Paige, Janis (1922–)
Paige, Janis (1922–)
American stage, tv and screen actress and singer. Born Donna Mae Tjaden, Sept 16, 1922, in Tacoma, WA; m. Frank Martinelli, 1947 (div. 1950); m. Arthur Stander, 1956 (div. 1957); m. Ray Gilbert (composer), 1962 (died 1976).
Made film debut in Hollywood Canteen (1944), followed by Of Human Bondage, Two Guys from Milwaukee, Love and Learn, Romance on the High Seas, Two Gals and a Guy, Silk Stockings, Please Don't Eat the Daisies, Bachelor in Paradise, Follow the Boys and Welcome to Hard Times, among others; co-starred on Broadway in original production of The Pajama Game (1954); on tv, starred in her own series "It's Always Jan" (1955–56) and as a regular on "Trapper John, M.D." (1985–86).
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