Birthname: Sarah Jane Mayfield
| Sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Jan 5, 1917 St. Joseph, MO |
| Died | Sep 10, 2007 Palm Springs, CA |
| Age | Died at 90 |
| Final Resting PlaceForest Lawn Memorial Park (Cathedral City) | |
Jane Wyman | |
| Job | Actress |
| Years active | 1932-1993 |
| Top Roles | Jean Campbell, Belinda McDonald, Socialite, Elaine Benson, Jennifer Smith |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Romance, Drama, Musical, Film Adaptation, Crime |
| Top Topics | Romance (Comic), Book-Based, Marriage |
| Top Collaborators | Jack L. Warner (Producer), Hal B. Wallis (Producer), Franklyn Farnum, Mervyn LeRoy (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Harry Kurnitz, Robert Duvall, Cora Witherspoon see more.. |
Jane Wyman Overview:
Legendary character actress, Jane Wyman, was born Sarah Jane Mayfield on Jan 5, 1917 in St. Joseph, MO. Wyman died at the age of 90 on Sep 10, 2007 in Palm Springs, CA and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Cathedral City) Cemetery in Cathedral City, CA.
HONORS and AWARDS:
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Jane Wyman was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning one for Best Actress for Johnny Belinda (as Belinda McDonald) in 1948.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1946 | Best Actress | The Yearling (1946) | Ma Baxter | Nominated |
| 1948 | Best Actress | Johnny Belinda (1948) | Belinda McDonald | Won |
| 1951 | Best Actress | The Blue Veil (1951) | Louise Mason | Nominated |
| 1954 | Best Actress | Magnificent Obsession (1954) | Helen Phillips | Nominated |
She was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Television and Motion Pictures. Jane Wyman's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #97 on Sep 17, 1952.
Jane Wyman BlogHub Articles:
Ray Milland and Jane Wyman star in Billy Wilder’s “The Lost Weekend”
By Stephen Reginald on May 13, 2025 From Classic Movie ManRay Milland and Jane Wyman star in Billy Wilder’s “The Lost Weekend” The Lost Weekend is a 1945 American drama directed by Billy Wilder and starring Ray Milland and Jane Wyman. The screenplay was written by Wilder and Charles Brackett based on the novel by Charles R. Jackson. ... Read full article
Fred MacMurray and Jane Wyman Say Bon Voyage!
By Rick29 on Nov 22, 2018 From Classic Film & TV CafeFred MacMurray playing another Dad. Fred MacMurray made seven films for Walt Disney Productions, starting with The Shaggy Dog (1959) and ending with Charley and the Angel (1973). There were big hits (The Absent-Minded Professor) and big flops (The Happiest Millionaire). One of Fred’s least su... Read full article
Jane Wyman falls for... Three Guys Named Mike (1951)
By Michaela on Sep 19, 2016 From Love Letters to Old HollywoodMany years ago, I was a classic film novice. It feels like a lifetime ago that I didn't know who Cary Grant was or what Citizen Kane was about, yet I can still clearly remember the small steps I took that led to my passion for old movies. One such step was Three Guys Named Mike. My oldest sister had... Read full article
Jane Wyman Romances Charlton Heston and Natalie Wood Befriends a Miracle Dog
By Rick29 on May 8, 2014 From Classic Film & TV CafeCompared to Jane Wyman's other "women's pictures" of the 1950s, Lucy Gallant is neither as good as All That Heaven Allows nor as bad as Magnificent Obsession. It also wasn't made by Douglas Sirk, though director Robert Parrish clearly intended to imitate Sirk's glossy melodramas. Wyman stars as t... Read full article
Jane Wyman lends a hand to Olivia de Havilland in PRINCESS O'ROURKE (1943)
By monty on Nov 26, 2012 From All Good ThingsPrincess O'Rourke is a breezy little comedy that stars Olivia de Havilland as Maria, a foreign princess visiting America who falls in love with a pilot named Eddie O'Rourke (played by Robert Cummings). The catch is Eddie doesn't know she is a princess and thinks she is just a regular girl. Albeit a ... Read full article
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Jane Wyman Quotes:
Cary Scott: What Egyptian custom?
Kay Scott: Of walling up the widow alive in the funeral chambers of her dead husband along with his other possessions. The theory being that she was a possession too. She was supposed to journey into dead with him. The community saw to it. Of course it doesn't happen anymore.
Cary Scott: Doesn't it?
Don Birnam: Are you in the phone book?
Helen St. James: Yes, but I'm not home very much.
Don Birnam: Well, I'll call you at your office.
Helen St. James: Editorial Research. If Henry Luce answers, hang up.
Aunt Polly Harrington: That dress is disgraceful. Tomorrow we'll go into town and get you some decent clothes.
Pollyanna Whittier: [incredulous] Store-bought?
Aunt Polly Harrington: Why, of course. Where else would we get them?
Pollyanna Whittier: Out an actual store? *New* clothes?
Aunt Polly Harrington: You're a Harrington now. I want you to look like one.
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