Sarah Jane Mayfield was born on January 5, 1917, in St. Joseph, Missouri, to Gladys Hope (née Christian; 1891–1960) and Manning Jeffries Mayfield (1895–1922). Her father was a … See more

By the time Wyman starred in Public Wedding (1937), a "B"picture, she was already divorced from first husband Ernest Wyman. She retained use of the surname for the remainder of … See more

Jane Wyman's brief recording career with Decca Records extended between 1951 and 1953. She recorded a few solo tracks along with duets … See more

Jane Wyman began her 60 year show business career as an extra on The Kid from Spain (1932), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), See more

Jane Wyman signed her first contract with Warner Bros.in 1936 and stayed for the next 2 decades. Miracle in the Rain (1956) would become the … See more

Jane Wyman finally gained critical attention with The Lost Weekend (1945), made by the team of Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett. Wilder had wanted Katherine Hepburn … See more

Jane Wyman’s television acting debut was the 1955 episode “Amelia” of the anthology series General Electric Theater produced by See more