This article is about the singer and actress. For the professor of medieval Latin, see Janet Marion Martin. For the professor of medieval Rus'/Russian history, see Janet L. B. Martin.
Janet Martin
Born
United States
Other names
Valya Valentina Tretiacov Terry
Occupation(s)
Singer, actress
Years active
1943–1948 (film)
Janet Martin was an American film actress and singer.[1] She appeared in a number of Republic Pictures' films during the 1940s.
Early years
Martin was born Valya Valentina Tetiacov Terry, the daughter of Alexandria Myra Tetiacov Terry (also known as Myra Skolskaya).[2] Her mother "was a well-known opera singer in Czarist Russia."[3] (Another source gives Martin's original name as both Valya Sokolskaya and Valya Sobolskaya.)[4] She said that she changed her name to avoid political arguments related to Russian political policies.[4]
In 1947, Martin began studying journalism at the University of Southern California, believing that knowing about writing would make her a better actress.[5]
Film
Martin went to Hollywood to gain acting experience in Little Theater productions.[3] When she was 14, she signed a seven-year contract with Republic Pictures.[6]
^"What's a Name". Big Spring Daily Herald. Texas, Big Spring. Associated Press. December 27, 1932. p. 8. Retrieved December 22, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ab"Movie Beauty True Paradox". The Tipton Daily Tribune. No. October 10, 1947. Indiana, Tipton. International News Service. p. 6. Retrieved December 22, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
Len D. Martin. The Republic Pictures Checklist: Features, Serials, Cartoons, Short Subjects and Training Films of Republic Pictures Corporation, 1935–1959. McFarland, 1998.
