Janet Gaynor
Janet Gaynor (born Laura Augusta Gainor; October 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984) was an American film, stage and television actress.Gaynor began her career as an extra in shorts and silent films. After signing with Fox Film Corporation (later 20th Century-Fox) in 1926, she rose to fame and became one of the biggest box office draws of the era. In 1929, she became the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in three films: ''7th Heaven'' (1927), ''Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans'' (1927) and ''Street Angel'' (1928). This was the only occasion an actress won one Oscar for multiple film roles. Gaynor's career success continued into the sound film era, and she achieved notable success in the original version of ''A Star Is Born'' (1937), for which she received a second Best Actress Academy Award nomination.
After retiring from acting in 1939, Gaynor married film costume designer Adrian, with whom she had a son. She briefly returned to acting in films and television in the 1950s and later became an accomplished oil painter. In 1980, Gaynor made her Broadway debut in the stage adaptation of the 1971 film ''Harold and Maude,'' and appeared in the touring theatrical production of ''On Golden Pond'' in February 1982.
On the evening of September 5, 1982, Gaynor sustained multiple injuries when a drunken driver, a former policeman, struck the taxicab in which she and others were passengers. The previous year the same driver was charged with two felonies for using his car as a deadly weapon against a woman motorist, with whom he'd argued over a parking spot, at which time he was placed on informal probation; subsequently, the charges were dropped. In September 1984, Gaynor's injuries sustained in the collision were ruled officially to have caused Gaynor's death. Provided by Wikipedia
Showing 1 - 14 results of 14 for search 'Gaynor, Janet', query time: 0.19s
Refine Results
-
1Published 2014Other Authors: “...Gaynor, Janet...”
Call Number: Loading...Connect to this streaming video
Located:Loading...
Video -
2Published 2012Other Authors: “...Gaynor, Janet...”
Call Number: Loading...Connect to the full text of this electronic resource
Located:Loading...
eBook -
3Published 1984Other Authors: “...Gaynor, Janet...”
Call Number: Loading...
Located:Loading...Video VHS Loading... -
4Published 2008Other Authors: “...Gaynor, Janet...”
Call Number: Loading...
Located:Loading...Video DVD Loading... -
5Published 1997Other Authors: “...Gaynor, Janet...”
Call Number: Loading...
Located:Loading...Video VHS Loading... -
6Published 1997Other Authors: “...Gaynor, Janet...”
Call Number: Loading...
Located:Loading...Video VHS Loading... -
7Published 1996Other Authors: “...Gaynor, Janet...”
Call Number: Loading...
Located:Loading...Video VHS Loading... -
8Published 2008Other Authors: “...Gaynor, Janet...”
Call Number: Loading...
Located:Loading...Video DVD Loading... -
9Published 2003Other Authors: “...Gaynor, Janet...”
Call Number: Loading...
Located:Loading...Video DVD Loading... -
10Published 2008Other Authors: “...Gaynor, Janet...”
Call Number: Loading...
Located:Loading...Video DVD Loading... -
11Published 2008Other Authors: “...Gaynor, Janet...”
Call Number: Loading...
Located:Loading...Video DVD Loading... -
12Published 2012Other Authors: “...Gaynor, Janet...”
Call Number: Loading...
Located:Loading...Video DVD Loading... -
13by Sudermann, Hermann, 1857-1928Other Authors: “...Gaynor, Janet...”
Published 2013
Call Number: Loading...
Located:Loading...Video Blu-ray Disc DVD Loading... -
14Published 2005Other Authors: “...Gaynor, Janet...”
Call Number: Loading...
Located:Loading...Video DVD Loading...
Search Tools:
RSS Feed
–
Email Search
Related Subjects
Man-woman relationships
World War, 1914-1918
City and town life
History
Married people
Motion picture actors and actresses
Actresses
Alcoholics
Attempted murder
Country life
Farm life
Feature films
Love
Men
Motion picture industry
Paralytics
River boats
Sanitation workers
Sexual behavior
Silent films
Stills (Motion pictures)
Veterans
Women
Women farmers