Gaynor was born Laura Augusta Gainor (some sources stated Gainer) in Germantown, Philadelphia. Nicknamed "Lolly" as a child, she was the youngest of two daughters born to Laura (Buhl) and Frank De Witt Gainor. Frank Gainor worked as a theatrical painter and paperhanger. When Gaynor was a toddler, her father began teaching her how to sing, dance, and perform acrobatics.
Gaynor was romantically involved with her friend and frequent co-star, Charles Farrell, during the time of their work together in silent film, until she married her first husband. Choosing to keep their relationship out of the public eye, Gaynor and Farrell were often assisted by mutual friend Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in maintaining the ruse. Looking back, Fairbanks would later recall, "We three were so chummy that I became their 'beard,' the cover-up for their secret romance. I would drive them out to a little rundown, wooden house well south of Los Angeles, near the sea. I'd leave them there and go sailing or swimming until [it was] time to collect them and then we'd all have a bit of dinner." According to Gaynor's biographer Sarah Baker, Farrell proposed marriage during the filming of Lucky Star (1929 film), but the two never followed through with it. In her later years, Gaynor would hold their different personalities accountable for their eventual separation. Gaynor was married three times and had one child. Her first marriage was to lawyer Jesse Lydell Peck, whom she married on September 11, 1929. Gaynor's attorney announced the couple's separation in late December 1932. She was granted a divorce on April 7, 1933. On August 14, 1939, she married MGM costume designer Gilbert Adrian in Yuma, Arizona. This relationship has been called a lavender marriage, since Adrian was openly gay within the film community while Gaynor was rumored to be gay or bisexual. The couple had one son, Robin Gaynor Adrian, born in 1940. Those rumors were never hinted at in newspapers or magazines. Gaynor and Adrian remained married until Adrian's death from a stroke on September 13, 1959. On December 24, 1964, Gaynor married her longtime friend, stage producer Paul Gregory, to whom she remained married until her death. The two maintained a home in Desert Hot Springs, California and also owned 3,000 acres of land near Brasilia.

Q: Who was Janet Gaynor romantically involved?
A: Gaynor was romantically involved with her friend and frequent co-star, Charles Farrell,

Q: How many times did Janet Gaynor marry?
A: Gaynor was married three times and had one child.

Q: Who did Janet Gaynor marry the first time?
A: Her first marriage was to lawyer Jesse Lydell Peck, whom she married on September 11, 1929.

Q: Who did Janet Gaynor marry in 1939?
A: On August 14, 1939, she married MGM costume designer Gilbert Adrian in Yuma, Arizona.
Why was Janet Gaynor marriage to Gilbert Adrian was called a lavender marriage?
Adrian was openly gay within the film community while Gaynor was rumored to be gay or bisexual. since Adrian was openly gay within the film community while Gaynor was rumored to be gay or bisexual. This relationship has been called a lavender marriage, since Adrian was openly gay within the film community while Gaynor was rumored to be gay or bisexual. Adrian was openly gay within the film community while Gaynor was rumored to be gay or bisexual. Adrian was openly gay within the film community while Gaynor was rumored to be gay or bisexual.
Adrian was openly gay within the film community while Gaynor was rumored to be gay or bisexual.