Fay Bainter
| Fay Bainter | |
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 in Jezebel (1938) |
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| Born | Fay Okell Bainter December 7, 1893 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | April 16, 1968 (aged 74) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1910–1961 |
| Spouse | Reginald Venable (m. 1921–1964) (his death) |
Fay Okell Bainter (December 7, 1893 – April 16, 1968) was an American film and stage actress.[1]
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[edit] Early life
She was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Charles F. Bainter and Mary Okell. In 1910, she was a traveling stage actress. She made her first appearance on stage in 1908 in The County Chairman at Morosco's Theater in Burbank, California and her Broadway debut was in the role as Celine Marinter in The Rose of Panama (1912). She appeared in a number of successful plays in New York like East is West, The Willow Tree, and Dodsworth. In 1926 she appeared with Walter Abel in a Broadway production of Channing Pollock's The Enemy. In 1918, her portrait was painted by Robert Henri, the artist who was known for the style of Ashcan School.
[edit] Career
MGM persuaded her to try films and her movie debut was in This Side of Heaven (Feb 1934), the same year she appeared in Dodsworth on Broadway and the film It Happened One Day (July 1934).
Bainter quickly achieved success, and in 1938 she became the first performer nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Actress, for White Banners (1937), 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. She was again nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Children's Hour (1961).
[edit] Personal life
She and Reginald Venable were married on June 8, 1921, in Riverside, California.[2] The couple had one son, Reginald Venable Jr. (1926–1974), who became an actor.
Bainter was the aunt of actress Dorothy Burgess and sister-in-law to actress Grace Burgess.
[edit] Death
Fay Bainter died at age 74 of pneumonia in Los Angeles. As her husband, Reginald Venable, was a military officer, the couple are interred at Arlington National Cemetery. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1934 | This Side of Heaven | Francene Turner | |
| 1937 | Quality Street | Susan Throssel | |
| 1937 | The Soldier and the Lady | Strogoff's Mother | |
| 1937 | Make Way for Tomorrow | Anita Cooper | |
| 1938 | White Banners | Hannah Parmalee | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actress |
| 1938 | Jezebel | Aunt Belle | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1938 | Mother Carey's Chickens | Mrs. Margaret Carey | |
| 1938 | The Arkansas Traveler | Mrs. Martha Allen | |
| 1938 | The Shining Hour | Hannah Linden | |
| 1939 | Yes, My Darling Daughter | Ann "Annie" Murray | |
| 1939 | The Lady and the Mob | Hattie Leonard | |
| 1939 | Daughters Courageous | Nancy "Nan" Masters | |
| 1939 | Our Neighbors – The Carters | Ellen Carter | |
| 1940 | Young Tom Edison | Mrs. Samuel (Nancy) Edison | |
| 1940 | Our Town | Mrs. Julia Hersey Gibbs | |
| 1940 | A Bill of Divorcement | Margaret "Meg" Fairfield | |
| 1940 | Maryland | Charlotte Danfield | |
| 1941 | Babes on Broadway | Miss "Jonesy" Jones | |
| 1942 | Woman of the Year | Ellen Whitcomb | |
| 1942 | The War Against Mrs. Hadley | Stella Hadley | |
| 1942 | Journey for Margaret | Trudy Strauss | |
| 1942 | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Mrs. Elvira Wiggs | |
| 1943 | The Human Comedy | Mrs. Macauley | |
| 1943 | Presenting Lily Mars | Mrs. Thornway | |
| 1943 | Salute to the Marines | Jennie Bailey | |
| 1943 | Cry 'Havoc' | Captain Alice Marsh | |
| 1944 | The Heavenly Body | Margaret Sibyll | |
| 1944 | Dark Waters | Aunt Emily | |
| 1944 | Three Is a Family | Frances Whittaker | |
| 1945 | State Fair | Melissa Frake | |
| 1946 | The Kid from Brooklyn | Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne | |
| 1946 | The Virginian | Mrs. Taylor | |
| 1947 | Deep Valley | Ellie Saul | |
| 1947 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Mrs. Eunice Mitty | |
| 1948 | Give My Regards to Broadway | Fay Norwick | |
| 1948 | June Bride | Paula Winthrop | |
| 1951 | Close to My Heart | Mrs. Morrow | |
| 1953 | The President's Lady | Mrs. Donaldson | |
| 1961 | The Children's Hour | Mrs. Amelia Tilford | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Fay Bainter |
- Fay Bainter at the Internet Movie Database
- Fay Bainter at the Internet Broadway Database
- Fay Bainter at AllRovi
- Fay Bainter at Find a Grave
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