Janet Munro
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| Born |
Janet Neilson Horsburgh 28 September 1934 Blackpool, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 6 December 1972 (aged 38) London, England |
| Cause of death | Ischaemic heart disease |
| Resting place | Golders Green Crematorium |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1957-1972 |
| Spouse(s) |
Tony Wright (m.1956-1959; divorced) Ian Hendry (m.1963-1971; divorced) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) |
Alex Munro Phyllis Robertshaw |
Janet Munro (28 September 1934 – 6 December 1972) was an English actress.
Munro starred in three Disney film releases, Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959), Third Man on the Mountain (1959) and Swiss Family Robinson (1960), as well as The Horsemasters (1961), which aired on Disney's weekly television series. Other film credits include science fiction films such as The Trollenberg Terror (1958) (released as The Crawling Eye in the US) and The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961).
Born Janet Neilson Horsburgh, the daughter of Scottish comedian Alex Munro (real name Alexander Neilson Horsburgh) and his wife, Phyllis Robertshaw, in Blackpool, Lancashire in 1934, she used her father's stage name professionally.
Munro was married to Tony Wright from 1956 until 1959. She married the actor Ian Hendry in 1963, and they had two children, Sally and Corrie. Munro and Hendry were divorced in 1971. Her cousin Ellie Nicol-Hilton was a child actor in 1970s and 1980s.
Munro died from a heart attack caused by chronic ischaemic heart disease at Whittington Hospital, north London in 1972, aged 38 years. She was cremated and interred at the Golders Green Crematorium.
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