Jane Wyman
Milestones
- Birthplace: St Joseph, Missouri, USA
- Birthday: January 5, 1917
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1969
Made one-shot return to films for "How to Commit Marriage"
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1962
Last feature film for seven years, "Bon Voyage!"
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1954
Made the annual exhibitors poll of the top ten box office stars, primarily on the strength of the reception of the soap opera, "Magnificent Obsession", which was directed by Douglas Sirk and made Rock Hudson a star; Wyman placed 9th in the top ten lineup
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1951 to 1952
Starred opposite Bing Crosby in two musical comedy-dramas, "Here Comes the Groom" (in which the pair introduced the Oscar-winning song, "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening") and "Just for You"
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1948
Confirmed full-fledged star status with "Johnny Belinda"; earned Best Actress Academy Award
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1946
Received first Oscar nomination as Best Actress with her role in "The Yearling" opposite Gregory Peck and Claude Jarman Jr.
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1945
Notable career break, "The Lost Weekend"
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1936
Film acting debut in "Gold Diggers of 1937"
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1936
Signed contract with Warner Bros.
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1935
First film appearance (as a chorus dancer) in "King of Burlesque"
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Began career as radio singer
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Had hip replacement surgery in the early 1990s
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Hosted and sometimes performed on TV's "Fireside Theater", eventually renamed "The Jane Wyman Theatre/The Jane Wyman Show"
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Played Angela Channing on the CBS primetime soap opera "Falcon Crest"
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Worked as a dancer
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