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Susan Hayward
Intense screen performances including I Want to Live!
With a Song in My Heart · I’ll Cry Tomorrow
- Born
- 30 June 1917
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn
- Died
- 14 March 1975
More people
Susan Hayward
American actor whose portrayals of women facing adversity brought five Best Actress Oscar nominations. She won for playing Barbara Graham in I Want to Live!
Early life
Brooklyn childhood
Born Edythe Marrener, she performed in school plays and later worked as a model. Travelled to Hollywood to audition in 1937.
Career
- 1937
Hollywood arrival
Secured studio work after an unsuccessful Gone with the Wind audition.
- 1947
Breakthrough nomination
Earned an Oscar nomination for Smash-Up.
- 1959
Oscar win
Received Best Actress for I Want to Live!
Selected work
With a Song in My Heart
Played singer Jane Froman.
I’ll Cry Tomorrow
Portrayed Lillian Roth.
I Want to Live!
Played a woman facing execution.
Beyond work
Family and home
Had twin sons with actor Jess Barker. After her second marriage, moved to Georgia and gradually reduced her screen work.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: 20th Century Fox. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.