Autographs of Janet Gaynor
Janet Gaynor (born Laura Augusta Gainor; October 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984) was an American actress. She began her career as an extra in shorts and silent films. After signing with Fox Film (later 20th Century-Fox) in 1926, she rose to fame and became one of the biggest box office draws of the era. In 1929, she became the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in 7th Heaven, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (both 1927) and Street Angel (1928), the only occasion an actress won one Oscar for multiple film roles. Her success continued into the sound film era; for A Star Is Born (1937), she received a second Best Actress Academy Award nomination.
After retiring from acting in 1939, Gaynor married film costume designer Adrian, with whom she had a son. She briefly returned to acting in films and television in the 1950s and later became an oil painter. In 1980, Gaynor made her Broadway debut in the stage adaptation of the 1971 film Harold and Maude, and appeared in the touring theatrical production of On Golden Pond. She died in 1984, from health complications caused by injuries sustained in a 1982 automobile accident.
Gaynor was born Laura Augusta Gainor (some sources stated Gainer) in Germantown, Philadelphia. Nicknamed "Lolly" as a child, she was the younger of two daughters born to Laura (Buhl) and Frank De Witt Gainor. Frank Gainor worked as a theatrical painter and paperhanger. When Gaynor was a toddler, her father began teaching her how to sing, dance, and perform acrobatics. As a child in Philadelphia, she began acting in school plays. After her parents divorced in 1914, Gaynor, her sister, and her mother moved to Chicago. Shortly thereafter, her mother married electrician Harry C. Jones. The family later moved to San Francisco.
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Current items with a signature of Janet Gaynor
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Traded items with a signature of Janet Gaynor
The most expensive item with a signature of Janet Gaynor (1973 Janet GAYNOR Hollywood actress invitation + SIGNED card to art exhibition) was sold in July 2022 for £140.00 while the cheapest item (Original 1930s Signed Autograph Cut Film Star - Janet Gaynor) found a new owner for £1.44 in July 2014. The month with the most items sold (8) was March 2026 with an average selling price of £19.39 for an autographed item of Janet Gaynor. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2015 with £85.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.44 was July 2014. In average, an autographed item from Janet Gaynor is worth £19.50.
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