Jane Wyman (1917 - 2007)

American actress

* January 5, 1917 Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
 as Sarah Jane Mayfield
 September 10, 2007 Rancho Mirage, California, USA



American actress who appeared in films, television, and stage productions. She was active in the entertainment industry from the 1930s to the 1980s, and was one of the most popular actresses of her time. Wyman is best known for her roles in films such as The Lost Weekend, Johnny Belinda, and Magnificent Obsession, and for her role as Angela Channing in the television soap opera Falcon Crest. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in "Johnny Belinda," and was also nominated for her roles in The Blue Veil, The Yearling and Magnificent Obsession. Wyman died in 2007 at the age of 90.

Books on Jane Wyman

Joe Morella & Edward Z. Epstein
Jane Wyman, A biography
New York, 1985

Books with substantial mentioning of Jane Wyman

Daniel Bubbeo The Women of Warner Brothers Daniel Bubbeo
The Women of Warner Brothers, The Lives and Careers of 15 Leading Ladies
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 2002

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 3. Actors and Actresses
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Robert A. Nowlan and Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan
Movie Characters of Leading Performers of the Sound Era
Chicago and London, 1990

James Robert Parish and Don E. Stanke with Roger Greene and Thomas Nocerino
The Forties Gals
Westport, Connecticut, 1980

Friederike Mat (ed.) Unsere Filmlieblinge Friederike Mat (ed.)
Unsere Filmlieblinge, Ein Bilderbuch
Wien, München, Düsseödorf, Bozen, 1956

Books with an entry on Jane Wyman

Hilary White (ed.)
Magill's Cinema Annual 2008, 27th Edition. A Survey of the films of 2007
Detroit, New York, San Francisco, New Haven, Conn., Waterville, Maine, London, 2008

David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
New York, 2003

Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor The American movies reference book Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor
The American movies reference book, The sound era
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,, 1969

Books with photograph(s) of Jane Wyman

John Kobal (ed.) Movie-Star Portraits of the Forties John Kobal (ed.)
Movie-Star Portraits of the Forties, 163 Glamor Photos
New York, 1977