Janet Leigh, "Psycho" Star, Dies at 77

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Janet Leigh, the actress who turned the mundane act of getting clean in a shower into one of cinemas most enduring images of gore and horror, died Sunday. She was 77.

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Leigh died at her home in Beverly Hills after a long battle with cancer, said her publicist, Dick Guttman. Leigh was the only child of a couple who often moved from town to town. Living in apartments, Leigh was a bright child who excelled in school.

Leigh's big break came in 1955 when she starred opposite Tony Curtis in the romantic comedy "The Glenn Miller Story."