Fay Bainter

Fay Okell Bainter (December 7, 1893 – April 16, 1968) was an American film and stage actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Jezebel (1938) and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. MGM persuaded her to try films and her movie debut was in This Side of Heaven (February 1934), the same year she appeared in Dodsworth on Broadway and in the film It Happened One Day (July 1934). Bainter quickly achieved success, and in 1938 she became the first performer nominated in the same year for both the Academy Award for Best Actress, for White Banners (1938), and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for Jezebel (1938), winning for the latter. Since then, only nine other actors have won dual nominations in a single year. In 1940 she played Mrs. Gibbs in the film production of the Thornton Wilder play Our Town. In 1945 she played Melissa Frake in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical State Fair. She was again nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Children's Hour (1961). Finally, in 1962, Fay appeared as a guest star on The Donna Reed Show. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fay Bainter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Jezebel (1938)

In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Wyler
CAST:  Bette Davis  •  Henry Fonda  •  George Brent  •  Margaret Lindsay

In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Wyler
CAST:  Bette Davis  •  Henry Fonda  •  George Brent  •  Margaret Lindsay

Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)

At a family reunion, the Cooper clan find that their parents' home is being foreclosed. "Temporarily," Ma moves in with son George's family, Pa with daughter Cora. But the parents are like sand in the gears of their middle-aged children's well regulated households. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leo McCarey
CAST:  Victor Moore  •  Beulah Bondi  •  Fay Bainter  •  Thomas Mitchell

At a family reunion, the Cooper clan find that their parents' home is being foreclosed. "Temporarily," Ma moves in with son George's family, Pa with daughter Cora. But the parents are like sand in the gears of their middle-aged children's well regulated households. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leo McCarey
CAST:  Victor Moore  •  Beulah Bondi  •  Fay Bainter  •  Thomas Mitchell

Our Town (1940)

Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. We see birth, life and death in this small community.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Wood
CAST:  William Holden  •  Martha Scott  •  Fay Bainter  •  Beulah Bondi

Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. We see birth, life and death in this small community.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Wood
CAST:  William Holden  •  Martha Scott  •  Fay Bainter  •  Beulah Bondi

Woman of the Year (1942)

Rival reporters Sam and Tess fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Stevens
CAST:  Spencer Tracy  •  Katharine Hepburn  •  Fay Bainter  •  Reginald Owen

Rival reporters Sam and Tess fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Stevens
CAST:  Spencer Tracy  •  Katharine Hepburn  •  Fay Bainter  •  Reginald Owen

White Banners (1938)

A homeless woman named Hannah drifts into the lives of the kindly Ward family, in a small Indiana town in 1919. Hannah makes herself useful as a cook and housekeeper and stays with the Wards... but her real interest is in meeting their neighbor, teenager Peter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmund Goulding
CAST:  Claude Rains  •  Fay Bainter  •  Jackie Cooper  •  Bonita Granville

A homeless woman named Hannah drifts into the lives of the kindly Ward family, in a small Indiana town in 1919. Hannah makes herself useful as a cook and housekeeper and stays with the Wards... but her real interest is in meeting their neighbor, teenager Peter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmund Goulding
CAST:  Claude Rains  •  Fay Bainter  •  Jackie Cooper  •  Bonita Granville

Babes on Broadway (1941)

Penny Morris and Tommy Williams are both starstruck young teens but nobody seems to give them any chance to perform. Instead, they decide to put up their own show to collect money for a summer camp for the kids.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Busby Berkeley
CAST:  Mickey Rooney  •  Judy Garland  •  Fay Bainter  •  Virginia Weidler

Penny Morris and Tommy Williams are both starstruck young teens but nobody seems to give them any chance to perform. Instead, they decide to put up their own show to collect money for a summer camp for the kids.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Busby Berkeley
CAST:  Mickey Rooney  •  Judy Garland  •  Fay Bainter  •  Virginia Weidler

Daughters Courageous (1939)

