Producer, actress, screenwriter and singer Jane Wyman is an outstanding woman and an Academy Award winner. The works of the performer have always received high marks from viewers and critics. But no one ever guessed that the profession chosen by Jane is so difficult.
One of the most popular and difficult professions is an actor. Many teenagers from all over the world dream of taking part in film and television filming, becoming outstanding personalities.
Childhood
Sarah Jane Mayfield was born on January 5 in the United States, in St. Joseph, 1917. It was considered to be the date of birth of the actress on January 4, 1914. Her father worked in a catering company, her mother was the secretary of the city hospital.
When the daughter was almost three, the parent of the future famous actress filed for divorce. Unexpectedly for everyone, a year later, the girl's father died. A little later, the mother moved to Cleveland, having given her daughter in advance to another family.
Unofficially, Jane received the surname of her new relatives, Falx. The adoptive parents were very strict with the child. The girl has practically no happy memories of staying in a foster family.
At eleven, the adoptive mother took her daughter with her. Together they moved to California to live with the older children of Emma Falks. After a couple of years, both returned to Missouri.
Jane went to a local school. Then the talented girl began performing on the radio with musical compositions.
Carier start
The girl dropped out of school at fifteen and went to Hollywood. Wanting to start earning legally as soon as possible, the young lady independently "matured" for several years. She replaced the fifth of January with the fourth, and reduced the year to 1914.
She found work as a telephone operator and a manicurist. Some time later, the girl was offered episodes in film projects. She participated in the films "The Kid from Spain", "My Servant Godfrey", The Gold Miners ".
In 1936, the aspiring performer signed a contract with the famous Warner Brothers company. The following year, she had a leading role in The Public Wedding.
In the girl's career, this step was a big breakthrough. From 1936 to 1941, the performer was not spoiled with tempting offers. In 1939, the actress played the heroines in the films Torchy Plays with Dynamite and Kid Nightingale.
In the early forties, real popularity came to Jane. The girl took part in a film project called "Now You Are in the Army" in 1941. Critics noted the aspiring performer in 1945 for her role as the beloved of an alcoholic in the film "Lost Weekend".
Together with partner in the tape, Raem Milland, the actress reappeared on the screen in the musical comedy 1953 Let's Do It Again, a remake of The Awful Truth.
Deserved recognition
Wyman was nominated for an Oscar in 1947 for the 1946 tape "The Fawn". The character of the performer was a woman leading a life far from civilization with her son and husband, a farmer.
Jane got a secondary role in the musical "Night and Day", a biography of the composer Col Porter. She performed his hits Let’s Do It and You Do Something to Me. 1947 brought the actress the lead role in the comedy Wonderful City.
True success awaited the actress in 1948. Wyman won an Oscar for her role as a deaf-mute woman who gave birth to a baby after being raped. The performer became the first to receive such a high award after the appearance of sound films for a character without words.
After the success, the star got the opportunity to play more serious roles. However, she liked comedy more. She had a chance to work in 1950 with Alfred Hitchcock in his project "Stage Fear", Frank Capra in the musical tape "Here Comes the Bridegroom."
In Just You, Jane sang the Oscar-nominated hit Zing a Little Zong with Bing Crosby. The last time the actress appeared on the silver screen was in 1969 in the comedy How to Get Married.
TV projects
Since 1955, the star took up television activities. She hosted her own show, Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theater. For him, a star was nominated in 1957 for an Emmy. Since the sixties and seventies, the actress almost did not act in film anymore.
After the series "Falcon Crest", a new round of career began. California winemaker Angela Channing became her character. The rating of the series was so high that it was second only to Dallas. The game earned a five-time Soap Opera Digest Award and two Golden Globe nominations.
The problems started in 1983-1984. A couple of years later, Jane underwent a serious operation, due to which she missed the shooting. In 1988, she refused to continue on the advice of doctors. But the shooting ended in 1989, despite the state of health. On the set, Wyman got sick.
At the hospital, she was diagnosed with diabetes problems. The actress was advised to end her career. As a result, her soap opera heroine found herself in a long coma due to the assassination attempt. But the final monologue was nevertheless written and played by Jane in 208 episodes out of 227.
Personal life
The actress got married several times. Her first chosen one is Ernest Eugene Wyman. With him, the girl officially registered a relationship in 1933. There is no data on divorce. By the way, the newlywed appeared in the documents with the surname Falx.
Myron Futterman became the number two spouse. A well-known clothing manufacturer from New Orleans formalized the relationship with the chosen one in 1937, on July 29. But in 1938 the newlyweds divorced. The marriage lasted only a year and three months. The reason for the separation is the wife's strong desire to have a child and the husband's categorical refusal of children.
Ronald Reagan received the honorary title of "spouse number three". Together with the future President of the United States, Jane participated in the cinematic film "Brother Rat and Child." The lovers formalized their relationship on January 26, 1940.
During the marriage, the couple had a son and two daughters: Maureen Elizabeth, Michael and Christina. Almost after birth, Christina died. The actress filed for divorce in 1948. But the marriage was officially dissolved only the following year.
Renowned conductor and composer Fred Karger became the fourth husband of a celebrity. On November 1, 1952, they legalized the relationship. The ceremony took place in California Santa Barbara.
The happiness lasted for two years and six days. This was followed by a divorce, already familiar to Jane, in 1955.
Interestingly, in 1961, the lovers decided to renew their relationship. The marriage was officially concluded again.
Only this time, four years later, it ended in the usual way: divorce.
In 1997, the actress purchased a home at California Ranch Mirage. She rarely appeared in public. The exceptions were the funeral of her daughter Maureen and ex-husband Ronald Reagan. In 2007, on September 10, the popular singer died in her sleep. The actress was ninety years old.
