Janet Martin was an American film actress and singer. She appeared in a number of

Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Corporation (currently held under Melange Pictures, LLC) was an American motion picture production-distribution corporation in operation from 1935 to 1967, that was based in Los Angeles. It had studio facilities in Studio City a ...

' films during the 1940s.

Early years

Martin was born Valya Valentina Tetiacov Terry, the daughter of Alexandria Myra Tetiacov Terry (also known as Myra Skolskaya). Her mother "was a well-known opera singer in Czarist Russia." (Another source gives Martin's original name as both Valya Sokolskaya and Valya Sobolskaya.) She said that she changed her name to avoid political arguments related to Russian political policies. In 1947, Martin began studying journalism at the

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, believing that knowing about writing would make her a better actress.

Film

Martin went to Hollywood to gain acting experience in Little Theater productions. When she was 14, she signed a seven-year contract with

Selected filmography

* ''

Call of the South Seas ''Call of the South Seas'' is a 1944 American action film directed by John English starring Janet Martin, Allan Lane and William Henry.Langman p.172 The film's sets were designed by the art director Gano Chittenden. Cast * Janet Martin ...

'' (1944) * '' Hands Across the Border'' (1944) * '' Lake Placid Serenade'' (1944) * '' The Yellow Rose of Texas'' (1944) * '' A Sporting Chance'' (1945) * ''

Bells of Rosarita '' Bells of Rosarita '' is a 1945 American musical Western film starring Roy Rogers and directed by Frank McDonald. Plot Cowboy balladeer Roy Rogers meets Sue Farnum (Dale Evans), a girl returning from back East, who is cheated out of her in ...

'' (1945) * '' Calendar Girl'' (1947) * '' Heart of Virginia'' (1948) * '' King of the Gamblers'' (1948) * ''

Train to Alcatraz ''Train to Alcatraz'' is a 1948 American prison film directed by Philip Ford and starring Don Barry, Janet Martin, William Phipps, Roy Barcroft, and June Storey. Plot Criminals on a train bound for an infamous supermax prison plan to escape, ...

'' (1948)

References

Bibliography

* Len D. Martin. ''The Republic Pictures Checklist: Features, Serials, Cartoons, Short Subjects and Training Films of Republic Pictures Corporation, 1935–1959''. McFarland, 1998.

External links

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