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Jane Wyman is a Actor American born on 5 january 1917 at St. Joseph (USA)

Jane Wyman

Jane Wyman
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Birth name Sarah Jane Mayfield
Nationality USA
Birth 5 january 1917 at St. Joseph (USA)
Death 10 september 2007 (at 90 years) at Palm Springs (USA)
Awards Academy Award for Best Actress

Jane Wyman (born Sarah Jane Mayfield; January 5, 1917 – September 10, 2007) was an American singer, dancer, and film/television actress. She began her film career in 1932 and her work in television lasted into 1993. She was a prolific performer for two decades. She received an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Johnny Belinda (1948), and was a three time winner of The Golden Globe, she achieved a new level of success as Angela Channing in the 1980s prime time soap opera Falcon Crest.

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

Biography

Marriages
Wyman married four times.


Myron Martin Futterman
Wyman married Myron Martin Futterman (1900–1965), a dress manufacturer, in New Orleans on June 29, 1937. As Wyman wanted children but Futterman did not, they separated after only three months of marriage and divorced on December 5, 1938.


Ronald Reagan


In 1938, Wyman co-starred with Ronald Reagan in Brother Rat (1938), and its sequel Brother Rat and a Baby (1940). They were engaged at the Chicago Theatre, and married on January 26, 1940, at the Wee Kirk o' the Heather Church, Glendale, California. She and Reagan had three children; Maureen Elizabeth Reagan (1941–2001), their adopted son Michael Edward Reagan (born March 18, 1945), and Christine Reagan (born prematurely on June 26, 1947 and died later the same day). This event soured their marriage irreparably. Wyman stated that their break up was due to a difference in politics (Ronald Reagan was still a Democrat at the time). She filed for divorce in 1948; the divorce was finalized in 1949. Ronald Reagan is the only U.S. president to have been divorced; thus Wyman was the first and only former wife of a United States president so far. Although she remained silent during Reagan's political career, she told a newspaper interviewer in 1968 that this was not because she was: bitter or because I don't agree with him politically. I've always been a registered Republican. But it's bad taste to talk about former husbands and former wives, that's all. Also, I don't know a damn thing about politics.

In spite of her divorce she still voted for her former husband in the 1980 and 1984 Presidential elections, according to her former personal assistant.


Fred Karger
Following her divorce from Reagan, Wyman married German-American Hollywood music director and composer Frederick M. "Fred" Karger (1916–1979) on November 1, 1952, at El Montecito Presbyterian Church, Santa Barbara. They separated on November 7, 1954, and were granted an interlocutory divorce decree on December 7, 1954; the divorce was finalized on December 30, 1955. They remarried on March 11, 1961, and Karger divorced her again on March 9, 1965. According to The New York Times report of the divorce, the bandleader charged that the actress "had walked out on him." Wyman had a stepdaughter, Terry, from Karger's first marriage to Patti Sacks.

Wyman, who had converted to Catholicism in 1953, never remarried. She was a member of the Good Shepherd Parish and the Catholic Motion Picture Guild in Beverly Hills, California.


Later life
After Falcon Crest ended, Wyman made a guest appearance on the CBS series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman and then completely retired from acting, spending her retirement painting and entertaining friends. A recluse, Wyman made only a few public appearances in her last years in part due to suffering from diabetes and arthritis, although she did attend her daughter Maureen's funeral in 2001 after the latter's death from cancer. (Ronald Reagan was unable to attend due to his Alzheimer's disease). She also attended the funeral of her long-time friend Loretta Young in 2000. Wyman broke her silence about her former husband upon his death in 2004, attending his funeral and issuing an official statement that read "America has lost a great president and a great, kind, and gentle man."

Best films

The Lost Weekend (1945)
(Actress)
The Yearling (1946)
(Actress)
Johnny Belinda (1948)
(Actress)
Here Comes the Groom (1951)
(Actress)
Princess O'Rourke (1943)
(Actress)

Usually with

Jack Warner
Jack Warner
(17 films)
Milo Anderson
Milo Anderson
(17 films)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
(16 films)
Perc Westmore
Perc Westmore
(15 films)
Jack Mower
Jack Mower
(15 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Jane Wyman (87 films)

