Janet Gaynor

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Janet Gaynor (1906-1984) was an actress that was associated with the Golden Age of Hollywood era. Her career started in silent films and transitioned to sound films during the film industry transformation in the late 1920s. The success came to a peak at the 1928 Academy Awards when she won Best Actress in three separate roles, this was the first and only time the Academy did this. Janet Gaynor appeared in notable films throughout her career, such as A Star is Born (1937), and became one of the most profitable actresses during the 1930s. She semi-retired from motion pictures by the 1950s, turning her focus to theater and oil painting. Tragically, her life was cut short in 1984 due to complications from injuries sustained in a car accident two years earlier, from which she never fully recovered.