There's another thread about favorite stars add Janet to that list. This was a contributory factor in Hendry's increasing dependence on alcohol. Husband: Tony Wright (actor, m. 1956, div. Alex Munro had been Alexander Horsburgh when his daughter, Janet Nellson Horsburgh, was born in Blackpool, England, near Liverpool, on September 28, 1934. Outside it has a swimming pool, hot tub, greenhouse, summer house, orchard and vegetable garden. There is a caption on the back which say's that she is reacting to a phone call and this would confirm that this is a scene from the film and not just photos taken on the set. 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In the dvd '' on set'' stills gallery of this film there are three stills of Janet Munro washing her hair but as soon as I saw these I thought they were more like an edited scene. 'We think it will appeal to somebody who doesn't necessarily spend all their time in the UK or someone who wants a lock up and leave outside London but doesn't want to go all the way down to the coast, this is a classic in-between. She was featured in two episodes of Armchair Theater, and worked with Ian Hendry in one of them. Another gardener is pla, Prevent & Address Internal White Tissue in Tomatoes | How to Maximize Potassium Uptake and Reduce Fungal Diseases, Tomatoes are a popular and nutritious vegetable that can be grown in gardens around the world. Munro died aged 38 on 6 December 1972 on her way to hospital after collapsing at her home in Tufnell Park. Is Janet Munro alive? But the Ipswich born actor and wife Janet Munro, who married in 1963 both struggled with alcoholism. Munro returned to England to play Tommy Steele's love interest in Tommy the Toreador (1959), then made a third film for Disney, Swiss Family Robinson (1960), again romancing MacArthur. Organize, control, distribute and measure all of your digital content. Her husband is Ian Hendry (16 February 1963 - 1971) ( divorced) ( 2 children), Tony Wright (1956 - 1959) ( divorced) Janet Munro Net Worth You Can Only Tolerate So Much Incessant Barking. [3] "I never had any doubt as to what I wanted to be", she said later. Matthew Garber: best known for his role in "Mary Poppins;" contracted hepatitis in India and died at age 21. In addition to details about the death, they can contain birth information, family origins, cause of death, and more. But her screen presence, looks and genuine talent can still be seen as many of her movies are now on DVD. A charming screen presence who'd impressed TV audiences and film critics alike, Munro put her thriving career on hold to start a family in the '60s, then attempted to resume it as a mother of two. What does the Venus of Willendorf statue represent? The home named 'Sphinx' was also the setting for director John Boorman's two semi-autobiographical films - Hope and Glory in 1987 and Queen and Country in 2014. Getty. [22] [23] Her death was ruled due to a heart attack caused by chronic ischaemic heart disease. Tony Wrightm. In July 1971 she appeared on stage in Look No Hands.[19]. Janet Munro (28 September 1934 6 December 1972) was an English actress. She began appearing on British TV, starting with I Capture the Castle in 1954. Janet Munro/Causa do falecimento For publicity purposes there's a mock wedding at noon for newspaper photographs. I wore kilts and sang. Hendry married actress Janet Munro on 16 February 1963. Munro was married to actor Tony Wright from 1956 until 1959. She also dabbled in films with prominent roles in the breezy comedy Small Hotel (1957), the drama The Young and the Guilty (1958) and the creepy sci-fi/horror The Crawling Eye (1958) [aka The Trollenberg Terror].Adaptable to both comedy and drama, the little charmer caught the eye of Walt Disney who saw big things for her, and she was signed to a five-picture deal in 1959. Munro died a year later in London from the heart condition myocarditis. He went on to make more than 600 appearances on television, Janet Munro and Ian Hendry lived at the Sphinx home on Pharaoh's Island in Shepperton in the early years of their marriage which ended in 1971, The home is situated on a south-facing plot at the tip of the island with a dual aspect that give it a spectacular outlook across the River Thames, The home was once inhabited by actors Janet Munro and Ian Hendry, of The Avengers, as well as the entire island once being owned by Admiral Lord Nelson, The home was the setting for director John Boorman's two semi-autobiographical films: Hope and Glory in 1987 and Queen and Country in 2014. The plot the house is built on is half an acre, which is much bigger than other properties on the four-acre island. He will remarry and die at age 53 in December 1984. dies at age 38 in London on the way to a hospital after collapsing in her home. In 1960, she starred in Swiss Family Robinson, which was filmed in the West Indies. But