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Actress

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel, 2h25
Directed by Guy Green
Genres Drama, Adventure
Actors Lindsay Wagner, Jane Wyman, Andrew Duggan, Gloria Stuart, Gary Lockwood, Brock Peters
Roles Granny Arrowroot
Rating65% 3.283393.283393.283393.283393.28339
Set in the 1930s, a female doctor returns to her birth town in the Blue Ridge Mountains after she had spent a certain period in the big city. She now has the intention of helping the poor residents after she had learned modern medical techniques in the big city. She becomes the rival of the local medicine woman, who is not pleased with her arrival and does not trust the modern science. She also helps the local sin-eater.
Amanda Fallon, 1h
Directed by Jack Laird, Frank Pierson
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality
Actors Jane Wyman, Leslie Nielsen, Pat O'Brien
Roles Dr. Amanda Fallon
Rating54% 2.7277552.7277552.7277552.7277552.727755
A family doctor Jane Wyman tries to help a pregnant teen.
The Failing of Raymond
Directed by Boris Sagal
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Jane Wyman, Dean Stockwell, Dana Andrews, Paul Henreid, Murray Hamilton, Katey Sagal
Roles Mary Bloomquist
Rating66% 3.307983.307983.307983.307983.30798
On the day before she retires, a teacher discovers that a student she had flunked ten years previously is out to kill her.
How to Commit Marriage, 1h35
Directed by Norman Panama
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Bob Hope, Jackie Gleason, Jane Wyman, Leslie Nielsen, Paul Stewart, Maureen Arthur
Roles Elaine Benson
Rating53% 2.6577152.6577152.6577152.6577152.657715
Nancy, the 19-year-old daughter of Frank and Elaine Benson (Bob Hope and Jane Wyman), wants to marry David (Tim Matheson), the 20-year-old son of Oliver Poe (Jackie Gleason). What the bride doesn't know is that her parents are about to get a divorce.
Hollywood Without Make-Up
Directed by Ken Murray
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about cities
Actors Kirk Douglas, Ken Murray, Cary Grant, June Allyson, George K. Arthur, Eddie Albert
Roles Self (archive footage)
Rating71% 3.578353.578353.578353.578353.57835
The film consists of archive footage of famous Hollywood stars, mostly home movies showing the stars as themselves instead of playing a role in front of the camera.
Bon Voyage!, 2h10
Directed by James Neilson, Joseph L. McEveety
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Fred MacMurray, Jane Wyman, Deborah Walley, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Georgette Anys
Roles Katherine "Katie" Willard
Rating56% 2.8031052.8031052.8031052.8031052.803105
Le film met en scène la famille Willard dans un voyage en Europe. La famille traverse l'océan Atlantique à bord du SS United States.
Pollyanna
Pollyanna (1960)
, 2h14
Directed by David Swift
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films about children, Children's films
Actors Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman, Karl Malden, Richard Egan, Adolphe Menjou, Agnes Moorehead
Roles Aunt Polly
Rating73% 3.6960053.6960053.6960053.6960053.696005
Pollyanna, fille orpheline de missionnaires, arrive dans la petite ville de Harrington pour vivre avec sa riche tante, Polly Harrington. Pollyanna est jeune et gaie, se concentre sur la bonté de vie et, ainsi se fait de nombreux amis dans la communauté dont l'hypocondriaque M Snow et l'acide ermite M. Pendergast.
Holiday for Lovers, 1h43
Directed by Henry Levin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Clifton Webb, Jane Wyman, Jill St John, Carol Lynley, Paul Henreid, Gary Crosby
Roles Mrs. Mary Dean
Rating56% 2.8061652.8061652.8061652.8061652.806165
Robert Dean (Clifton Webb) is an old-fashioned psychologist who reluctantly allows his oldest daughter Meg (Jill St. John) to join a four-week tour in São Paulo before returning to college in America. When he finds out she is planning on six more weeks, he immediately books a ticket to Brazil to find out what her true motives for staying are. He is accompanied by his loving wife Mary (Jane Wyman) and youngest daughter, the wise-cracking, joyful Betsy (Carol Lynley). Upon arriving, Robert is unamused by the notable character change in a daughter. She looks to be very much interested in her older mentor Eduardo Barroso (Paul Henreid), and has taken up habits which are shocking to Robert, including smoking.
Miracle in the Rain, 1h48
Directed by Rudolph Maté
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Political films
Actors Jane Wyman, Van Johnson, Peggie Castle, Fred Clark, Eileen Heckart, Josephine Hutchinson
Roles Ruth Wood
Rating70% 3.5435553.5435553.5435553.5435553.543555
