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Jun 22, 2024 · Janet Gaynor was an American actress who appeared in films, on stage, and on television. She was the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress. She began her career as an extra in shorts and silent films and quickly went to prominence as one of the era’s most popular female actresses.
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2 days ago · The Best Actress award has been presented 96 times, to 79 actresses. The first winner was Janet Gaynor for her roles in 7th Heaven, Street Angel, and Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. The most recent winner is Emma Stone for her role in Poor Things (2023); she had previously won the award for her role in La La Land (2016).
3 days ago · State Fair is a movie directed by Henry King and starring Janet Gaynor, Will Rogers, and Lew Ayres. The film was based on a novel by Phil Stong, was the first of three film versions of the Phillip Stong bestseller, others being musicals State Fair starring Jeanne Crain and Dana Andrews; and the State Fair starring Ann-Margret and Pat Boone.
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4 days ago · Janet Gaynor, born in Philadelphia in 1906, was one of the big film stars of the late 1920s. In 1929, the very first Oscars were held and the best films of 1927 and 1928 were having their moment in the spotlight.
Jun 21, 2024 · In 1927 Borzage made his breakthrough film, 7th Heaven, a sentimental and beautifully photographed tale of a Parisian sewer worker (played by Charles Farrell) who saves a homeless woman (Janet Gaynor) from despair.
Jun 8, 2024 · Farrell was known for his onscreen romances with actress Janet Gaynor in more than a dozen films, including 7th Heaven, Street Angel, and Lucky Star. Later in life, he starred on TV in the 1950s sitcoms My Little Margie and played himself in The Charles Farrell Show .
