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Personal Info

Birth date

1921-04-23 (104 Years)

Day of death

2007-02-19

Gender

Female

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA

Also known as

Martha Janet Lafferty

Janet Blair

Biography

Janet Blair  (April 23, 1921 – February 19, 2007) was an American film and television actress.

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Filmography

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The Bell Telephone Hour

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Overview:

“The Bell Telephone Hour” was a musical variety show that aired on “NBC” TV from 12 January 1959 to 14 June 1968 that showcased the best in Broadway, Classical, Concert, Jazz and Popular music each week. The series had its’ own house band appropriately named the “Bell Telephone Orchestra”. The show also had its’ own theme song being the “Bell Waltz” composed by “Donald Voorhees” who was also the show's Orchestra conductor. Some of the greatest violinists of the 1960’s performed on this show that aired in the old “Black & White” format. Some of these great violinists included “Erica Mornin”, “Isaac Stern", "Michael Rabin", "Ruggiero Ricci", "Yehudi Menuhin" and "Zino Francesacatti". From time to time some of the great singers and bandleaders of the 1960’s would perform on the show as well. Some of these were “Bing Crosby”, “Gordon MacRae”, “John Gary”, “Leslie Uggams”, “Mary Martin”, “Nelson Eddy”, “Patti Page” and “Roy Rogers”. The TV show followed on the heels of its’ predecessor with the same name on “NBC” radio that aired from 29 April 1940 to 1958 on Monday nights at 8 PM. The name of the show was derived from its’ Major sponsor “Bell Telephone Laboratories”. The TV version began airing on Friday nights at 8:30 PM once a month. It later was given it’s same time slot now airing every other week alternating with another show on the other weeks such as News shows and specials. The show time slot changed quite often over the years. In September 1960 it aired at 9 PM and in September 1961 it moved to 9:30 PM. In October 1963 it moved to Tuesday nights at 10 PM, September 1965 it moved to Sunday night at 6:30 PM and in September 1967 it made its' final move back to Friday night at 10 PM.

Acting

1984Murder, She Wrote (1 Episode) as Bertie

1977The Love Boat (1 Episode) as Mrs. Joan Gerber

1976Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as President's Girl 3

1975Switch (1 Episode) as Isabel Jensen Craig Harris

1971The Smith Family (39 Episodes) as Betty Smith

1969Marcus Welby, M.D. (1 Episode) as Ann Ferris

1968The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band as Katie Bower

1963Burke's Law (1, 1 Episode) as Rina Jacobs, Violet

1963The Outer Limits (1 Episode) as Lynn Arthur

1962Boys' Night Out as Marge Drayton

1962Night of the Eagle as Tansy Taylor

1961The Mike Douglas Show (1 Episode) as Self - Co-Host

1961Ben Casey (1 Episode) as Unknown

1961A String of Beads as Self - Hostess

1960The Chevy Mystery Show (1, 1 Episode) as Lisa Townsend, Unknown

1960Around the World with Nellie Bly as Nellie Bly

1959The Bell Telephone Hour (1 Episode) as Self

1958Shirley Temple's Storybook (1 Episode) as Aunt Polly

1957Public Pigeon No. 1 as Edith Enders

1956The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (14 Episodes) as Self

1956Tony Awards (1 Episode) as Self - Performer

1955The Chevy Show (1 Episode) as Self

1955One Touch of Venus as Venus

1955A Connecticut Yankee as Sandy

1954Climax! (1 Episode) as Joan Hale

1954The Elgin Hour (1 Episode) as Lacey Gaddis Clark

1954The Jimmy Durante Show (2 Episodes) as Self

1952The Ford Television Theatre (1 Episode) as Mary Higgins

1950Lux Video Theatre (1 Episode) as Shelly Carnes

1950What's My Line? (1 Episode) as Self - Panelist

1948The Philco Television Playhouse (1 Episode) as Amelie

1948The Ed Sullivan Show (5 Episodes) as Self

1948The Fuller Brush Man as Ann Elliot

1948The Black Arrow as Joanna Sedley

1948I Love Trouble as Norma Shannon

1947The Fabulous Dorseys as Jane Howard

1946Gallant Journey as Regina 'Ginny' Cleary

1946Tars and Spars as Christine Bradley

1945Tonight and Every Night as Judy Kane

1944Once Upon a Time as Jeannie Thompson

1943Something to Shout About as Jeanie Maxwell

1942My Sister Eileen as Eileen Sherwood

1942Broadway as Billie Moore

1942Two Yanks in Trinidad as Patricia Dare

1942Blondie Goes to College as Laura Wadsworth

1941Three Girls About Town as Charity Banner