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EX-CANARY A “ CANARY ” is slang for a girl singer —and for some years Janet Blair was the canary with Hal Kemp’s band. And having left her canary days behind her, she wants it to be understood that she’s no glamour girl. Bora Martha Janet Lafferty in Altoona, Pennsylvania, she showed a talent for dancing and singing in her childhood and started to train as a ballet dancer. This was sidetracked in favour of singing, and she was doing radio work when she was engaged for the band. A broadcasting executive got her a screen test at Columbia—and Martha Janet got a contract and started her career in Three Girls About Town. Of Irish descent, she is lively and gay, with chestnut hair and saucy brown eyes, and never wears any makeup except lipstick. Her favourite colour is red, her favourite flowers are gladioli, her favourite foods are ice cream and oatmeal dishes. She hates pie and cake. She paints in oils and water colours as a hobby and likes outdoor sports and games. You’ve seen her in My Sister Eileen, Something to Shout About, Once Upon a Time, Tonight and Every Night, Tars and Spars, and Gallant Journey. DEBUT AT EIGHT pETER LAWFORD broke with family tradition when he became an actor—and he did it early. The son of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Sydney Lawford, K.C.B., with generations of soldiers behind him, he was only eight when he pestered his father into allowing him to ask for a part with a film company, working near their home at Shepperton. He acted in two English films and one or two French films, for he spoke French and Spanish fluently even at that age, then his father’s travels took the family round the world. In 1937 the Lawfords settled in California and Peter got himself a role in Lord Jeff. After that they went to New York, where they were when war broke out. An accident to Peter’s arm in childhood kept him out of the army and the Lawford income was “ frozen.” Peter worked at a car park until he saved up just over a hundred pounds, then they returned to California. A role in Mrs. Miniver with one fine to speak, started him on his present promising career. He was bom in London on September 7th, 1923, has light brown hair, blue eyes and stands six feet in height.