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Jane Winton
Actor

Jane Winton

10 Oct 1905Born
22 Sep 1959Died
53Age at death
39Credits

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.

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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.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1936LimelightFilm: Ray Madison
  2. 1934Hired WifeFilm: Dovie Jansen
  3. 1931The Week End MysteryFilm
  4. 1930Hell's AngelsFilm: Baroness Von Kranz
  5. 1930A Notorious AffairFilm: One of Paul's Admirers (uncredited)
  6. 1930Show Girl in HollywoodFilm: Frank Buelow's Premiere Guest
  7. 1930The FuriesFilm: Gwendolyn Andrews
  8. 1929ScandalFilm: Vera
  9. 1929The Bridge of San Luis ReyFilm: Doña Carla
  10. 1929Captain LashFilm: Babe
  11. 1928Nothing to WearFilm: Irene Hawley
  12. 1928Melody of LoveFilm: Flo Thompson
  13. 1928The Yellow LilyFilm: Mademoiselle Julie
  14. 1928The PatsyFilm: Grace Harrington
  15. 1928Honeymoon FlatsFilm: Jane Twitchell
  16. 1928Burning DaylightFilm: Martha Fairbee
  17. 1928Bare KneesFilm: Jane Longworth
  18. 1927Sunrise: A Song of Two HumansFilm: The Manicure Girl
  19. 1927The Fair Co-EdFilm: Betty
  20. 1927The Crystal CupFilm: Polly Pleyden
  21. 1927The Poor NutFilm: Julia Winters
  22. 1927Lonesome LadiesFilm: Mrs. St. Clair
  23. 1927The Beloved RogueFilm: The Abbess
  24. 1927Perch of the DevilFilm: Ora Blake
  25. 1927The Gay Old BirdFilm: Mrs. Cluney
  26. 1927The Monkey TalksFilm: Masisie
  27. 1927UpstreamFilm: The Soubrette
  28. 1926My Official WifeFilm: Demimondaine
  29. 1926Across the PacificFilm: Claire Marsh
  30. 1926MillionairesFilm: Lottie
  31. 1926The Honeymoon ExpressFilm: Estelle
  32. 1926Don JuanFilm: Donna Isobel
  33. 1926The Passionate QuestFilm
  34. 1926Footloose WidowsFilm: Mrs. Drew
  35. 1926Why Girls Go Back HomeFilm: Model
  36. 1926The Love ToyFilm: The Bride
  37. 1925His Supreme MomentFilm: Undetermined Role (uncredited)
  38. 1925Tomorrow's LoveFilm: Bess Carlysle
  39. 1924Three WomenFilm: Charity Ball Guest

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