Janet Margolin

Pretty, demure-looking 'Janet Margolin' (qv) was born in New York City in 1943 and educated at the New York High School of Performing Arts. The long-haired brunette was discovered for films by director 'Frank Perry' (qv) as she was making great strides as a teen on Broadway. He saw her in the play "Daughter of Silence," for which she earned a Tony nomination, and took her immediately to Hollywood, casting her as the schizophrenic lass in _David and Lisa (1962)_ (qv) opposite 'Keir Dullea' (qv). She bowled over the critics. The movie, which was praised for its handling of delicate, mature subject matter, should have paved the way to stardom for Janet but strangely didn't. She churned out uneventful second leads in such notable fare as _Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965)_ (qv), _The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)_ (qv), and _Nevada Smith (1966)_ (qv). Though she had better luck with her ingenue roles in _Enter Laughing (1967)_ (qv) and 'Woody Allen' (qv)'s _Take the Money and Run (1969)_ (qv), the offers starting drying up by decade's end and she turned to TV work. Woody used her again, albeit briefly, in _Annie Hall (1977)_ (qv). After a brief first marriage, Janet met and married actor 'Ted Wass' (qv) of TV's 'Soap' (qv) (1977) and _Blossom (1990)_ (qv) fame. Janet was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and died at age 50.::Gary Brumburgh / gr-home@pacbell.net