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Frances Elena Farmer (September 19, 1913 – August 1, 1970) was an American actress. She appeared in over a dozen feature films over the course of her career, though she garnered notoriety for sensationalized accounts of her life, especially her involuntary commitment to psychiatric hospitals and subsequent mental health struggles.
Frances Farmer. Actress: Flowing Gold. Born in Seattle, Frances Farmer studied drama at the University of Washington, Seattle. In 1935, she went to Hollywood where she secured a seven-year contract with Paramount.
Frances Farmer. Actress: Flowing Gold. Born in Seattle, Frances Farmer studied drama at the University of Washington, Seattle. In 1935, she went to Hollywood where she secured a seven-year contract with Paramount.
Feb 21, 2022 · Born on September 19, 1913, in Seattle, Frances Farmer overcame a turbulent childhood to become one of mid-century America's biggest and most controversial stars.
Mar 11, 1983 · Jessica Lange gives the performance of a lifetime as iconoclastic actress Frances Farmer, whose rejection of the star system led to her mental collapse and ostracism from her fame-hungry mother Lillian (Kim Stanley).
Yes, Frances Farmer was an undeniable stunner—but she was so much more than that. With her piercing blue eyes, swinging blonde locks, and seductive voice, she sent Hollywood into a frenzy. But she also liked to challenge the status quo and ask questions.
Jessica Lange stars in her Oscar®-nominated performance of the true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life...
Jan 17, 2003 · Seattle-born actress Frances Farmer, a rising star in the 1930s, is remembered today more for her unfortunate life story than for her once promising career. Talented and beautiful, Farmer was also willful, troubled, and self-destructive. After a period of increasingly erratic behavior, she was declared legally insane and institutionalized in 1944.
Sep 19, 2013 · Farmer, born 100 years ago today, died of esophageal cancer in 1970 just before turning 57. For a time in the late 1950s and 1960s, she achieved renewed success as a TV talk show host in Chicago....
Aug 2, 1970 · INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 1—Frances Farmer, a leading figure on the stage and screen in the 1930's, died in the Community Hospital here this afternoon, of cancer of the esophagus.
