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- Birth nameEllen Martha Clancy
- Janet Shaw was born on January 23, 1919 in Beatrice, Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Night Monster (1942) and The Old Maid (1939). She was married to David Ashford Stuart and Willard Garcia Ilefeldt. She died on October 15, 2001 in Beatrice, Nebraska, USA.
- SpousesDavid Ashford Stuart(December 31, 1946 - March 15, 1984) (his death)Willard Garcia Ilefeldt(April 19, 1944 - December 24, 1945) (divorced)
- Best known for her supporting role as the waitress Louise Finch in Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943).
- Began her acting career using her given name: Ellen Clancy.
- Her second husband was a promoter of traditional New Orleans jazz music. He was responsible for the Jazz Man Record Shop in Hollywood, and Jazz Man Records.
- Decided at the age of three that she would be an actress, after seeing Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood (1922).
- After signing a seven year contact with Warner Bros. in 1937, Jack L. Warner changed her stage name to Janet Shaw.
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