Dana Wynter

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Biography

The daughter of a noted surgeon, Dana Wynter was born Dagmar Winter in Berlin, Germany, and grew up in England. When she was 16 her father went to Morocco to operate on a woman who wouldn't allow anyone else to attend her; he visited friends in Southern Rhodesia, fell in love with it and brought his daughter and her stepmother to live with him there. Wynter later enrolled as a pre-med student at Rhodes University . Married and divorced from hotshot Hollywood lawyer Greg Bautzer, Dana Wynter, once called Hollywood's "oasis of elegance," now divides her time between homes in California and County Wicklow, Ireland.

  • Primary profession
  • Actress·soundtrack·writer
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Female
  • Birth date
  • 08 June 1931
  • Place of birth
  • Berlin
  • Death date
  • 2011-05-05
  • Death age
  • 80
  • Place of death
  • Ojai· California
  • Cause of death
  • Natural causes
  • Spouses
  • Greg Bautzer
  • Education
  • Rhodes University

Movies

TV

Trivia

Her son Mark Ragan Bautzer was born on January 29, 1960.

Ex-husband Greg Bautzer (1911-1987) (ne Gregson Edward Bautzer) was a hot-shot entertainment divorce lawyer for such stars as Lana Turner and Ingrid Bergman. Prior to his marriage to Dana in 1956, he dated many Hollywood screen stars, including Joan Crawford. Her husband (called "Uncle Greg" in the movie) is actually represented in the cult film Mommie Dearest .

Interviewed in Tom Weaver s book, "I Was a Monster Movie Maker", (McFarland & Co., 2001).

Lived in Southern Rhodesia in the post WWII era and attended Rhodes University in South Africa where she studied medicine.

Was offered contracts by three Hollywood studios and chose a seven-year-deal with 20th Century Fox in 1955.

Started her career working in the English theater. She was discovered there by an American agent who brought her back to the States to work.

In the mid-1980s, she took up journalism and earned her own byline in "The Guardian", an English newspaper. She has since written articles for National Review, Country Living, Image, The Irish Times and other publications.

She pronounced her first name, "Dana", the same as the more familiar name "Donna".

Quotes

There seems to be a wide-spread concern among women that they dare not,have a line or crease in their face. If they do, they run to the,plastic surgeon and their faces wind up looking like dinner,plates. . . Life is an adventure, and time brings change. But women are,terrified of aging for some reason. Everyone clings to blonde hair and,white teeth. I think that undermines womanhood.

A lot of actors tend to be careless with women, they treat them just,like another Joe. But Chad [Everett] is always very courteous and,civilized. .

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