In 1942, a few months after America's entry into World War II, secretary Ruth Wood (Jane Wyman) lives quietly in New York City with her physically and emotionally fragile mother, Agnes (Josephine Hutchinson). Ruth's co-workers at Excelsior Shoe Manufacturing Company are her best friend Grace Ullman (Eileen Heckart) and Millie Kranz (Peggie Castle), an attractive blonde involved in an affair with her married boss, Stephen Jalonik (Fred Clark). Also in the office is Monty (Arte Johnson), a young shipping clerk classified by the draft as 4-F, who monitors the war's campaigns on a world map pinned to the wall. One evening after work, when a cloudburst forces Ruth and other pedestrians to take shelter in the vestibule of an office building, Arthur Hugenon (Van Johnson), a cheerful, talkative G.I. stationed in the area, surprises the shy Ruth by starting a conversation. When he invites her to dinner, she declines, saying that her housebound mother is expecting her. Undeterred, Art buys food for three at a delicatessen and accompanies Ruth home. Agnes, who has distrusted men since her husband Harry left her for another woman ten years earlier, receives Art with little enthusiasm. During the meal, Art, who grew up on a Tennessee farm, captivates Ruth with his stories and afterward entertains them by playing the piano. Upon finding the manuscript of an unfinished song Harry composed, Art asks permission to take it back to camp, where he and his army buddy Dixie will write lyrics for it. On the weekend, Art takes Ruth and Grace to a matinee. On their way to a restaurant, they stop at an auction and Ruth impulsively bids on an antique Roman coin, which she gives to Art for good luck. At the Café Normandy, where they have dinner, Ruth is unaware that the piano player is her father (William Gargan), whom she has not seen since he left Agnes. However, Harry recognizes Ruth and confides to his bartender friend Andy that he has been too ashamed to return to his family.
All That Heaven Allows, 1h29
Directed by Douglas Sirk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Actors Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Agnes Moorehead, Conrad Nagel, Virginia Grey, William Reynolds
Roles Cary Scott
Rating75% 3.7966253.7966253.7966253.7966253.796625
Cary Scott (Jane Wyman) is an affluent widow in suburban New England, whose social life involves her country club peers, college-age children, and a few men vying for her affection.
Lucy Gallant, 1h44
Directed by Robert Parrish
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance
Actors Jane Wyman, Charlton Heston, Claire Trevor, Thelma Ritter, William Demarest, Tom Helmore
Roles Lucy Gallant
Rating62% 3.1488353.1488353.1488353.1488353.148835
While traveling from New York City to Mexico, the stylish Lucy Gallant is stranded by a storm in fictitious New City, Texas, where rancher Casey Cole helps find her suitable lodging. The public reaction to her fashions persuades Lucy to sell the contents of her trousseau, and she decides to stay and open a dress shop.
Magnificent Obsession, 1h48
Directed by Douglas Sirk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Actors Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Agnes Moorehead, Otto Kruger, Gregg Palmer
Roles Helen Phillips
Rating69% 3.4975053.4975053.4975053.4975053.497505
Spoiled playboy Bob Merrick's (Rock Hudson) reckless behavior causes him to lose control of his speed boat. Rescuers send for the nearest resuscitator, located in Dr. Phillips's house across the lake. While the resuscitator is being used to save Merrick, Dr. Phillips suffers a heart attack and dies. Merrick ends up a patient at Dr. Phillips's clinic, where most of the doctors and nurses resent the fact that Merrick inadvertently caused Dr. Phillips's death.
Let's Do It Again, 1h35
Directed by Alexander Hall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films, Films based on plays, Films about marriage
Actors Jane Wyman, Ray Milland, Aldo Ray, Leon Ames, Valerie Bettis, Tom Helmore
Roles Constance 'Connie' Stuart
Rating57% 2.854122.854122.854122.854122.85412
Broadway philandering composer Gary Stuart (Ray Milland) discovers to his outrage that while he was taking a brief holiday from his marriage to Constance Stuart (Jane Wyman), she spent an evening in a "country inn" with rival composer Courtney Craig (Tom Helmore). Connie points out the impropriety of Gary's own behavior with dancer Lilly Adair (Valerie Bettis), yet when he agrees with her suggestion to consult a lawyer, she is regretful, and the couple get a divorce.
So Big
So Big (1953)
, 1h41
Directed by Robert Wise
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance, Western
Actors Jane Wyman, Richard Beymer, Sterling Hayden, Steve Forrest, Nancy Olson, Elisabeth Fraser
Roles Selina De Jong
Rating66% 3.342513.342513.342513.342513.34251
In the late 1890s, boarding school student Selina Peake learns of the death of her father, who has left her penniless as the result of bad business transactions. August Hempel, the father of her best friend Julie, secures her a teaching position in New Holland, a small Dutch farming community outside Chicago. There she rents a room in the home of Klaas Pool, who lives with his unhappy wife Maartje and intelligent but troubled adolescent son Roelf.
Just for You, 1h44
Directed by Elliott Nugent
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Bing Crosby, Jane Wyman, Julie Newmar, Ethel Barrymore, Robert Arthur, Natalie Wood
Roles Carolina Hill
Rating60% 3.0000653.0000653.0000653.0000653.000065
Widower Jordan Blake is a successful Broadway producer and songwriter, but he has been neglecting his teenaged children, Jerry and Barbara.