Janet Sommers — The Explosive Generation Character Profile

About Janet Sommers

Female student who pushes to have open classroom discussions about the physical and emotional issues associated with teenage relationships and sex, sparking the central conflict.

Character Facts

Played by

Patty McCormack

Appears in

The Explosive Generation (1961)

Role

Supporting

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• Peter Gifford (William Shatner)
• Dan Carlyle (Lee Kinsolving)
• Stephen (Beau Bridges)
• Mr. Morton (Edward Platt)
• Mrs. Katie Sommers (Virginia Field)
• Mrs. Ryker (Jocelyn Brando)
• Charlene (Judee Morton)
• Bobby Herman Sr. (Stephen Dunne)
• Mr. Carlyle (Phillip Terry)
• Mr. George Sommers (Arch Johnson)
• Fred - Dean of Boys (Peter Virgo)
• Science Teacher (C. Lindsay Workman)