Janet Gaynor was an American film, stage and television actress as well as an accomplished oil painter. Janet Gaynor. Gaynor in 1934. Born.
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Janet Gaynor was born Laura Gainor on October 6, 1906, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a child, she & her parents moved to San Francisco, California, ...
Janet Gaynor
American film actress
Janet Gaynor was an American film, stage and television actress as well as an accomplished oil painter.
Gaynor began her career as an extra in shorts and silent films. After signing with Fox Film Corporation in 1926, she rose to fame and became... Wikipedia
Born: October 6, 1906, Germantown, Philadelphia, PA
Died: September 14, 1984 (age 77 years), Palm Springs, CA
Spouse: Paul Gregory (m. 1964–1984), Adrian Adolph Greenberg (m. 1939–1959), and Jesse Lydell Peck (m. 1929–1933)
Height: 5′ 0″
Children: Robin Gaynor Adrian
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A petite, wholesome screen star, Janet Gaynor hit it big just as silent films were coming to an end and continued as one of the screen's most popular stars ...
She was the first actress to win the Academy Award as best actress. In the early years, actors could receive one Oscar for several films. Gaynor won for Sunrise ...
Janet Gaynor was an American actress. One of the most popular actresses of the silent film era, in 1928 Gaynor became the first winner of the Academy Award for ...
Janet Gaynor (October 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984) was an American actress and painter. One of the most popular actresses of the silent film era, ...
Vulnerable yet strong, demure yet vivacious and piquant, actress Janet Gaynor (1906–1984) had the rare ability to project real emotions in a naturalistic, ...
Janet Gaynor was the first person to win the Academy Award for Best Actress. She won for 7th Heaven (1927), Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927), ...
Actress. Born Laura Gainor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1906, she attended high school in San Francisco and soon found work in films, her passion.
Full-length portrait of American actor Janet Gaynor wearing a beret and sweater vest and sitting on a cube, circa 1940.