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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mar 11, 1983 · Frances: Directed by Graeme Clifford. With Jonathan Banks, Bonnie Bartlett, James Brodhead, Bart Burns. The story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
Farmer, Frances (1913–1970) American actress whose tragic life became the subject of the movie Frances . Born September 19, 1913, in Seattle, Washington; died of cancer on August 1, 1970, in Indianapolis, Indiana; daughter of Lillian (Van Ornum) Farmer and Ernest Farmer; sister of Edith Farmer Elliot ; married Leif Erickson (an actor), in ...
Frances Elena Farmer (September 19, 1913 – August 1, 1970) was an American actress of stage and screen. She is perhaps better known for sensationalized and fictional accounts of her life, and especially her involuntary commitment to a mental hospital.
Mar 10, 2021 · Frances Farmer Presents ran for seven “tumultuous seasons,” according to an entry about the actress in the Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. The entry says that the station fired her twice for erratic behavior and drunkenness.
