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Sep 15, 1984 · -eyed star who won the first Academy Award for best actress for her roles in silent films and went on to become a leading performer in talking pictures, died yesterday at Desert Hospital in Palm...
Sep 15, 1984 · Sept. 15, 1984 12 AM PT. Janet Gaynor, whose elegantly demure movie portrayals of forlorn heroines carried her to fame in both the silent and talking film eras — and won her the first Academy...
Janet Gaynor (born Laura Augusta Gainor; October 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984) was an American film, stage and television actress. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close. Gaynor began her career as an extra in shorts and silent films.
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).
Gaynor, Janet (1906–1984) American film and stage actress who won the first Academy Award for Best Actress. Name variations: (pseudonym) Augusta Louise. Born Laura Augusta Gainor on October 10, 1906, in Germantown, Pennsylvania; died on September 14, 1984, from complications of pneumonia, in Palm Springs, California;daughter of Frank D. and ...
In Frank Borzage. …saves a homeless beauty (Janet Gaynor) from despair. It dominated the first Academy Awards with nominations for best picture, actress, screenplay adaptation, and director of a dramatic picture, winning Oscars in all but the first category. Gaynor was awarded not only for her work in 7th Heaven but also….
Janet Gaynor was an American actress and painter. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1929, she was the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress for her roles in the movies 7th Heaven , Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans , and Street Angel .
