Janet
Gaynor (1929)
She was born
on October 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984, was an American film, stage, and
television actress. 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 offices draws of the
era.
In 1929, she became the first recipient of the
Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in three films: 7th Heaven
(1927), Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927), and Street Angel (1928). This was
the only occasion an actress won one Oscar for multiple film roles.
Mary
Pickford (1930)
She was born
on April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979, known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a
Canadian actress resident in the U.S., and also producer, screenwriter and film
studio founder, who was a pioneer in the US film industry with a Hollywood
career that spanned five decades.
She was
awarded the second Academy Award for Best Actress for her first sound film role
in Coquette. She also received an
Academy Honorary Award in 1976 in consideration of her contributions to
American cinema.
Norma
Sheaer (1931)
She was born
on August 11, 1902 – June 12, 1983, was a Canadian-American actress who was
active on film from 1919 through 1942. Shearer often played spunky, sexually
liberated women. She appeared in adaptations of Noël Coward, Eugene O'Neill,
and William Shakespeare, and was the first five-time Academy Award acting
nominee, winning Best Actress for The Divorcee.
Marie
Dressler (1932)
She was born
on November 9, 1868 – July 28, 1934, known by her stage name Marie Dressler,
was a Canadian stage and screen actress, comedian, and early silent film and
Depression-era film star. For her performance in the comedy film Min and Bill
(1930), Dressler won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Helen
Hayes (1933)
She was born
on October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993, was an American actress whose career
spanned eighty-two years. She eventually received the nickname "First Lady
of American Theatre" and was the second person and first woman to have won
an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award (an EGOT). She was also the first
person to win the Triple Crown of Acting.
Hayes also received the Presidential Medal of
Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, from President Ronald Reagan in 1986.
For her performance in the film” Sin of Madelon Claudet”, Helen Hayes won the
Academy Award for Best Actress.
Katharine
Hepburn (1934)
She was born
on May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003, was an American actress whose career as a
Hollywood leading lady spanned six decades. She was known for her headstrong
independence, spirited personality, and outspokenness, cultivating a screen
persona that matched this public image, and regularly playing strong-willed,
sophisticated women. Her work was in a range of genres, from screwball comedy
to literary drama, and earned her various accolades, including four Academy
Awards for Best Actress a record for any performer. In 1999, Hepburn was named
the greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film
Institute.
Her early years in film brought her international fame, including an Academy Award for Best Actress for her third film, Morning Glory.
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