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Janet Gaynor [Best Actress] [1927+1928] | ICONS SERIES [EP. 2]

RCP Presents: ICONS SERIES EPISODE 2: JANET GAYNOR [Best Actress] [1927+1928] Janet Gaynor was born Laura Augusta Gainer, in Germantown, Pennsylvania, on October 6, 1906. Her family moved to the west coast, and young Laura graduated from high school in San Francisco. Shortly thereafter, she headed south for Los Angeles, armed with a zeal for acting, and a burning desire to be an actress. She worked briefly in a shoe store as a bookkeeper, and later as an usherette in a movie theatre. From the aisle, she soon transitioned to the screen, appearing as an extra in silent pictures, and eventually graduating to bit parts in Hal Roach comedy shorts (notably the 1925 short All Wet) and a lead in a two-reel Western. She soon was contracted by Fox, and her first substantial film part was in The Johnstown Flood (1926). The next year, however, would see her career skyrocket, her fame sealed, and her life changed forever. The year 1927 was a significant one in film history: it was the year that the first major sound release, The Jazz Singer, altered the face of cinema immeasurably. That year, too, saw the career of Janet Gaynor soar. Two film roles, in particular, made her the most important star on the Fox lot: the F.W. Murnau masterpiece "Sunrise" and Frank Borzage’s box-office hit "Seventh Heaven" both strengthened her appeal and afforded her a singular honor: an Academy Award. The first Academy Awards, given out by the newly formed Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, covered films released in Los Angeles between August 1, 1927 and July 31, 1928; yet, the awards were not announced until February 18, 1929, and were only given out on May 16 of that year, at the famed Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard. Janet Gaynor was the recipient of the first Academy Award for Best Actress, based on her performances in Sunrise, Seventh Heaven, and Street Angel (1928) – in those early days, awards were given for cumulative work. Nowadays, the Oscar is presented for a single notable performance. Her career continued with great notice and fame, throughout the 1930s, often in a teaming with equally wholesome Charles Farrell: at the height of their popularity as a duo, they were known as “America’s Favorite Lovebirds”; in 1934, Janet Gaynor was Hollywood’s top box-office attraction. She left Fox in 1936, and scored in two great subsequent roles for David O. Selznick, A Star Is Born (1937; Oscar nomination), and The Young in Heart (1938). With the latter film, Gaynor announced her retirement from the screen. In 1976, the multi-talented Gaynor’s still-life paintings were exhibited in a New York gallery. Two years later, in 1978, the Motion Picture Academy honored her with a special plaque noting “her truly immeasurable contribution to the art of motion pictures and for the pleasure and entertainment her unique artistry has brought to millions of film fans around the globe.” Her final acting appearances came in 1980, with a starring role in the short-lived Broadway stage adaptation of the film Harold and Maude, and in an episode of the television series The Love Boat. On September 5, 1982, a drunk driver in San Francisco smashed into the taxi carrying Gaynor, Gregory, actress Mary Martin, and her manager, Ben Washer. Washer was killed, and the others seriously injured. Gaynor sustained 11 broken ribs, a broken pelvis and collarbone, and various internal injuries from which she never fully recovered. Janet Gaynor died on September 14, 1984, from pneumonia and the complications from the 1982 car accident. She was 77 years old. This superstar was honored with a star along Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, at 6280 Hollywood Boulevard. With the ICONS SERIES, RCP is dedicated to presenting award-winning performances from legendary performers in the classic film genre. Each episode is a short video essay about the artistic and cultural impact many actors and actresses have made during The Golden Age of Hollywood [1927-1966.] CITATION: CONTRIBUTOR: Hollywood Forever TITLE Janet Gaynor PUBLISHER Hollywood Forever DATE PUBLISHED Unknown URL https://hollywoodforever.com/story/ja... ACCESS DATE December 24, 2020 FILM CITATION: PART I 7th Heaven, Dir. by Frank Borzage, perf. by Janet Gaynor, Fox Film Corp, 6 May 1927. PART II Sunrise, Dir. by F.W. Murnau, perf. by Janet Gaynor, Fox Film Corp, 23 September 1927. PART III Street Angel, Dir. by Frank Borzage, perf. by Janet Gaynor, Fox Film Corp, 9 April 1928. ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00​ - Intro 1:16​ - PART 1 1:16:28​ - PART 2 2:13:44​ - PART 3 3:28:24 - NEXT EPISODE Make sure to subscribe to the RCP channel:    / @ridleycreekproductions   #janetgaynor #bestactress #academyawards ~-~~-~~~-~~-~ Please watch: "it's not that deep | NEW In Person Connect App for iOS | Intro Ad"    • it's not that deep |  NEW In Person Connec...   ~-~~-~~~-~~-~