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Janet Shaw
Born
Ellen Martha Clancy Stuart

(1919-01-23)January 23, 1919
Beatrice, Nebraska, U.S.
DiedOctober 15, 2001(2001-10-15) (aged 82)
Beatrice, Nebraska, U.S.
Resting placeEvergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice, Nebraska, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1935–1955
SpouseWillard Garcia Ilefeldt (1944–1945) (divorced)[1]

Ellen Martha Clancy Stuart[2] (January 23, 1919 – October 15, 2001), known professionally as Janet Shaw, was an American actress.

Born on January 23, 1919,[3] in Beatrice, Nebraska,[2] Shaw was picked as the finest baby in Nebraska when she was 18 months old.[3] She was the daughter of Philip Windsor Clancy. After attending elementary schools in Nebraska, she attended high schools in Santa Monica and Beverly Hills, graduating from the latter. Actress Olive May was her aunt.[4]

Shaw acted on stage with Harold Lloyd's Beverly Hills Little Theatre for Professionals, the Gateway Little Theater, and the Pasadena Community Players.[4]

Shaw appeared in the films Prairie Thunder, Alcatraz Island, Sergeant Murphy, Jezebel, Accidents Will Happen, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Gold Diggers in Paris, The Sisters, Torchy Blane in Chinatown, The Rookie Cop, The Old Maid, Waterloo Bridge, Flight Angels, Hired Wife, Escape, Lucky Devils, Blossoms in the Dust, Gambling Daughters, Johnny Eager, Night Monster, Shadow of a Doubt, How's About It, Hi'ya, Chum, Hangmen Also Die!, False Faces, Arizona Trail, Ladies Courageous, Johnny Doesn't Live Here Any More, The Scarlet Clue, I'll Tell the World, Jungle Raiders, Sensation Hunters, The Scarlet Horseman, Nocturne, Time Out of Mind and They Won't Believe Me, among others.[5]

On April 19, 1944, in Beverly Hills, Shaw married Willard Ilefeldt, a former actor who was serving in the Army Air Forces.[6]

She died of Alzheimer's disease on October 15, 2001, in Beatrice, Nebraska at age 82.[1]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1935 She Married Her Boss Secretary Uncredited
1937 Confession Actress Uncredited
1937 Prairie Thunder Joan Temple
1937 It's Love I'm After Autograph Seeker Uncredited
1937 Alcatraz Island Sally Carruthers
1937 Expensive Husbands Telephone Operator Uncredited
1937 She Loved a Fireman Girl at Dance Uncredited
1937 Hollywood Hotel Girl at Premiere Uncredited
1938 Sergeant Murphy Joan Furse
1938 Jezebel Molly Allen
1938 Accidents Will Happen Mary Tarlton - Gregg's Secretary
1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood Humility's Daughter Uncredited
1938 Gold Diggers in Paris Golddigger
1938 Secrets of an Actress Switchboard Operator Uncredited
1938 Broadway Musketeers Hospital Nurse Uncredited
1938 The Sisters Stella Johnson
1938 Girls on Probation Prison Inmate
1938 Comet Over Broadway Janet's Dining Companion Uncredited
1938 Going Places Young Lady at Party Uncredited
1939 King of the Underworld Blonde Nurse Uncredited
1939 They Made Me a Criminal Girl Entering Locker Room Uncredited
1939 Torchy Blane in Chinatown Janet Baldwin
1939 The Rookie Cop Gerry Lane
1939 The Old Maid Dee
1940 Blondie on a Budget Anniversary Cake Usherette Uncredited
1940 Alias the Deacon Mildred Gregory
1940 Waterloo Bridge Maureen
1940 Flight Angels Mrs. Perry
1940 Hired Wife Lucy - the Bride Uncredited
1940 Escape Greta - a Student Uncredited
1941 Lucky Devils Gwendy Wimple
1941 You're Out of Luck Joyce Dayton
1941 Blossoms in the Dust Tess Uncredited
1941 Gambling Daughters Katherine Thompson
1941 Hold That Ghost Alderman's Girl Uncredited
1941 Johnny Eager Alice Uncredited
1941 Honolulu Lu Debutante Uncredited
1942 Night Monster Milly Carson
1942 The Mummy's Tomb Girl in Car Uncredited
1943 Shadow of a Doubt Louise Finch
1943 How's About It Judy Uncredited
1943 Hi'ya, Chum Chorine Uncredited
1943 Bad Men of Thunder Gap Martha Stewart
1943 Hangmen Also Die! Katerina Honiga Uncredited
1943 Keep 'Em Slugging Young Girl Uncredited
1943 False Faces Diana Harding
1943 Hers to Hold Girl at Factory Uncredited
1943 Let's Face It Girl in Boat Uncredited
1943 Arizona Trail Martha Brooks
1944 Ladies Courageous Bee Jay
1944 Hi, Good Lookin'! Information Girl Uncredited
1944 It Happened Tomorrow Waitress Uncredited
1944 Follow the Boys Phone Operator Uncredited
1944 Johnny Doesn't Live Here Any More Gladys
1945 The Scarlet Clue Gloria Bayne
1945 I'll Tell the World Switchboard Operator
1945 Jungle Raiders Ann Reed Serial
1945 Sensation Hunters Katie Rogers
1946 Because of Him Reporter Uncredited
1946 The Scarlet Horseman Elise Halliday
1946 House of Horrors Cab Driver Uncredited
1946 Dark Alibi Miss Petrie
1946 Inside Job Blonde Girl Uncredited
1946 Nocturne Grace Andrews Uncredited
1947 Time Out of Mind Penny
1947 They Won't Believe Me Susan Haines - Verna's Roommate Uncredited
1950 Prehistoric Women Minor Role Uncredited

References

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  1. ^ a b "Janet Shaw, 82; Actress Had Role in 'Jezebel'". Los Angeles Times. 2001-10-23. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  2. ^ a b "Janet Shaw (Ellen Martha Clancy Stuart)". Variety. October 24, 2001. Archived from the original on September 8, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Ellen Clancy, Former Local Tot, Looms as Film Prodigy". Beatrice Daily sun. January 11, 1939. p. 5. Retrieved October 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b Niemeyer, H. H. (October 30, 1938). "Prize Baby from Nebraska". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 43. Retrieved September 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Janet Shaw". The Independent. 2001-10-25. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  6. ^ "Officer Weds Janet Shaw". The Los Angeles Times. April 20, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved September 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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