![]() ![]() Janice was at the right time at the right place, and was a member of the Paramount Golden Circle almost from the moment she signed with the studio (the other in the circle were, Louise Campbell, Joseph Allen, Judith Barrett, Patricia Morison, Susan Hayward, Robert Preston, Ellen Drew, William Henry, William Holden, Betty Field, Jayce Mattews, Evelyn Keyes and so on…). Now, this truly is a wasted talent, since Janice was not just an uncredited face, but a leading lady who showed much promise. Janice appeared in only six movies, and only four were made in Hollywood. ![]() Shirley landed in Hollywood in early 1939, and her journey began. She was popular on the campus, and was even voted the best dressed woman.Īlready bitten by the acting bug from an early age, after graduation Shirley started acting for a Connecticut stock company, when a talent scount noticed her and suggested she try movies. Like many ladies of her generation, she ended her educating at a woman’s liberal arts college, Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. As a member of the upper class, Shirley was nothing if not well educated – first at Rosemary Hall in Greenwich, Connecticut, and then Fermata Preparatory School in Aiken, South Carolina. Stuart married to Lulu Logan sometime after 1925. A double tragedy struck the family in 1922 – first, Gladys gave birth to a stillborn son on February 5, and then died on July 15. They married on November 1, 1910, and three daughters followed: Phoebe (born on December 24, 1911), Shirley (born May 29, 1917), and Laurette (born on October 17, 1918). Her mother was from an equally prestigious family, her father being Horace Goodrich. He was working in the investment firm Logan and Bryan at the time. Stuart Logan, born in 1887, was the son of Frank and Josephine Hancock Logan, both members of prominent Chicagoan families. Shirley Logan was born on May 29, 1917, to Stuart Logan and Gladys Goodrich in Chicago, Illinois. Thank you Laura for introducing this fine actress to me □ EARLY LIFE: PS: Much of the information has been taken from Laura Wagner’s superb article about Janice (you can read the article here). Maybe, if she could have developed her skills… Yet, as I said, we will never know. What we have today shows us a pretty and charming woman, but no great actress. It is clear not many actresses were given a chance that she was given, and ever fewer of them chose to forgo it – but the question remains, could Janice have been a true acting tour-de-force? Could she had become the next Bette Davis or Joan Crawford? Since she gave up to soon, before acting in a substantial movie, we can never tell. Despite the initial burning desire to become a great actress, she changed her priorities and decided to get married, leaving Hollywood behind. Janice Logan was an actress much preferred by her studio, Paramount, and excepted to achieve a top career. ![]()
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