Janet Gaynor
Janet Gaynor (born Laura Augusta Gainor; October 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984) 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 (1927), Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927), and Street Angel (1928).
By 1927, Gaynor was one of Hollywood's leading ladies. Janet Gaynor has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6284 Hollywood Blvd.[1]
Gaynor was known for her role as Esther Blodgett/Vicki Lester in the 1937 movie A Star Is Born.
In September 1982, Gaynor and her husband were seriously injured in a car crash after a drunk driver crashed their car. She died two years after the crash on September 14, 1984 in Palm Springs, California from problems caused by her injuries at the age of 77.[2] Gaynor is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery next to her second husband, Adrian.[3]
References change
- ↑ "Janet Gaynor - Hollywood Star Walk". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Janet Gaynor dies 'never recovered' from car accident". The Miami News. Miami, Florida. September 15, 1984. p. 4A. Retrieved March 29, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Bahn, Paul G. (2014). The Archaeology of Hollywood: Traces of the Golden Age. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-759-12378-6.
Other websites change
- Janet Gaynor on IMDb
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