Jane Wyman

Actor, Film actor

1917 – 2007

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Who was Jane Wyman?

Jane Wyman was an American singer, dancer, and film/television actress. She began her film career in the 1932 and her work in television lasted into 1993. She was considered a prolific performer for two decades. She received an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Johnny Belinda, and later in life achieved a new level of success in the 1980s as the aging wine country matriarch Angela Channing on Falcon Crest.

She was the first wife of Ronald Reagan; they married in 1940 and divorced in 1949.

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Born
Jan 5, 1917
Saint Joseph
Also known as
  • Sarah Jane Fulks
  • Sarah Jane Mayfield
  • Miss Jane Wyman
  • Jane Durrell
  • Jane Fulks
  • Button Nose
  • Minnie Mouse
  • Janie
Parents
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Missouri–Columbia
  • Lafayette High School
    (1930 - 1932)
Lived in
  • Palm Springs
Died
Sep 10, 2007
Rancho Mirage
Resting place
Forest Lawn Cemetery (Cathedral City)

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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