Janet Fox
Janet Fox was an American actress.
Fox was the niece of American novelist and playwright Edna Ferber. She studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Art after leaving finishing school, and began her career with the Westport Country Players. Fox's first role was in 1932, playing the lead in "June Moon," a play by Ring Lardner and George Kaufman. Fox was known as a "popular character actress" and also performed in radio plays. Her first romantic lead was playing in the radio broadcast, "Manhattan At Midnight" in 1940. Fox may have been best known in the role of Bernice Niemeyer in the original Broadway production of Stage Door, and as Tina in the original Broadway production of Dinner at Eight.
She died in Palm Beach, Florida on April 22, 2002 from natural causes, aged 89. She was survived by her husband, publisher Henry Goldsmith, and her daughter, author Julie Gilbert.Filmography
