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Janet Gaynor (October 6, 1906 September 14, 1984) was an American actress and painter.One of the most popular actresses of the silent film era, in 1928 Gaynor became the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in three films: Seventh Heaven (1927), Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) and Street Angel (1928). This w ... ... ( read more! ) Fredric March (born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel August 31, 1897 April 14, 1975) was an American actor, regarded as one of Hollywoods most celebrated, versatile stars of the 1930s and 1940s. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) and The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), as well as the Tony Award for Best Acto ... ... ( read more! ) Adolphe Jean Menjou (February 18, 1890 October 29, 1963) was an American actor. His career spanned both silent films and talkies. He appeared in such films as Charlie Chaplins A Woman of Paris, where he played the lead role Stanley Kubricks Paths of Glory with Kirk Douglas Ernst Lubitschs The Marriage Circle The Sheik with Rudolph Valentino Morocc ... ... ( read more! ) May Robson (19 April 1858 - 20 October 1942) was an actress and playwright. A major stage actress of the late 19th and early 20th century, Robson is best known today for the dozens of 1930s motion pictures she appeared in when she was well into her seventies, usually playing cross old ladies with hearts of gold. ... ... ( read more! ) Andrew Vabre "Andy" Devine (October 7, 1905 February 18, 1977) was an American character actor known for his distinctive raspy, crackly voice and roles in Western films.He is probably best remembered for his role as Cookie, the sidekick of Roy Rogers in ten feature films. He also appeared alongside John Wayne in films like Stagecoach (1939), The M ... ... ( read more! ) Lionel Stander was an American stage, screen, radio, and television actor. ... ... ( read more! ) Owen Moore (December 12, 1886 - June 9, 1939) was an actor in American films, appearing in more than 279 movies spanning from 1908 to 1937. ... ... ( read more! ) Mary Margaret Wood was an American actress of stage, film, and television. She is best remembered for her performance as the title character in the CBS television series Mama, for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series her starring role as Naomi, Ruths mother-in-law, in The Story of Ruth an ... ... ( read more! ) ... Edgar Livingston Kennedy (April 26, 1890 November 9, 1948) was an American comedic film character actor, known as "Slow Burn". A slow burn is an exasperated facial expression, performed very deliberately Kennedy embellished this by rubbing his hand over his bald head and across his face, in an attempt to hold his temper. Kennedy is best known for ... ... ( read more! ) ... From WikipediaGuinn Terrell Williams Jr. (April 26, 1899 June 6, 1962) was an American actor who appeared in memorable westerns such as Dodge City (1939), Santa Fe Trail (1940), and The Comancheros (1961). He was nicknamed "Big Boy" as he was 6 2" and had a muscular build from years of working on ranches and playing semi-pro and professional baseb ... ... ( read more! ) Jean Acker (born Harriet Ackers October 23, 1893 - August 16, 1978) was an American actress. ... ... ( read more! ) ... Irving Bacon (September 6, 1893 February 5, 1965) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 500 films.Bacon played on the stage for a number of years before getting into films in 1920. He was sometimes cast in films directed by Lloyd Bacon (incorrectly named as his brother in some sources) such as The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938). ... ... ( read more! )