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'''Janet Warren''', also known as '''Elaine Morey''', was an actress in the United States during the 1940s and 50s. She attended schools in the [[Los Angeles]] metropolitan area, including an acting school she started attending since the age of 13. After spending her late teen years as a [[drama coach]] for other child actors, she signed a contract with [[Universal Pictures]] in 1940 and began appearing in films, frequently in [[Abbott and Costello]] comedies, horror films, and teenage musicals.
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==Career==
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During her childhood, Warren attended [[Hollywood High School]] and [[Alexander Hamilton High School (Los Angeles)|Alexander Hamilton High School]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=January 12, 1941 |title=Signing Of Young Actress Reveals 'Cinderella' Story |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-signing-of-young-actres/160489387/ |work=[[Hartford Courant]] |access-date=December 8, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> She was also enrolled in a child acting school from the age of 13, with [[Jane Withers]] as one of her classmates. The school would also have a play written by the principal for Warren in particular that she acted in.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=January 4, 1942 |title=A Happy Accident |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-a-happy-accident/160575567/ |work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |access-date=December 9, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Later living in [[Santa Ana, California]] in her late teens, she worked as a [[drama coach]] and ran a class for children that worked in theatre.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=January 3, 1941 |title=Apple for the Teacher |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-apple-for-the-te/160486146/ |work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |access-date=December 7, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> She also performed at the ''Little Theatre'' in [[Los Angeles, California]].<ref name="LAT1"/>


Warren was cast in the film ''[[Buck Privates]]'' in December 1940.<ref name="LAT1">{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=December 16, 1940 |title=Pickup Shots Along Cinema Way |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-pickup-shots-along/160139763/ |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=December 7, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> The casting occurred after approaching studio executives to ask for a role for one of her students, but was offered a role herself instead. She was also signed to a long-term contract for several future films.<ref>{{cite news |last=Palmer |first=Hayden R. |date=January 8, 1941 |title=From The Front Row |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-from-the-front-row/160488924/ |work=[[Lansing State Journal]] |access-date=December 7, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> After appearing in several minor roles in early 1941, she was cast in a major female role in ''[[Moonlight in Hawaii]]''. Her impressive performance resulted in her contract being renewed in June 1941.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=June 22, 1941 |title=Young Player Wins New Option |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news-young-player-wins-new-opt/160571685/ |work=[[The Miami News]] |access-date=December 9, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
'''Janet Warren''', also known as '''Elaine Morey''', was an actress in the United States. She appeared in numerous films.<ref>https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/79507</ref>

She was born in [[Santa Ana, California]]. She graduated from [[Hollywood High School]]. She began making films in 1941 with Universal in 1941. She appears in [[Abbott and Costello]] comedies, in horror films, and "teenage musicals".<ref>hjwollstein.blogspot.com/2011/09/elaine-moreyjanet-warren-wild-horse.html?m=1</ref>

She married Robert W. Warren of [[Ogden, Utah]] and joined the [[Mormon Church]].

She began using a [[pseudonym]] after being found several days after going missing. She reportedly left a note.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dq9dDwAAQBAJ&dq=janet+warren+actress&pg=PT230 | title=The Charlie Chan Films | last1=Neibaur | first1=James L. | date=18 April 2018 }}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
*''[[Buck Privates]]'' (1941)<ref name="LAT1"/>
*''[[Hello, Sucker]]'' (1941) as Receptionist
*''[[Hello, Sucker]]'' (1941) as Receptionist
*''[[Cracked Nuts (1941 film)|Cracked Nuts]]'' (1941)<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=April 8, 1941 |title=Comics to Compose This Entire Cast |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star-comics-to-compose-this-enti/160566573/ |work=[[The Washington Star]] |access-date=December 8, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
*''[[Moonlight in Hawaii]]'' (1941) as Doris
*''[[Sing Another Chorus]]'' (1941)<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=March 20, 1941 |title=Gleams From Stellar Galaxy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-gleams-from-stella/160568373/ |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=December 8, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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*''[[Wild Horse Phantom]]'' (1944) as Marian Garnet
*''[[Keep 'Em Flying]]'' (1941)<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=November 14, 1941 |title=Stars of the World Premiere at the Fox |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-stars-of-the-world-pr/160573309/ |work=[[Detroit Free Press]] |access-date=December 9, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
*''[[Moonlight in Hawaii]]'' (1941) as Doris<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=January 17, 1942 |title=Of Course Its Romance |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-emporia-gazette-of-course-its-romanc/160575660/ |work=[[The Emporia Gazette]] |access-date=December 9, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
*''[[Too Many Blondes]]'' (1941) as Sophie Deltz
*''[[Too Many Blondes]]'' (1941) as Sophie Deltz
*''[[Double Date (film)|Double Date]]'' (1941) as Schoolgirl
*''[[Double Date (film)|Double Date]]'' (1941) as Schoolgirl
*''[[Law of the Range]]'' (1941)<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=February 26, 1942 |title="Law of the Range" Drama Stars Johnny Mack Brown |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/greenville-advocate-law-of-the-range-d/160139479/ |work=[[Greenville Advocate]] |access-date=December 7, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> as Virginia O'Brien
*''[[Law of the Range]]'' (1941) as Virginia O'Brien
*''[[The Flame of New Orleans]]'' (1941)
*''[[The Flame of New Orleans]]'' (1941)
*''[[It Started with Eve]]'' (1941)
*''[[It Started with Eve]]'' (1941)
*''[[Pardon My Sarong]]'' (1942)
*''[[Pardon My Sarong]]'' (1942)
*''[[Broadway (1942 film)|Broadway]]'' (1942) as Ruby
*''[[Broadway (1942 film)|Broadway]]'' (1942) as Ruby
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*''[[Wild Horse Phantom]]'' (1944) as Marian Garnet
*''[[The Jade Mask]]'' (1945) as Jean Kent
*''[[The Jade Mask]]'' (1945) as Jean Kent
*''[[The Shanghai Cobra]]'' (1945) as Record Machine Operator
*''[[The Shanghai Cobra]]'' (1945) as Record Machine Operator
*''[[Winter Wonderland (film)|Winter Wonderland]]'' (1947)
*''[[Winter Wonderland (film)|Winter Wonderland]]'' (1947)
*''[[The Twonky]]'' (1953) as Carolyn West
*''[[The Twonky]]'' (1953) as Carolyn West

