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Biography of Jane RENOUARDT :1890 JULY 7- MAY 3,1972

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  Biography of Jane RENOUARDT : 1890 JULY 7- MAY 3,1972 Victorine Catherine Renouard Jane Renouardt began her career by playing the role of Jane, Max's wife (Max Linder) in the series of short silent films. She was the first director of the Daunou Theater which she had fitted out after its construction in 1921. The theater opened its doors on December 30, 1921. She married the actor Fernand Gravey in 1928. She is buried in the Saint-Cloud Cemetery (Hauts-de-Seine). Filmography of Jane RENOUARDT : Jane RENOUARDT appeared in : note 1912 - Entente cordiale note 1912 - Max et Jane veulent faire du théâtre 1912 - Max lance la mode 1912 - Max veut grandir 1912 - Un mariage au téléphone 1912 - Voyage de noces en Espagne 1911 - Une nuit agitée

JANE WHITE AMERICAN ACTRESS BORN 1922 ,OCTOBER 30

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JANE WHITE AMERICAN ACTRESS  BORN 1922 ,OCTOBER 30 Jane White (October 30, 1922 – July 24, 2011) was an actress of African-American descent. Born in New York City, she attended Smith College and The New School.[1] In 1945, she made her Broadway debut in Strange Fruit. This performance was followed by roles in Razzle Dazzle, The Insect Comedy, The Climate of Eden, Take a Giant Step, Jane Eyre, and The Power and The Glory. In 1959, she opened the acclaimed musical Once Upon a Mattress, originating the role of Queen Aggravain alongside Carol Burnett and Joseph Bova.[2] She won an Obie Award in 1971 for sustained achievement.[3] Early life[edit source] Jane was born to Walter Francis White, a notable civil-rights leader and national secretary of the NAACP from 1931 to 1955, and Gladys Leah Powell. She grew up in the fashionable Sugar Hill neighborhood of Harlem at 409 Edgecombe Avenue. The house was nicknamed "The White House of Harlem" because of the prominent and...

JANE RANDOLPH ,AMERICAN FILM ACTRESS BORN OCTOBER 30,1915

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JANE RANDOLPH ,AMERICAN FILM ACTRESS BORN OCTOBER 30,1915 Jane Randolph (born as Jane Roemer; October 30, 1915 – May 4, 2009), was an American film actress. She was born in Youngstown, Ohio[1] and died in Gstaad, Switzerland, from complications of a broken hip Early years[edit source] Randolph grew up in Kokomo, Indiana, where her hobbies included playing golf and flying airplanes. She attended DePauw University, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. She also studied at an acting school operated by Max Reinhardt.[3] Film[edit source] Randolph moved to Hollywood in 1939 in an attempt to start a movie career. She was eventually picked up by Warner Bros. and appeared in bit movie roles in 1941. Her screen debut came in Manpower in 1941.[4] In 1942, RKO picked up the contract of the poised actress and she received a leading lady role in Highways by Night (1942). She became known for her roles in film noir, which included Jealousy (1945) and Railroaded! (1947), ...

HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS JANE WYMEN EXPIRED ON 2007 SEPTEMBER 10 WHO WAS FORMER WIFE OF RONALD REAGAN

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HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS  JANE WYMEN  EXPIRED ON 2007 SEPTEMBER 10  WHO WAS FORMER WIFE OF RONALD REAGAN  J ane Wyman was an Academy Award-winning American screen actress who was also Ronald Reagan's first wife. Early Life Actress Jane Wyman was born Sarah Jane Mayfield on January 5, 1917, in St. Joseph, Missouri. Her parents divorced in 1921, and her father died unexpectedly the following year. She took the name Sarah Jane Fulks in honor of her neighbors, who officially adopted her after her father died. In 1928, Wyman moved to southern California where she attempted, with the help of her mother, to break into films. Unable to find work, they moved back to Missouri two years later. After attending the University of Missouri, she began a career as a radio singer, which led her to another name change to Jane Durrell. She then changed Durrell to Wyman and made her first film in 1935 as a chorus dancer in the musical King of Burlesque....

HOLLY WOOD ACTRESS JANE GREER BORN ON 1924 SEPTEMBER 9

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HOLLY WOOD ACTRESS  JANE GREER  BORN ON 1924 SEPTEMBER 9 Jane Greer (September 9, 1924 – August 24, 2001) was an American film and television actress who was perhaps best known for her role as femme fatale Kathie Moffat in the 1947 film noir Out of the Past. Early years[edit] The five-foot five Greer began life as Bettejane Greer in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Charles Durell McClellan Greer, Jr., and his wife, Bettie.[1] In 1940, at age 15, Greer suffered from a facial palsy, which paralyzed the left side of her face. She recovered, but it has been speculated that the condition contributed to her "patented look" and "a calm,  quizzical gaze and an enigmatic expression that would later lead RKO to promote her as 'the woman with the Mona Lisa smile'."[2] She claimed that the facial exercises used to overcome the paralysis taught her how to convey human emotion.[3] On December 4, 1945, Greer had her name legally changed to Ja...

BRITISH ACTRESS JANE MERROW BORN 1941 AUGUST 26

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BRITISH ACTRESS JANE MERROW  BORN 1941 AUGUST 26 Jane Merrow (born Jane Meirowsky, 26 August 1941) is a British actress, born in Hertfordshire to an English mother and German refugee father, who was active in the 1960s and 1970s in Britain and the United States. Film and television career[edit] She is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.[1] In 1963, Merrow was cast in the lead role of a BBC adaptation of Lorna Doone and subsequently had roles in British TV series such as Danger Man, The Saint, The Baron, The Prisoner, Gerry Anderson's UFO, and The Avengers where, having appeared in the penultimate episode of the 1967 series, she was considered as the replacement for a departing Diana Rigg. The role went to Linda Thorson instead. Her most prominent role was as Alais, the mistress of Henry II (played by Peter O'Toole) in The Lion in Winter (1968), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination in the category of actress in a supporti...