Hollywood Classics

Oscar award 09/08/2018 Janet Gaynor 1. Profile :- Born Laura Augusta Gainor October 6, 1906 Germantown, Philadelphia, U.S. Died September 14, 1984 (aged 77) Palm Springs, California, U.S. Cause of death Complications from injuries sustained in car accident Resting place Hollywood Forever Cemetery Education San Francisco Polytechnic High School Occupation Actress Years active 1924–1981 Spouse(s) Jesse Lydell Peck (m. 1929; div. 1933) Adrian (m. 1939; d. 1959) Paul Gregory (m. 1964–1984) Children 1 2. Introduction :- Janet Gaynor (born Laura Augusta Gainor; October 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984) was an American film, stage and television actress and painter. Gaynor began her career as an extra in shorts and silent films. After signing with Fox Film Corporation (later 20th Century-Fox) in 1926, she rose to fame and became one of the biggest box office draws of the era. In 1929, she was the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress f...

03/08/2018 Louise Dresser :- Actress 1. Profile :- Born Louise Josephine Kerlin October 5, 1878 Evansville, Indiana, U.S. Died April 24, 1965 (aged 86) Woodland Hills, California, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 1922 – 1937 Spouse(s) Jack Norworth (1899-1907) (divorced) Jack Gardner (1908-1950) (his death) Louise Dresser (October 5, 1878 – April 24, 1965) was an American actress. 2. Early years :- Born Louise Josephine Kerlin in Evansville, Indiana. Her father was a train conductor who died when she was 15 years old. 3. Career :- Dresser took her professional last name as a tribute to her good friend, songwriter Paul Dresser, who was a popular songwriter of the turn of the 20th century. She had acted on the stage, being a Vaudeville singer at age 15. Her first film was The Glory of Clementina (1922), and her first starring role was in The City that Never Sleeps (1924). She portrayed Empress Elizabeth in Paramount Pictures's The Scarlet E...

28/07/2018 Norma Shearer - Actress 1. Profile :- Born Edith Norma Shearer August 11, 1902 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Died June 12, 1983 (aged 80) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale Citizenship Canadian American Occupation Actress Years active 1919–1942 Spouse(s) Irving Thalberg (m. 1927; d. 1936) Martin Arrougé (m. 1942) Children Irving Thalberg Jr. (1930–1987) Katharine Thalberg (1935–2006) Relatives Athole Shearer (sister) Douglas Shearer (brother) Publicity photo, circa 1930 2. Introduction :- Edith Norma Shearer (August 11, 1902 – June 12, 1983) was a Canadian-American actress and Hollywood star from 1925 through 1942. Shearer often played spunky, sexually liberated ingenues. She appeared in adaptations of Noël Coward, Eugene O'Neill, and William Shakespeare, and was the first person to be nominated five times for an Academy Award for acting, winning Best Actress for her ...