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Janet Gaynor

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Janet Gaynor Fast Facts:

One of the biggest stars of early Hollywood, appearing in both silent films and the first talkies; became particularly well-known for her on-screen chemistry with frequent romantic lead Charles Farrell.
Awarded the very first Best Actress Oscar, for cumulative work in 1927 and 1928.
Retired in 1939 around the time of her marriage to her second husband, Hollywood costume designer Gilbert Adrian, with whom she bought a ranch in Brazil.
Returned to acting for one more film, 1957's Bernadine.
Had a role in the 1980 Broadway production of Harold and Maude.
An artist, her paintings were once exhibited in a New York gallery.
Her 1984 death was attributed to injuries she'd sustained two years earlier in a taxi accident; the crash also injured her fellow passengers, including actor Mary Martin.

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