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Jeanne Eagels (born Eugenia Eagles; June 26, 1890 – October 3, 1929) was an American stage and film actress. A former Ziegfeld Girl, Eagels went on to greater fame on Broadway and in the emerging medium of sound films. She posthumously was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her 1929 role in The Letter after dying suddenly that year at the age of 39. That nomination was the first posthumous Oscar consideration for any actor, male or female.

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Born	Eugenia Eagles 26 June 1890 Kansas city, Kansas
Died	3 October 1929 (aged 39) New York City, New York
Zodiac	Cancer
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Morris Dubinsky - · m. ???? info edit

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Ted Coy 1888-1935 American football player and coach · m. 1925; div. 1928 info edit

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