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| Born | December 7, 1893 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Died | April 16, 1968 (aged 74) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Film, stage actress | ||||||
| Spouse(s) | Reginald Venable | ||||||
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Fay Bainter (December 7, 1893 – April 16, 1968) was an Academy Award-winning American actress. She is the aunt of actress Dorothy Burgess and sister-in-law to actress Grace Burgess.
Bainter was born Fay Okell Bainter in Los Angeles, California. Although her occupation in 1910 was traveling actress, her film debut didn't occur until This Side of Heaven in 1934, the same year in which she appeared in Dodsworth on Broadway.
Robert Henri, the American painter of the Ashcan school, painted her portrait in 1918 (when she was about 25 years old.)
She quickly achieved success, and in 1938 she became the very first performer nominated for both the Oscar for Best Actress, for White Banners, and the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, for Jezebel, winning for the latter. Since then, only nine other actors have won dual nominations in a single year.
She was again nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Children's Hour. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Blvd.
Fay Bainter died from pneumonia at the age of 75.
Because her husband, Reginald Venable, was a military officer, the couple is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 1934 | This Side of Heaven | Francene Turner | |
| 1937 | Make Way for Tomorrow | Anita Cooper | |
| The Soldier and the Lady | Strogoff's Mother | ||
| Quality Street | Susan Throssel | ||
| 1938 | White Banners | Hannah Parmalee | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress |
| The Shining Hour | Hannah Linden | ||
| The Arkansas Traveler | Mrs. Martha Allen | ||
| Mother Carey's Chickens | Mrs. Margaret Carey | ||
| Jezebel | Aunt Belle | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| 1939 | Our Neighbors - The Carters | Ellen Carter | |
| Daughters Courageous | Nancy 'Nan' Masters | ||
| The Lady and the Mob | Hattie Leonard | ||
| Yes, My Darling Daughter | Ann 'Annie' Murray | ||
| 1940 | Maryland | Charlotte Danfield | |
| A Bill of Divorcement | Margaret 'Meg' Fairfield | ||
| Our Town | Mrs. Julia Hersey Gibbs | ||
| Young Tom Edison | Mrs. Samuel 'Nancy' Edison | ||
| 1941 | Babes on Broadway | Miss 'Jonesy' Jones | |
| 1942 | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Mrs. Elvira Wiggs | |
| Journey for Margaret | Trudy Strauss | ||
| The War Against Mrs. Hadley | Stella Hadley | ||
| Woman of the Year | Ellen Whitcomb | ||
| 1943 | Cry 'Havoc' | Captain Alice Marsh | |
| Salute to the Marines | Jennie Bailey | ||
| Presenting Lily Mars | Mrs. Thornway | ||
| The Human Comedy | Mrs. Macauley | ||
| 1944 | Three Is a Family | Frances Whittaker | |
| Dark Waters | Aunt Emily | ||
| The Heavenly Body | Margaret Sibyll | ||
| 1945 | State Fair | Melissa Frake | |
| 1946 | The Virginian | Mrs. Taylor | |
| The Kid from Brooklyn | Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne | ||
| 1947 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Mrs. Eunice Mitty | |
| Deep Valley | Ellie Saul | ||
| 1948 | June Bride | Paula Winthrop | |
| Give My Regards to Broadway | Fay Norwick | ||
| 1951 | Close to My Heart | Mrs. Morrow | |
| 1953 | The President's Lady | Mrs. Donaldson | |
| 1961 | The Children's Hour | Mrs. Amelia Tilford | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture |
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| Preceded by Alice Brady for In Old Chicago |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 1938 for Jezebel |
Succeeded by Hattie McDaniel for Gone with the Wind |
External links
- Fay Bainter at the Internet Movie Database
- Fay Bainter at the Internet Broadway Database
- Fay Bainter at Allmovie
- Fay Bainter at Find A Grave
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| NAME | Bainter, Fay |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bainter, Fay Okell |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1893-12-7 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1968-4-16 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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