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Jane Winton

1905-10-10

The Biography

From Wikipedia 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, the mother of the title character, 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. Jane Winton died in 1959 at the Pierre Hotel in New York City.

Jane Winton in

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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

7.8 average rating
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Hell's Angels

6.4 average rating
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey

8 average rating
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The Beloved Rogue

7 average rating
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Across the Pacific

4.5 average rating
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Footloose Widows

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The Patsy

6.8 average rating
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Bare Knees

4.8 average rating
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Show Girl in Hollywood

5.6 average rating
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Three Women

3.5 average rating
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Don Juan

6.6 average rating
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Why Girls Go Back Home

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A Notorious Affair

4.4 average rating
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Upstream

5.8 average rating
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The Honeymoon Express

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The Yellow Lily

5 average rating
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Perch of the Devil

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The Fair Co-Ed

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The Passionate Quest

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Limelight

8 average rating