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Janet Gaynor: Biography

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Birth Name: Laura Augusta Gainor
Birth Place: Philadelphia, PA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/06/1906, Libra
Date of Death: 09/14/1984
Profession: Actor

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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.

Janet Gaynor Relationships:
Frank Gainor - Father
Laura Buhl - Mother
Harry C. Jones - Stepfather
Helen Gainor - Sister
Lydell Peck - Ex-husband
Gilbert Adrian - Husband (deceased)
Paul Gregory - Husband
Janet Gaynor Awards:
1937 Oscar: Best Actress - Nominee
1928 Oscar: Best Actress - Winner
College:
Attended Hollywood Secretarial School, Los Angeles, CA

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