Question 1

True or false: Janet Leigh was married to actor Tony Curtis for over a decade.

Accepted Answer

True. They married in 1951 and divorced in 1962, having two daughters—including actress Jamie Lee Curtis. Their marriage was Hollywood tabloid fodder.

Question 2

True or false: Janet Leigh performed her own stunts in the famous shower scene in 'Psycho'.

Accepted Answer

False. The stunts were done by a double, but the close-ups of her terrified face were hers. The actual knife work and blood effects were meticulously staged.

Question 3

True or false: Janet Leigh starred in three films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Accepted Answer

False. She only starred in one Hitchcock film: 'Psycho' (1960). Despite rumors, she never worked with him again, though he influenced her career massively.

Question 4

True or false: Janet Leigh never appeared in a horror film after 'Psycho'.

Accepted Answer

False. She starred in several later horror films, including 'Night of the Lepus' (1972) and 'The Fog' (1980), even appearing with daughter Jamie Lee Curtis in a few.

Question 5

True or false: Janet Leigh was the first actress to win an Oscar for playing a character who dies in the shower.

Accepted Answer

False. She never won an Oscar; she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for 'Psycho' but lost. Her shower scene is iconic, but no Oscar came with it.

Question 6

True or false: Janet Leigh's real first name was Jeanette.

Accepted Answer

True. Born Jeanette Helen Morrison, she changed her name to Janet Leigh when she signed with MGM in the late 1940s on the advice of studio executives.

Question 7

True or false: Janet Leigh played Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.

Accepted Answer

True. Janet Leigh portrayed Marion Crane, the ill-fated motel guest, in the seminal 1960 horror film Psycho, a role that earned her a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination.

Question 8

True or false: Janet Leigh wrote a memoir about her experiences in Hollywood.

Accepted Answer

True. She authored 'There Really Was a Hollywood' (1984), an autobiography detailing her life, career, and journey through the film industry.

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