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Janet Gaynor
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| Nickname: | Lolly |
| Known for: | A Star Is Born, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, Seventh Heaven |
| Birth name: | Laura Augusta Gainor |
| Birthday: | 6 October 1906, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Height: | 5' 2" (1.57 m) |
Trivia
Son Robin Gaynor Adrian was born in 1940.
In September, 1982, Ms. Gaynor, who was 75, was seriously injured in a San Francisco taxi cab accident which also injured her husband, executive producer Paul Gregory, and actress Mary Martin, and killed Martin's agent, Ben Washer. Gaynor suffered 11 broken ribs, a ruptured bladder, a broken collar bone, a bleeding kidney, and multiple pelvic fractures. She was to endure a number of operations in the next year and progressively grew weaker until her death in 1984.
Till 1986 she was the youngest leading actress awarded with Oscar
Interred at Hollywood Memorial Cemetery (now called Hollywood Forever), Hollywood, California, USA, Section B, east side of lake.
She was injured in an auto accident along with Mary Martin in 1982. She never recovered.
Measurements: 31 1/2-24 1/2-30 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
She was the first actress to win the Academy Award as Best Actress. Back then, actors received one Oscar for several films. Gaynor won for Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, Seventh Heaven and Street Angel.
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