the Ipswich born actor and wife Janet Munro, who married in 1963 both struggled with alcoholism. Another thing has just occured to me - didn't I read somewhere that Janet Munro also commit suicide in real life?Does anybody know the truth about this - I read somewhere she committed suicide but somewhere else I think I read that she died of food poisoning or something equally odd. Ian Hendrym. She won a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the film, Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) and received a BAFTA Film Award nomination for her performance in the film Life for Ruth (1962). She married the actor Ian Hendry in 1963, and they had two children, Sally and Corrie. to. Janet Lupo gave the start to her son, Joseph P. Lupo on august 20, 1986. The immediate cause of her death was acute myocarditis; the underlying cause was chronic ischemic heart disease. The official cause of death is listed as acute myocarditis. Movie Actress Place Of Birth: England Date Of Birth: September28, 1934 Date Of Death: December 6, 1972 Cause Of Death: N/A Ethnicity: White Nationality: British Janet Munro was born on the 28th of September, 1934. After the death of her mother in 1942, Munro's father remarried, and she was . They married shortly after that. I have another still from this ''lost'' scene. She was cremated and interred at the Golders Green Crematorium. Source: IMDB), In The Day The Earth Caught Fire. she wants a flock of children, but Tony dismisses the idea of a family. Celebrities and Famous People Who Passed Away Today in History. Janet Munro and Hendry were divorced in 1971. Janet Neilson Horsburgh, known as Janet Munro, was an English actress. She won a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the film Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) and received a BAFTA Film Award nomination for her performance in the film Life for Ruth (1962). She was to live only a few more months, dying of a heart attack in Whittington Hospital, North London, on December 6, 1972, aged 38. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. She is no longer the B picture girl next door. The commentary makes no reference to any extra scenes but on the notes on the making of the film on the dvd itself it mentions another scene that was lost. Cause of death. "[2], She moved to the village of Embsay at age ten to live with her aunt and uncle for a time. Ian's second wife would be actress Janet Munro - a woman who, like Hendry, was an alcoholic, generous and spendthrift. (Photo by Photoshot/Getty Images). With Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery, Jimmy O'Dea. Janet Munro collapsed and died at age 38, reportedly choking to death while drinking tea. 19631971 She even earned the title of "Miss Television of 1958" by a fan magazine. The Encyclopedia of Sixties Cool by Chris Strodder, is born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, to Alexander Neilson Horsburgh, a.k.a. 2023 Getty Images. After leaving school she worked in a shoe shop but her goal was to become an actress. December 6, 1972, cause of death: "choking while drinking some tea." This means. Her entertainer father adopted the name Munro as his own a few years after Janet was born. JanetMunro starred in three Disney film releases, Darby OGill and the Little People (1959), Third Man on the Mountain (1959) and Swiss Family Robinson (1960), as well as The Horsemasters (1961), which aired on Disneys weekly television series. She met Wright at the Kismet Club in 1956 and they began dating. Reports circulated that she choked to death at a London hotel while drinking tea. Janet Munro died on December 6, 1972 at the age of 38. By the time she was 17, she stage manager for the company. Cute, spunky, almond-eyed British actress Janet Munro was deemed to be an actress from day one as the daughter of Scottish stage and variety hall comedian Alex Munro (1911-1986) (born Alexander Horsburgh). Collect, curate and comment on your files. "[2] She worked in towns like Preston, Oldham and Hull and her wage at the time was around 8 a week.[3]. A spectacular riverside home on a private island once gifted to Admiral Lord Nelson has gone on the market for 2.25m, Pharaoh's Island, which sits in the River Thames at Shepperton, Surrey, was purchased by the Treasury and given to Britain's greatest sailor after the Battle of the Nile in 1798, Most of the island's 23 homes have Egyptian names but Sphinx - now on the market with Knight Frank - is by far one of the most impressive, Janet Munro in the home on Pharaoh's Island in Shepperton in Surrey where she lived with husband Ian Hendry in the 1960s, Old photographs show the Hendrys at home with their daughter Sally before their lives were each cut tragically short after battles with alcohol, Ian Hendry left The Avengers TV series after the first series but many say he should have stayed on.