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Fay Bainter

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Fay Okell Bainter (December 7, 1893 – April 16, 1968) was an American film and stage actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Jezebel (1938) and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. MGM persuaded her to try films and her movie debut was in This Side of Heaven (February 1934), the same year she appeared in Dodsworth on Broadway and in the film It Happened One Day (July 1934). Bainter quickly achieved success, and in 1938 she became the first performer nominated in the same year for both the Academy Award for Best Actress, for White Banners (1938), and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for Jezebel (1938), winning for the latter. Since then, only nine other actors have won dual nominations in a single year. In 1940 she played Mrs. Gibbs in the film production of the Thornton Wilder play Our Town. In 1945 she played Melissa Frake in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical State Fair. She was again nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Children's Hour (1961). Finally, in 1962, Fay appeared as a guest star on The Donna Reed Show. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fay Bainter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia


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Born:
Dec 7, 1891 In Los Angeles, California, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
56
First Appeared:
In the movie This Side of Heaven 1934-02-02
Latest Project:
Movie And the Oscar Goes To... 2014-02-01
Known For
Poster of Close to My Heart
Poster of The Kid from Brooklyn
Poster of Mr. Gardenia Jones
Poster of Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
Filmography
Movie And the Oscar Goes To... Self (archive footage) 2014-02-01
Movie The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind Self (archive footage) 1988-10-01
Movie Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1983-02-25
Series Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Unknown 1963-10-04
Series Dr. Kildare Unknown 1961-09-27
Movie The Children's Hour Amelia Tilford 1961-12-19
Series Thriller Unknown 1960-09-13
Series Adventures in Paradise Unknown 1959-10-05
Series The Donna Reed Show Unknown 1958-09-24
Series Matinee Theater Unknown 1955-10-31
Movie The President's Lady Mrs. Donaldson 1953-05-21
Movie Close to My Heart Mrs. Morrow 1951-10-01
Series Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Unknown 1951-10-05
Series Robert Montgomery Presents Unknown 1950-01-30
Series Lux Video Theatre Unknown 1950-10-02
Series Suspense Unknown 1949-01-06
Movie Give My Regards to Broadway Fay Norwick 1948-06-08
Movie June Bride Paula Winthrop 1948-10-29
Series Studio One Unknown 1948-11-07
Movie Deep Valley Ellie Saul 1947-07-30
Movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Mrs. Mitty 1947-09-01
Movie The Kid from Brooklyn Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne 1946-03-21
Movie The Virginian Mrs. Taylor 1946-05-05
Movie State Fair Melissa Frake 1945-08-29
Movie The Heavenly Body Margaret Sibyll 1944-03-23
Movie Dark Waters Aunt Emily 1944-11-21
Movie 3 Is a Family Frances Whittaker 1944-11-23
Movie The Human Comedy Mrs. Macauley 1943-03-02
Movie Presenting Lily Mars Mrs. Thornway 1943-04-29
Movie Cry 'Havoc' Captain Marsh 1943-11-23
Movie Salute to the Marines Jennie Bailey 1943-09-02
Movie Woman of the Year Ellen Whitcomb 1942-02-05
Movie Mr. Gardenia Jones Emmy Jones 1942-05-29
Movie Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Mrs. Elvira Wiggs 1942-10-01
Movie Journey for Margaret Trudy Strauss 1942-12-17
Movie The War Against Mrs. Hadley Stella Livingston Hadley 1942-08-07
Movie Babes on Broadway Miss Jones 1941-12-31
Movie Young Tom Edison Mrs. Samuel 'Nancy' Edison 1940-03-15
Movie Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Self 1940-07-31
Movie Our Town Mrs Gibbs 1940-05-24
Movie A Bill of Divorcement Margaret "Meg" Fairfield 1940-05-31
Movie Maryland Charlotte Danfield 1940-07-19
Movie Yes, My Darling Daughter Ann Murray 1939-02-25
Movie The Lady and the Mob Hattie Leonard 1939-04-03
Movie Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1 Self 1939-09-22
Movie Daughters Courageous Nancy 'Nan' Masters 1939-06-23
Movie Jezebel Aunt Belle Massey 1938-03-26
Movie Mother Carey's Chickens Mrs. Margaret Carey 1938-07-29
Movie White Banners Hannah 1938-06-23
Movie The Arkansas Traveler Mrs. Martha Allen 1938-10-14
Movie Breakdowns of 1938 Hannah Parmalee (archive footage) (uncredited) 1938-12-31
Movie The Shining Hour Hannah Linden 1938-11-18
Movie Quality Street Susan Throssel 1937-03-26
Movie Make Way for Tomorrow Anita Cooper 1937-05-09
Movie The Soldier and the Lady Strogoff's Mother 1937-04-09
Movie This Side of Heaven Francene Turner 1934-02-02