Quotes
 (On her ex-husband`s, Ronald Reagan`s death): "America has lost a great president and a great, kind gentleman". (on her refusal to publicly discuss the political career of her ex-husband, Ronald Reagan) It`s not because I`m bitter or because I don`t agree with him politically. I`ve always been a registered Republican. But it`s bad taste to talk about ex-husbands and ex-wives, that`s all. Also, I don`t know a damn thing about politics.
(On winning the 1949 Academy Award for Leading Actress): "I won this award for keeping my mouth shut, so I think I`ll do it again now."
I guess I just don`t have a talent for it, some women just aren`t the marrying kind - or anyway, not the permanent marrying kind, and I`m one of them.
The opportunity for brotherhood presents itself everytime you meet a human being.
Trivia
Her "Falcon Crest" (1981) co-stars, Susan Sullivan and Lorenzo Lamas, both went to visit her in the hospital, while the ninth and final season was filming.
Replaced Gracie Allen for an evening of "The Burns and Allen Radio Show" when Gracie had a migraine. It turned out to be the only time Gracie missed their show in all the years Burns and Allen performed together.
She had 10 hobbies: landscape painting, golfing, dancing, collecting CDs, listening to music, playing piano, singing, philanthropy, reading and politics.
She would never talk about Ronald Reagan in an interview, but voted for him three times and attended his funeral.
Was a chorus girl before being a successful actress.
Was a staunch Republican.
Was the recipient of the Charles B. Harding Award in 1977, which was the highest national award given by The Arthritis Foundation.
Adopted mother of nationally syndicated radio talk show host Michael Reagan.
Had taken a break on the ninth and final season of "Falcon Crest" (1981), during the third episode, due to the health problems she was suffering, but came back for the last three episodes of the series.
Has 2 stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Her Best Actress Oscar for Johnny Belinda (1948) makes her the only wife of a future U.S. President (Ronald Reagan) ever to win such an award.
Her name changed to "Jane Faulks" when she was unofficially "adopted" by the Faulks family, middle-aged neighbors of her single mother. Moved to So. California with Mrs. Faulks when she was widowed in 1928
Holds the record for the longest screen kiss, with Regis Toomey in You`re in the Army Now (1941), at 3 minutes and 5 seconds.
Several sources have given her date of birth as January 5, 1917, which would mean she was one of the first (and one of the very few) actresses to make herself older. She is a serious convert to Roman Catholicism, attending Mass with good friend Loretta Young.
was diabetic
Was once a switchboard operator.
Would never talk about Ronald Reagan in an interview.
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