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Janet Gaynor (I) (1906–1984)
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. She got a job at a shoe store for the princely sum of $18 per week. However, ...
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Born:in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USADied:(age 77) in Palm Springs, California, USA |
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Actress (68 credits)
Actress (68 credits)
1981
The Love Boat
(TV Series)
Violet Hooper
Violet Hooper
- The Frugal Pair/Doc's Dismissal/The Girl Next Door
(1981)
... Violet Hooper
1927
The Horse Trader
(Short)
(uncredited)
1926
Lazy Lightning
(uncredited)
1926
Martin of the Mounted
(Short)
(uncredited)
1926
The Man in the Saddle
(uncredited)
1926
Fade Away Foster
(Short)
(uncredited)
1926
Oh What a Nurse!
(uncredited)
1925
The Crook Buster
(Short)
(uncredited)
1925
The Teaser
(uncredited)
1925
The Burning Trail
(uncredited)
1925
Dangerous Innocence
(uncredited)
1925
The Haunted Honeymoon
(Short)
(uncredited)
1924
Young Ideas
(uncredited)
1924
Cupid's Rustler
(uncredited)
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Soundtrack (6 credits)
Soundtrack (6 credits)
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Self (13 credits)
Self (13 credits)
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Archive footage (11 credits)
Archive footage (11 credits)
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She acted in Ernest Thompson's play, "On Golden Pond," at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts with William Swetland in the cast. See more »Publicity Listings:
3 Print Biographies | 15 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 54 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Height:
5' (1.52 m)
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[on receiving the first Best Actress Oscar] Naturally, I was thrilled, but being the first year, the Academy Awards had no background or tradition, and it naturally didn't mean what it does now. Had I known then what it would come to mean in the next few years, I'm sure I'd have been overwhelmed. At the time, I think I was more thrilled over meeting Douglas Fairbanks.Trivia:
In September 1982, Ms. Gaynor, who was 75, was seriously injured in a San Francisco taxi cab accident which also injured her husband, executive producer Paul Gregory, and actress Mary Martin. The accident proved fatal for Martin's agent, Ben Washer. Gaynor suffered 11 broken ribs, a ruptured bladder, a broken collar bone, a bleeding kidney, and multiple pelvic fractures. She was to endure a ... See more »Nickname:
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