Nan Masters, a single mother living with her four marriageable daughters, plans to marry Sam Sloane, businessman. Out of the blue her 1st husband Jim returns after deserting the family 20 years earlier. The worldly wanderer Jim gets a cool family reception at first ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  John Garfield  •  Claude Rains  •  Priscilla Lane  •  Rosemary Lane

Nan Masters, a single mother living with her four marriageable daughters, plans to marry Sam Sloane, businessman. Out of the blue her 1st husband Jim returns after deserting the family 20 years earlier. The worldly wanderer Jim gets a cool family reception at first ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  John Garfield  •  Claude Rains  •  Priscilla Lane  •  Rosemary Lane

The Soldier and the Lady (1937)

In the face of rebellion in Russia, Czar Alexander II sends soldier Michael Strogoff 2,000 miles away, with a critical message for Grand Duke Vladimir. On the train journey, Michael befriends a traveler and comes into contact with a mysterious spy, who both ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Nichols Jr.
CAST:  Adolf Wohlbrück  •  Akim Tamiroff  •  Elizabeth Allan  •  Margot Grahame

In the face of rebellion in Russia, Czar Alexander II sends soldier Michael Strogoff 2,000 miles away, with a critical message for Grand Duke Vladimir. On the train journey, Michael befriends a traveler and comes into contact with a mysterious spy, who both ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Nichols Jr.
CAST:  Adolf Wohlbrück  •  Akim Tamiroff  •  Elizabeth Allan  •  Margot Grahame

A Bill of Divorcement (1940)

Father's return from the insane asylum spells calamity for the Fairfield family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Farrow
CAST:  Maureen O'Hara  •  Adolphe Menjou  •  Fay Bainter  •  Herbert Marshall

Father's return from the insane asylum spells calamity for the Fairfield family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Farrow
CAST:  Maureen O'Hara  •  Adolphe Menjou  •  Fay Bainter  •  Herbert Marshall

Give My Regards to Broadway (1948)

A family vaudeville act is threatened when the eldest son is offered a contract to play baseball. Musical.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Dan Dailey  •  Charles Winninger  •  Fay Bainter  •  Jane Nigh

A family vaudeville act is threatened when the eldest son is offered a contract to play baseball. Musical.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Dan Dailey  •  Charles Winninger  •  Fay Bainter  •  Jane Nigh

The Lady and the Mob (1939)

Hattie Leonard sets out to break a criminal gang controlling the dry cleaning business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benjamin Stoloff
CAST:  Fay Bainter  •  Ida Lupino  •  Lee Bowman  •  Henry Armetta

Hattie Leonard sets out to break a criminal gang controlling the dry cleaning business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benjamin Stoloff
CAST:  Fay Bainter  •  Ida Lupino  •  Lee Bowman  •  Henry Armetta

The Children's Hour (1961)

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A private school for young girls is scandalized when one spiteful student accuses the two young women who run the school of being in a relationship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Wyler
CAST:  Audrey Hepburn  •  Shirley MacLaine  •  James Garner  •  Miriam Hopkins

A private school for young girls is scandalized when one spiteful student accuses the two young women who run the school of being in a relationship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Wyler
CAST:  Audrey Hepburn  •  Shirley MacLaine  •  James Garner  •  Miriam Hopkins

Mr. Gardenia Jones (1942)

Documentary short film depicting the work of the United Service Organizations (USO) in providing recreational and morale-boosting services for American troops.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George B. Seitz
CAST:  Charles Winninger  •  Fay Bainter  •  Laraine Day  •  Ronald Reagan

Documentary short film depicting the work of the United Service Organizations (USO) in providing recreational and morale-boosting services for American troops.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George B. Seitz
CAST:  Charles Winninger  •  Fay Bainter  •  Laraine Day  •  Ronald Reagan

Maryland (1940)

A woman tormented by the hunting death of her husband forbids her son to have anything to do with horses. But when he falls for the daughter of his father's trainer, he defies his mother by entering the Maryland Hunt.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry King
CAST:  Walter Brennan  •  Fay Bainter  •  Brenda Joyce  •  John Payne

