Janet Gaynor |
born:
06 October 1906 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America |
died:
14 September 1984 Palm Springs, California, United States of America (following an accident, age 77) |
Petite American actress; a WAMPAS Baby star of 1926. She was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actress: in 7th Heaven (1927), Street Angel (1928) and Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927). In September 1982 she was seriously injured a taxicab accident in San Francisco, California along with her (third) husband Paul Gregory. She died two years later from complications as a result of the incident. Interred at Hollywood Memorial Cemetery (now Hollywood Forever), Hollywood, California, USA, Section B, east side of lake. |
Real name: Laura Augusta Gainor Height: 5'0" |
Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography. |
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