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Bookmark or Share- Janet Gaynor - WikipediaJanet 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. [1] [2] Gaynor began her career as an extra in shorts and silent films.
- Janet Gaynor - Turner Classic MoviesA petite, wholesome screen star, Janet Gaynor hit it big just as silent films were coming to an end and continued as one of the screen's most popular stars of the 1930s. Gaynor got her start in films through her sister, a secretary for Hal Roach.
- Janet Gaynor Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life & AchievementsJanet Gaynor was an American film, stage and television actress who won the first ever Academy Award for Best Actress. Beginning her career as an extra in shorts and silent films, she soon rose to fame to become one of the most popular female stars of her era.
- Janet Gaynor - IMDbBased on the strength of those two films plus Street Angel (1928), Janet received the very first Academy Award for best actress. This was the first and only time an actress won the Oscar for multiple roles.
- JANET GAYNOR IS DEAD AT 77; FIRST 'BEST ACTRESS' WINNER-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...
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