Jane Winton - Movie Star - "Green eyed goddess of Hollywood"

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Private User
11/29/2014 at 11:40 PM

Curious if there is a profile for this Jane Winton on Geni??

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0936079/

Jane Winton (1905–1959)

Actress

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Statuesque, gorgeous Jane Winton was billed as the 'Green-eyed Goddess of Hollywood'. The former Ziegfeld Follies dancer appeared in a good number of films from 1925 - if not as the nominal star - then, at least, very high up the list of credits. Her aloof beauty was tailor-made for playing toffs or patrician socialites and she breezed through ... See full bio »

Born:
October 10, 1905 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:
September 22, 1959 (age 53) in New York City, New York, USA

Private User
11/29/2014 at 11:45 PM

Jane Winton Snapshot

First Name

Jane

Last Name

Winton

Birthday

1905-10-10

Height

65.5

Build

Slim

Eye Color

Green

Birthplace

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Zodiac Sign

Libra

Died

1959-09-22

Place of Death

New York City, New York

Ethnicity

White

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

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Wikipedia Text

Jane Winton (October 10, 1905 - September 22, 1959) was a movie actress, dancer, opera soprano, writer, and painter. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Profile Bio Text

Jane Winton (October 10, 1905 - September 22, 1959) was a movie actress, dancer, opera soprano, writer, and painter. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the 1920s she began her stage career as a dancer with the Ziegfeld Follies. After coming to the west coast Winton became known as the green-eyed goddess of Hollywood. Her film appearances include roles in Tomorrow`s Love (1925), Why Girls Go Back Home (1926), Sunrise, The Crystal Cup and The Fair Coed (1927), Burning Daylight, Melody of Love and The Patsy (1928), Scandal and Show Girl in Hollywood (1929), and The Furies and Hell`s Angels (1930). Winton played Donna Isobel in Don Juan (1926). The film starred John Barrymore and Mary Astor. The movie was billed as the first film made in Vitaphone, a new invention which synchronized sound with motion pictures. Modern talking pictures began with the Vitaphone. After leaving Hollywood, Winton performed various operatic roles both in the United States and abroad. In 1933 she was with the National Grand Opera Company for their production of I Pagliacci. She sang Nedda. She starred in the operetta Caviar. In England she became noted for her singing and work in radio. In 1951 Winton`s novel, Park Avenue Doctor, was published by Frederick Fell. Passion Is The Gale, her second novel, was released almost a year later. Winton married three times. In 1927 she wed Hollywood screenwriter Charles Kenyon. She married New York businessman Horace Gumble in 1930. Her last husband was Michael T. Gottlieb, a stockbroker, tournament contract bridge player, and Arizona property owner. They wed in 1935. Jane Winton died in 1959 at the Pierre Hotel in New York City. She maintained other residences in Katonah, New York and Phoenix, Arizona.

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Winton

Full Name at Birth

Jane Winton

Occupation Text

actress, dancer, opera soprano, writer, and painter

Cause of Death

heart attack

Age

53

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Private User
11/29/2014 at 11:48 PM
11/30/2014 at 12:07 PM

There is now, Private User

Jane Winton

I sent you requests to "add yourself as manager."

I think she might have been a name change, though. See http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30244/california-coun...

Private User
11/30/2014 at 12:52 PM

Awesome thanks Erica. I was wondering how she was so good at hiding her family roots as a Winton? The Wikipedia says that her maiden name was Winton if I am not mistaken?

Private User
11/30/2014 at 1:07 PM

Erica Howton
Not sure if I done it right and she is the correct Jane Winton that popped up, however I am trying to add her to the entertainment industry project.

11/30/2014 at 1:28 PM

You did it right! Wikipedia didnt have any parents listed.

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