Oscar-winner Wyman dies aged 93

Jane Wyman, an Oscar winner as the deaf rape victim in Johnny Belinda and first wife of former US President Ronald Reagan, has…

Jane Wyman, an Oscar winner as the deaf rape victim in Johnny Belinda and first wife of former US President Ronald Reagan, has died at her desert home. She was 93.

Wyman died this morning at her Palm Springs home, said Richard Adney of Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mortuary in Cathedral City, California.

She was also the star of the long-running TV series Falcon Crest. There were no other details immediately available.

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