Janet Gaynor

Janet Gaynor

Deceased · Born: Oct 6, 1906 · Died: Sep 14, 1984

Known For

SunriseSunrise
A Star Is BornA Star Is Born
7th Heaven7th Heaven
Street AngelStreet Angel

Personal Details

BornOct 6, 1906 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Spouse

  • Paul Gregory

    ( Dec 24, 1964 to Sep 14, 1984 )

  • Adrian

    ( Aug 14, 1939 to Sep 13, 1959 )

  • Jesse Lydell Peck

    ( Sep 11, 1929 to Apr 7, 1933 )
Parents
  • Frank D. Gainor
  • Laura Buhl

Biography

Janet Gaynor, born Laura Gainor on October 6, 1906, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was destined for stardom. As a child, she and her parents relocated to San Francisco, California, where she graduated from high school in 1923.

Career

{"id":82416,"title":"Bernardine","year":"1957","character":"Mrs. Ruth Wilson","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/bernardine","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_82416.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_82416.jpg"},"released":1}
1957
Bernardine
Bernardine as Mrs. Ruth Wilson
{"id":72685,"title":"The Young in Heart","year":"1938","character":"George-Anne Carleton","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/the-young-in-heart","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_72685.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_72685.jpg"},"released":1}
1938
The Young in Heart
The Young in Heart as George-Anne Carleton
{"id":83168,"title":"Three Loves Has Nancy","year":"1938","character":"Nancy Briggs","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/three-loves-has-nancy","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_83168.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_83168.jpg"},"released":1}
Three Loves Has Nancy
Three Loves Has Nancy as Nancy Briggs
{"id":23128,"title":"A Star Is Born","year":"1937","character":"Esther Blodgett \/ Vicki Lester","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/a-star-is-born-1937","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_23128.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_23128.jpg"},"released":1}
1937
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born as Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester
{"id":73442,"title":"Ladies in Love","year":"1936","character":"Martha Karenye","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/ladies-in-love","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_73442.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_73442.jpg"},"released":1}
1936
Ladies in Love
Ladies in Love as Martha Karenye
{"id":73458,"title":"Small Town Girl","year":"1936","character":"Katherine 'Kay' Brannan","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/small-town-girl","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_73458.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_73458.jpg"},"released":1}
Small Town Girl
Small Town Girl as Katherine 'Kay' Brannan
{"id":95363,"title":"The Farmer Takes a Wife","year":"1935","character":"Molly Larkins","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/the-farmer-takes-a-wife-1935","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_95363.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_95363.jpg"},"released":1}
1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Farmer Takes a Wife as Molly Larkins
{"id":74220,"title":"Change of Heart","year":"1934","character":"Catherine Furness","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/change-of-heart","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_74220.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_74220.jpg"},"released":1}
1934
Change of Heart
Change of Heart as Catherine Furness
{"id":74290,"title":"Carolina","year":"1934","character":"Joanna Tate","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/carolina-1934","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_74290.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_74290.jpg"},"released":1}
Carolina
Carolina as Joanna Tate
{"id":74510,"title":"State Fair","year":"1933","character":"Margy Frake","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/state-fair-1933","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/nm0efe9dh080.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/nm0efe9dh080.jpg"},"released":1}
1933
State Fair
State Fair as Margy Frake
{"id":74582,"title":"Adorable","year":"1933","character":"Marie Christine \"Mitzi\"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/adorable","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_74582.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_74582.jpg"},"released":1}
Adorable
Adorable as Marie Christine "Mitzi"
{"id":96884,"title":"Tess of the Storm Country","year":"1932","character":"Tess Howland","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/tess-of-the-storm-country-1932","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_96884.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_96884.jpg"},"released":1}
1932
Tess of the Storm Country
Tess of the Storm Country as Tess Howland
{"id":75301,"title":"Daddy Long Legs","year":"1931","character":"Judy Abbott","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/daddy-long-legs-1931","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_75301.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_75301.jpg"},"released":1}
1931
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs as Judy Abbott
{"id":75245,"title":"Delicious","year":"1931","character":"Heather Gordon","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/delicious-1931","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_75245.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_75245.jpg"},"released":1}
Delicious
Delicious as Heather Gordon
{"id":83520,"title":"Happy Days","year":"1929","character":"Janet Gaynor","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/happy-days-1929","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_83520.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_83520.jpg"},"released":1}
1929
Happy Days
Happy Days as Janet Gaynor
{"id":75879,"title":"Sunny Side Up","year":"1929","character":"Molly Carr","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/sunny-side-up-1929","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_75879.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_75879.jpg"},"released":1}
Sunny Side Up
Sunny Side Up as Molly Carr
{"id":226312,"title":"Street Angel","year":"1928","character":"Angela","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/street-angel-1928","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/429sguvmhd10.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/429sguvmhd10.jpg"},"released":1}
1928
Street Angel
Street Angel as Angela
{"id":30503,"title":"7th Heaven","year":"1927","character":"Diane","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/7th-heaven","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/49tnjsnosg70.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/49tnjsnosg70.jpg"},"released":1}
1927
7th Heaven
7th Heaven as Diane
{"id":12327,"title":"Sunrise","year":"1927","character":"The Wife (Indre)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/sunrise-1927","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/61fv9g91dqs0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/61fv9g91dqs0.jpg"},"released":1}
Sunrise
Sunrise as The Wife (Indre)
{"id":76130,"title":"45 Minutes from Hollywood","year":"1926","character":"Hotel Guest (uncredited)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/45-minutes-from-hollywood","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_76130.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_76130.jpg"},"released":1}
1926
45 Minutes from Hollywood
45 Minutes from Hollywood as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
{"id":76251,"title":"The Plastic Age","year":"1925","character":"Co-ed (uncredited)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/the-plastic-age","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_76251.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_76251.jpg"},"released":1}
1925
The Plastic Age
The Plastic Age as Co-ed (uncredited)
{"id":76220,"title":"Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ","year":"1925","character":"Slave Girl (uncredited)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/ben-hur-a-tale-of-the-christ-1925","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_76220.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_76220.jpg"},"released":1}
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ as Slave Girl (uncredited)
{"id":86241,"title":"Brother Can You Spare a Dime","year":"1975","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/brother-can-you-spare-a-dime","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_86241.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_86241.jpg"},"released":1}
1975
Brother Can You Spare a Dime
Brother Can You Spare a Dime
{"id":204818,"title":"Hollywood: The Selznick Years","year":"1961","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/hollywood-the-selznick-years","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_204818.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_204818.jpg"},"released":1}
1961
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Hollywood: The Selznick Years