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Jane Wyman Facts
| Sign | Capricorn |
| Born |
Jan 5, 1917 St. Joseph, MO |
| Died |
Sep 10, 2007 Palm Springs, CA |
| Age | Died at 90 |
| Total Facts | 69 |
The youngest of three children.
Was a chorus girl before being a successful actress.
Was a close friend of USC School of Cinematic Arts professor Drew Casper.
Was a diabetic.
Was a fan of "Murder, She Wrote" (1984).
Was a heavy smoker for years.
Was a spokesperson for the National Arthritis Foundation from the mid-1970s.
Was a staunch Republican.
Was also a friend of John Forsythe. Coincidentally, Wyman starred on "Falcon Crest" (1981), after Forsythe starred on "Dynasty" (1981), in the same year.
Was always good friends with Loretta Young.
Was hospitalized with a liver ailment and diabetes after she collapsed on the set of "Falcon Crest" (1981)'s ninth season. [20 February 1989].
Was once a switchboard operator.
Was raised in the same city as Ruth Warrick, who also attended the same high school as Wyman.
Was the only cast member of "Falcon Crest" (1981) to marry a U.S. president.
Was the recipient of the Charles B. Harding Award in 1977, which was the highest national award given by The Arthritis Foundation.
Went into semi-retirement after she starred in two failed TV pilots in the 1960s and 1970s.
Would never talk about Ronald Reagan in an interview.
Wrote a soliloquy for the series finale of "Falcon Crest" (1981).
Wyman had appeared in almost every episode of "Falcon Crest" (1981) from 1981 to 1989, before she missed 16 episodes in the final season. Against her doctor's advice, she came back for the series' final three shows, for a total of 208 of the 227 episodes of the series.