Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1906-10-06
Day of Death
1984-09-14
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Janet Gaynor
Biography
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, in 1928 Gaynor became the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in three films: Seventh Heaven (1927), Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) and Street Angel (1928). This was the only occasion on which an actress has won for multiple roles. This rule would be changed three years later by AMPAS. Her career continued with the advent of sound film, and she achieved a notable success in the original version of A Star Is Born (1937). She worked only sporadically after the late 1930s. Severely injured in a 1982 vehicle collision, the incident contributed to her death two years later. Description above from the Wikipedia article Janet Gaynor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography (69)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
Bernardine
1957
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938
The Young in Heart
1938
A Star Is Born
1937
Ladies in Love
1936
Small Town Girl
1936
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
