Richard Arlen

Richard Arlen (September 1, 1899 – March 28, 1976) was an American actor. Handsome leading man Richard Arlen was born Cornelius Richard Van Mattemore in Charlottesville. He began his acting career as an extra in silent movies, and made a big hit in the William Wellman silent movie classic "Wings" (1927), with Clara Bow and Buddy Rogers, the first film to win an Academy Award as Best Picture.

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Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson (March 27, 1899 – April 4, 1983) was born Gloria May Josephine Svensson in Chicago, Illinois.  She was destined to be perhaps one of the biggest stars of the silent movie era. Swanson was an American actress, singer and producer. She was one of the most prominent stars during the silent film era as both an actress and a fashion icon, especially under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille, made dozens of silents and was nominated for the first Academy Award in the Best Actress category.

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Irene Dunne

Irene Dunne (December 20, 1898 – September 4, 1990) was an American film actress and singer of the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s. Dunne was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, for her performances in Cimarron, Theodora

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Janet Gaynor

Janet Gaynor (October 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984) was an American actress and painter. One of the most popular actresses of the silent film era, in 1928 Gaynor became the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances.

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Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922 – September 8, 1965) was an American actress and popular singer, and was the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.

  
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James Dean

James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American film actor. Dean was the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and and remains the only actor to have had two posthumous acting nominations.  

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Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922 – September 8, 1965) was an American actress and popular singer, and was the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress
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Juanita Moore

 Juanita Moore (born October 19, 1922) is an American film and television actress. She is the fifth African American to be nominated for an Academy Award in any category, and the third in the Supporting Actress category.

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