, Ward. "Broadway After Dark." New York Sun, 14 February 1941. (Janis Joyce replacing Carter, "who's gone to Hollywood.")"] ::

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. Her last role was in a January 1955 episode of The Elgin Hour.

Personal life and death

Carter married Carl Prager, a musician and composer, in 1942, but they divorced nine years later. She retired from acting in early 1955, after meeting New York lumber and shipping tycoon Julius Stulman; the couple married in 1956.

Partial filmography

References

References

  1. "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.
  2. Room, Adrian. (2010). "Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins". [[McFarland & Company]].
  3. Vallance, Tom. (5 August 1994). "Obituary: Janis Carter". [[The Independent]].
  4. (April 7, 1946). "Sings 'Easter tidings'". [[The Post-Standard]].
  5. Rose, William Ganson. (August 27, 1990). "Cleveland: The Making of a City". [[Kent State University Press]].
  6. "("Janis Carter" search results)".
  7. Morehouse, Ward. "Broadway After Dark." New York Sun, 14 February 1941. (Janis Joyce replacing Carter, "who's gone to Hollywood.")
  8. Terrace, Vincent. (2011). "Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010". [[McFarland & Company]].
  9. Kenigsberg, Ben. (2008). "Movies - The New York Times". [[Baseline (database).
  10. (1994-08-02). "Janis Carter, 80, Actress and TV Host". [[The New York Times]].

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