Movie Actress

Jane Wyman, Oscar-Winning Actress and Ronald Reagan’s Ex-Wife, Dies at 93

“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.”

— Jane Wyman

Movie actress who many came to know as the first wife of Ronald Reagan. Her credits include Falcon Crest and Johnny Belinda.

She married Ronald Reagan in January of 1940, and they welcomed their first child in 1941.

Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman at a dinner in 1945
Jane Wyman and Ronald Reagan at a dinner in 1945, during their years as one of Hollywood’s star couples.