Janet Fox (June 12, 1912 â€" April 22, 2002) was an American
actress.Born in Chicago, Illinois, 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.
actress.Born in Chicago, Illinois, 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.
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