Sarah Jane Mayfield, known as Jane Wyman, began as a singer and dancer in the thirties before revealing herself as a dramatic actress of enormous depth. Her portrayal of a young deaf-mute woman in 'Johnny Belinda' earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress, and in Douglas Sirk's melodramas 'All That Heaven Allows' and 'Magnificent Obsession' she found some of her most remembered roles. Decades later she won over a new generation as the implacable Angela Channing of the series 'Falcon Crest'. The first wife of Ronald Reagan, she was the only person to win an Academy Award and to have been married to a future president of the United States, though her true legacy is a chameleonic talent that ranged from the musical to the most heartrending drama. Read more