A woman tormented by the hunting death of her husband forbids her son to have anything to do with horses. But when he falls for the daughter of his father's trainer, he defies his mother by entering the Maryland Hunt.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry King
CAST:  Walter Brennan  •  Fay Bainter  •  Brenda Joyce  •  John Payne

This Side of Heaven (1934)

A family man becomes innocently involved in an embezzlement.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William K. Howard
CAST:  Lionel Barrymore  •  Fay Bainter  •  Mae Clarke  •  Una Merkel

A family man becomes innocently involved in an embezzlement.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William K. Howard
CAST:  Lionel Barrymore  •  Fay Bainter  •  Mae Clarke  •  Una Merkel

Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939)

Ellen is a free spirited young woman in love with Doug. Sadly he must leave America for a two year job in Belgium. Ellen and Doug decide to spend their last weekend together in a tourist cabin at a rural lake. Her family is shocked that a young unmarried woman ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  Priscilla Lane  •  Jeffrey Lynn  •  Roland Young  •  Fay Bainter

Ellen is a free spirited young woman in love with Doug. Sadly he must leave America for a two year job in Belgium. Ellen and Doug decide to spend their last weekend together in a tourist cabin at a rural lake. Her family is shocked that a young unmarried woman ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  Priscilla Lane  •  Jeffrey Lynn  •  Roland Young  •  Fay Bainter

3 Is a Family (1944)

Based on a play by Phoebe and Henry Ephron, "3 Is a Family" is a 1940s farce. Charlie Ruggles plays a hubby whose bungled business schemes force his wife, Fay Bainter, to enter the workplace. The couple's daughter, Marjorie Reynolds, shows up with her twin babies ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Ludwig
CAST:  Marjorie Reynolds  •  Charles Ruggles  •  Fay Bainter  •  Helen Broderick

Based on a play by Phoebe and Henry Ephron, "3 Is a Family" is a 1940s farce. Charlie Ruggles plays a hubby whose bungled business schemes force his wife, Fay Bainter, to enter the workplace. The couple's daughter, Marjorie Reynolds, shows up with her twin babies ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Ludwig
CAST:  Marjorie Reynolds  •  Charles Ruggles  •  Fay Bainter  •  Helen Broderick

The Arkansas Traveler (1938)

The Arkansas Traveler, an itinerant printer, returns to a small town to help save The Daily Record, a newspaper started by Mr. Allen, an old friend who is now deceased.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Santell
CAST:  Bob Burns  •  Fay Bainter  •  John Beal  •  Jean Parker

The Arkansas Traveler, an itinerant printer, returns to a small town to help save The Daily Record, a newspaper started by Mr. Allen, an old friend who is now deceased.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Santell
CAST:  Bob Burns  •  Fay Bainter  •  John Beal  •  Jean Parker

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942)

In the shanty town called the Cabbage Patch, Mrs. Wiggs scrabbles for survival with her brood of children and hopes for the return of her husband, who left many years before.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Murphy
CAST:  Fay Bainter  •  Hugh Herbert  •  Barbara Jo Allen  •  John Archer

In the shanty town called the Cabbage Patch, Mrs. Wiggs scrabbles for survival with her brood of children and hopes for the return of her husband, who left many years before.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Murphy
CAST:  Fay Bainter  •  Hugh Herbert  •  Barbara Jo Allen  •  John Archer

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988)

This documentary revisits the making of Gone with the Wind via archival footage, screen tests, insightful interviews and rare film footage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Hinton
CAST:  Christopher Plummer  •  George Cukor  •  Margaret Mitchell  •  Tallulah Bankhead

This documentary revisits the making of Gone with the Wind via archival footage, screen tests, insightful interviews and rare film footage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Hinton
CAST:  Christopher Plummer  •  George Cukor  •  Margaret Mitchell  •  Tallulah Bankhead
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