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    Janet Gaynor (born Laura Augusta Gainor; October 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984) 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.

  3. Actress: A Star Is Born. Janet Gaynor was born Laura Gainor on October 6, 1906, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a child, she & her parents moved to San Francisco, California, where she graduated from high school in 1923. She then moved to Los Angeles where she enrolled in a secretarial school.

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  4. www.imdb.com › name › nm0310980Janet Gaynor - IMDb

    Janet Gaynor. Actress: A Star Is Born. Janet Gaynor was born Laura Gainor on October 6, 1906, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a child, she & her parents moved to San Francisco, California, where she graduated from high school in 1923. She then moved to Los Angeles where she enrolled in a secretarial school.

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    • October 6, 1906
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    • September 14, 1984
  5. Mar 23, 2023 · 1. She Got Trained. Janet Gaynor had a different name when she was born on October 6, 1906, it was Laura Augusta Gainor. Her father worked in the theater as a painter and paperhanger while her mother was a stay-at-home mom. Dad must have loved the theater because as soon as Gaynor was old enough, he started to train her.

  6. 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….

  7. Janet Gaynor, whose given name was Laura, was born in 1906 in a section of Philadelphia then called Germantown for its high concentration of German immigrants; her mother Laura Gainor , for whom she was named, and her father Frank Gainor were second generation German-Americans.

  8. 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...

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