==Personal life==
Warren married drama coach Robert W. Major. In September 1943, she disappeared and was reported missing by her husband, with only a note reading "I'm going away; goodbye forever" left behind. By the following year, she had filed for divorce from Major, charging him with "extreme cruelty". The divorce was finalized in December 1944.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=September 21, 1943 |title=Actress Elaine Morey Vanishes; Leaves Note |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news-actress-elaine-morey-vani/160139626/ |work=[[The Miami News]] |access-date=December 7, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=January 2, 1945 |title=Elaine Morey Gets Final Decree |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/salt-lake-telegram-elaine-morey-gets-fin/160139676/ |work=[[Salt Lake Telegram]] |access-date=December 7, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==

* {{IMDb name|id=0604381}}

[[Category:20th-century births]]
[[Category:Actresses from California]]
[[Category:20th-century American actresses]]
[[Category:American drama teachers]]

Latest revision as of 00:42, 13 December 2024

Janet Warren, also known as Elaine Morey, was an actress in the United States during the 1940s and 50s. She attended schools in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, including an acting school she started attending since the age of 13. After spending her late teen years as a drama coach for other child actors, she signed a contract with Universal Pictures in 1940 and began appearing in films, frequently in Abbott and Costello comedies, horror films, and teenage musicals.

Career

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During her childhood, Warren attended Hollywood High School and Alexander Hamilton High School.[1] She was also enrolled in a child acting school from the age of 13, with Jane Withers as one of her classmates. The school would also have a play written by the principal for Warren in particular that she acted in.[2] Later living in Santa Ana, California in her late teens, she worked as a drama coach and ran a class for children that worked in theatre.[3] She also performed at the Little Theatre in Los Angeles, California.[4]

Warren was cast in the film Buck Privates in December 1940.[4] The casting occurred after approaching studio executives to ask for a role for one of her students, but was offered a role herself instead. She was also signed to a long-term contract for several future films.[5] After appearing in several minor roles in early 1941, she was cast in a major female role in Moonlight in Hawaii. Her impressive performance resulted in her contract being renewed in June 1941.[6]

Filmography

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Personal life

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Warren married drama coach Robert W. Major. In September 1943, she disappeared and was reported missing by her husband, with only a note reading "I'm going away; goodbye forever" left behind. By the following year, she had filed for divorce from Major, charging him with "extreme cruelty". The divorce was finalized in December 1944.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ "Signing Of Young Actress Reveals 'Cinderella' Story". Hartford Courant. January 12, 1941. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "A Happy Accident". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 4, 1942. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Apple for the Teacher". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 3, 1941. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c "Pickup Shots Along Cinema Way". The Los Angeles Times. December 16, 1940. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Palmer, Hayden R. (January 8, 1941). "From The Front Row". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Young Player Wins New Option". The Miami News. June 22, 1941. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Comics to Compose This Entire Cast". The Washington Star. April 8, 1941. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gleams From Stellar Galaxy". The Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1941. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Stars of the World Premiere at the Fox". Detroit Free Press. November 14, 1941. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Of Course Its Romance". The Emporia Gazette. January 17, 1942. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ ""Law of the Range" Drama Stars Johnny Mack Brown". Greenville Advocate. February 26, 1942. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Actress Elaine Morey Vanishes; Leaves Note". The Miami News. September 21, 1943. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Elaine Morey Gets Final Decree". Salt Lake Telegram. January 2, 1945. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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