Frances Elena Farmer
| Sign | Virgo |
| Born | Sep 19, 1913 Seattle, WA |
| Died | Aug 1, 1970 Indianapolis, IN |
| Age | Died at 56 |
| Final Resting PlaceOaklawn Memorial Gardens | |
Frances Farmer | |
| Job | Actress, television host |
| Top Roles | Isabel, Linda Chalmers, Doris Halliday, Lotta Morgan / Lotta Bostrom, Josie Mansfield |
| Top Genres | Drama, Adventure, Romance, Western, Comedy, Musical |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Father Son, True Story (based on) |
| Top Collaborators | Alfred E. Green (Director), Samuel S. Hinds, Clem Bevans, Edward Arnold |
| Shares birthday with | Ben Turpin, Margaret Lindsay, Porter Hall see more.. |
Frances Farmer Overview:
Legendary actress, Frances Farmer, was born Frances Elena Farmer on Sep 19, 1913 in Seattle, WA. Farmer died at the age of 56 on Aug 1, 1970 in Indianapolis, IN and was laid to rest in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Indianapolis, Hamilton County, IN.
MINI BIO:
Determined-looking American actress, a harsher version of Joan Fontaine. She became unpopular in the Hollywood of the thirties, where alcoholism and mental illness put a stop to her career. After seven years in an asylum (1943-1950), she eventually made a comeback in the mid-fifties, and became quite well known as a TV hostess. Died from cancer of the throat. Married (first of three) to Leif Erickson (William Anderson 1911-1986) from 1936 to 1942. Her harrowing life was filmed several times in the early 1980s. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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Farmer was never nominated for an Academy Award.
BlogHub Articles:
Come and Get It (1936) with The Hawksian Archetype
By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 4, 2019 From 4 Star FilmsAuthor Edna Ferber in both her plays and novels had a penchant for sprawling familial?tales of Americana which were?indubitably fortified?by social issues.?Come and Get It gives the initial impression of another Howard Hawks?movie released?the same year, Barbary Coast (1936). In fact, that’s p... Read full article
By Annette Bochenek on Jun 24, 2015 From Hometowns to Hollywood
“The more people pointed at me in scorn, the more stubborn I got. And when they began calling me the ‘Bad Girl of West Seattle High,’ I tried to live up to it.” - When I relayed the complicated?tale of ’s life to a friend of mine, his respons... Read full article
Genna Davis "looks like" .
By Dawn on Feb 20, 2011 From Noir and Chick FlicksGeena" Davis (born January 21, 1957) is an American actress, film producer, writer, former fashion model, and a women's Olympics archery team semi-finalist. She is known for her roles in The Fly, Beetlejuice, Thelma and Louise, and The Accidental Tourist, for which she won the 1988 Academy Award for... Read full article
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Frances Farmer Quotes:
Josie Mansfield: Besides, if you want something real bad, you gotta take some hard knocks to get it.
James 'Jim' Fisk Jr.: Say, you've learned a lot for a young lady. What are you after... reaching for the moon?
Josie Mansfield: No, just one little star on a dressing room door.
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