Fay Bainter

...and gratitude to Olivia de Havilland, a "Best Supporting Actress" nominee, and made it clear in his speech that he knew she had not won. Fay Bainter presented the awards for Best Supporting Actor and Actress, prefacing her presentation of the...

In this article: Academy Awards, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Bette Davis, Gone with the Wind, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland, Hattie McDaniel, David O. Selznick, Robert Donat, and Clark Gable

was a stage and motion picture actress from Los Angeles, California. She was a niece of Fay Bainter. On her father's side she was related to George Montgomery of Montgomery and Stone. Her grandfather was Henry A. Burgess, Sr. He came to...

In this article: In Old Arizona, Helen Hayes, Los Angeles, First National, and Edmund Lowe

...in Of Human Hearts. RKO considered replacing Stewart, but shelved the production until December 1937. Actors Donald Crisp and Fay Bainter, who were cast in the original production, were replaced by Charles Coburn and Beulah Bondi.

In this article: Vivacious Lady, James Stewart, Beulah Bondi, Charles Coburn, Ginger Rogers, RKO, and George Stevens

...their engagement. In a final bit of spite, Julie slaps him in the face by way of farewell. Aunt Belle Massey (Fay Bainter) urges her to go after Pres and beg his forgiveness, but she refuses, arrogantly confident that he will return to her.

In this article: Bette Davis, Jezebel, Jeanine Basinger, Gone with the Wind, Donald Crisp, and Henry Fonda

...and directed by Richard Thorpe. The cast is primarily female, with the main roles played by Margaret Sullavan, Ann Sothern, Joan Blondell, Fay Bainter, Marsha Hunt , Ella Raines, Frances Gifford, Diana Lewis, Heather Angel, Dorothy Morris and...

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...Gene Twombly, Jay Roth, Clark Casey and Berne Surrey. The series began March 30, 1946, with Bette Davis, Anne Revere and Fay Bainter in Jezebel. On that first show, Jean Hersholt spoke as president of the Academy of Motion Picture...

In this article: Oscar, Portrait of Jennie, Robert Nathan, David O. Selznick, Jeff Chandler, Bette Davis, and CBS Radio

...Shining Hour is a 1938 MGM film, based on a 1934 play by Keith Winter. The film starred Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas, Robert Young , Fay Bainter, and Margaret Sullavan. Olivia (Crawford), a New York nightclub dancer, tires of the fast...

In this article: The Shining Hour, Robert Young, Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas, and Margaret Sullavan

White Banners is a 1938 Warner Brothers drama motion picture starring Claude Rains, Fay Bainter, Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville, Henry O'Neill, and Kay Johnson. Directed by Edmund Goulding and produced by Henry Blanke and Hal B. Wallis,...

In this article: White Banners and Jackie Cooper

...in the same year -- one in the lead category, the other in the support division, as the Winslet camp is trying to accomplish. Fay Bainter was the first double-header, in 1938; more recently, there's Jamie Foxx (2004: "Ray" and...

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...history has an actor, or actress, been nominated in the same year for lead and supporting actor. The first time was in 1938 when Fay Bainter was nominated for lead actress for "White Banners" and supporting for "Jezebel" (she won for the...

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