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To: Conservababe

Okay. Thanks for clearing that up.


4,576 posted on 06/11/2004 11:10:08 PM PDT by sweetliberty ("Good-night sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.")
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To: sweetliberty; celtic gal

Starlet / 1936 - 1945

1936 - May
After 4 years as a freelance chorus girl Sarah Jane Fulks signs her 1st contract with Warner Brothers Studios, hereafter being billed as Jane Wyman .

1937 - June 29
Jane Wyman marries Myron Futterman

1938 - November 1
Jane Wyman's divorce from Myron Futterman is granted

1940 - January 26
Jane Wyman marries Ronald Reagan.

1941 - January 4
Maureen Reagan is born.

1942 - April 4
R. Reagan is inducted into the Armed Services, for the first time Jane Wyman becomes the primary wage earner in the Reagan household.

1944 - December 30
The Lost Weekend (1945) completes production.

1945

1945 - March 18
Micheal Edward Reagan is born.

1945 - March 21
Michael Reagan is adopted by Jane Wyman and R. Reagan.

1945 - September 12
R. Reagan is officially discharged from the Armed Services. He joins his family at Lake Arrowhead where Jane Wyman is on location filming The Yearling (1946).

Leading Lady / 1945 - 1955

1945 - November 16
Nearly a year after being completed Paramount releases Billy Wilder's The Lost Weekend (1945).

1946

1946 - March 7
The Lost Weekend (1945) sweeps the major categories at the Academy Awards including "Best Picture".

1946 - August 3
Warner Brothers releases Michael Curtiz's Night and Day (1953) starring Cary Grant and featuring Jane Wyman

1946 - October to December
During the filming of Magic Town (1947) Jane Wyman confides to screenwriter Robert Riskin and his wife Fay Wray that her marriage to R. Reagan is in trouble.

1947

1947 - January 23
MGM releases Clarence Brown's The Yearling (1946) starring Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman

1947 - February 9
Jane Wyman earns her 1st Academy Award nomination as "Best Actress" for The Yearling (1946).

1947 - June 26
Christine Reagan is born and dies.

1947 - September 3
Johnny Belinda (1948) begins location filming in Mendocino.

1947 - October 12
R.K.O. releases William Wellman's Magic Town (1947) starring James Stewart and Jane Wyman

1947 - November 20
Johnny Belinda (1948) completes production.

1947 - December 14
Jane Wyman discloses her separation from R. Reagan to the media.


1948

1948 - February 17
Jane Wyman travels to Las Vegas to establish residency for pending divorce from R. Reagan. After a few days Wyman returns to Los Angeles to attempt reconciliation


1948 - May
After a brief reconciliation Jane Wyman files for divorce from R. Reagan.


1948 - June 28
Jane Wyman's interlocutory decree of divorce from R. Reagan is granted. She does not request alimony but is awarded $500 a month in child support for Michael and Maureen.


1948 - October 14
After nearly a year on the shelf Warner Brothers finally gives Jean Negulesco's Johnny Belinda (1948) a Hollywood Premiere.

1948 - October 23
Warner Brothers releases Jean Negulesco's Johnny Belinda (1948) starring Jane Wyman

1949

1949 -
Jane Wyman receives the London Daily Express Film Tribunal's "Actress of the Year" for Johnny Belinda (1948). R. Reagan in London shooting The Hasty Heart (1949) accepts the award on her behalf. Jane donates the thousand pound financial award to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) restoration fund.

1949 - March 16
Jane Wyman wins the "Best Actress in a Leading Role" Golden Globe for her performance in Johnny Belinda (1948).

1949 - March 24
Jane Wyman wins the Academy Award as "Best Actress" for Johnny Belinda (1948).

1950

1950 - February 13
Jane Wyman receives the Photoplay Gold Medal as "Most Popular Screen Actress" of 1949 for Johnny Belinda (1948).

1950 - February 24
Warner Brothers releases Alfred Hitchcocks's Stage Fright (1948) starring Jane Wyman and Marlene Dietrich

1950 - March
Jane Wyman earns her 1st Picturegoer (U.K.) Annual Award as "Best Actress" for her performance in Johnny Belinda (1948).

1950 - September 30
Warner Brothers releases Irving Rapper's adaptation of Tennessee William's play The Glass Menagerie (1950) starring Jane Wyman, Gertrude Lawrence, Arthur Kennedy and Kirk Douglas

1951

1951 - January
MGM releases Charles Walter's Three Guys Named Mike (1951) starring Jane Wyman.

1951 - February 28
Jane Wyman receives the inaugral "World Film Favorite - Female"/"Henrietta" award at the Golden Globes as determined by a Reuters poll of filmgoers from more than 40 countries. Gregory Peck receives the "World Film Favorite - Male"/"Henrietta" award

1951 - September 6
Paramount releases Frank Capra's Here Comes the Groom (1951) starring Jane Wyman and Bing Crosby

1951 - September
RKO releases Curtis Bernhardt's The Blue Veil (1951) starring Jane Wyman.

1951 - September 27
Jane Wyman's duet with Bing Crosby In the Cool Cool Cool of the Evening from Here Comes the Groom (1951) reaches #7 on the Hit Parade.

1951 - November 3
Jane Wyman's 2nd hit record of the year, the novelty song Black Strap Molasses with Jimmy Durante, Danny Kaye and Groucho Marx, reaches #33 on the Cash Box Top Singles chart.

1952

1952 - January 15
Universal Pictures cancels 2 of the remaining 3 films on R. Reagan's 5 film contract.

1952 - January 28
R. Reagan completes shooting The Winning Team (1952), his last film for Warner Brothers.

1952 - January 31
Jane Wyman earns her 3rd Academy Award nomination as "Best Actress" for The Blue Veil (1951).

1952 - February 21
Jane Wyman wins the "Best Actress in a Leading Role - Drama " Golden Globe for her performance in The Blue Veil (1951).

1952 - March
Jane Wyman earns her 2nd Picturegoer (U.K.) Annual Award as "Best Actress" for her performance in The Blue Veil (1951).

1952 - March 3
MGM announces that, after just 3 years of her 7 year contract, Nancy Davis' option is being dropped.

1952 - March 4
R. Reagan marries Nancy Davis

1952 - March 20
Jane Wyman performs Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer's "Best Song" winner In the Cool Cool Cool of the Evening with host Danny Kaye at the 21st Annual Academy Awards. R. Reagan and his new wife watch from the audience.

1952 - September 17
Jane Wyman is added to the Grauman's Chinese Theater's "Forecourt".

1952 - September
Paramount releases Elliot Nugent's Just For You (1952) starring Jane Wyman and Bing Crosby

1952 - September 27
Jane Wyman's second duet with Bing Crosby, Zing a Little Zong, reaches #32 on the Cash Box Top Singles chart.

1952 - November 1
Jane Wyman marries Fred Karger.


4,578 posted on 06/11/2004 11:11:43 PM PDT by restornu ( "You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give." Pres. Reagan)
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