Betty Field
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Birth Place
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Born
February 08, 1918
Died
September 13, 1973
Cause of Death
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Biography
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Actress Betty Field appeared in movies, television, and theater productions during a career that spanned three decades. Field began her acting career with a role in a London production of "She Loves Me Not." By the late 1930s, however, Field had returned to the U.S., and promptly launched her movie career. One of her first roles was in the classic 1939 film "Of Mice and Men" (playing the...
Filmography
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Coogan's Bluff
(1968)
Mrs. Ringerman
How To Save a Marriage--And Ruin Your Life
(1968)
Thelma
Seven Women
(1966)
Florrie Pether
Birdman of Alcatraz
(1962)
Stella Johnson
BUtterfield 8
(1960)
Mrs. Fanny Thurber
Hound-Dog Man
(1959)
Cora McKinney
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Elmer Rice
Husband
Playwright. Married 1942-56.
Biography
Actress Betty Field appeared in movies, television, and theater productions during a career that spanned three decades. Field began her acting career with a role in a London production of "She Loves Me Not." By the late 1930s, however, Field had returned to the U.S., and promptly launched her movie career. One of her first roles was in the classic 1939 film "Of Mice and Men" (playing the character Mae), and further movie appearances followed throughout the 1940s (including 1949's "The Great Gatsby"), before Field made the transition to television. Beginning in the 1950s (and for the remainder of her career), Field's main focus was television, with roles on such programs as "The Untouchables" and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," although she did nab a Laurel Award nomination in 1958 for her work in the film "Peyton Place." After 1968, Field retired from acting altogether, and on September 13, 1973, she died in Hyannis, Massachusetts, from a stroke (at the age of 60).
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Coogan's Bluff
(1968)
Mrs. Ringerman
How To Save a Marriage--And Ruin Your Life
(1968)
Thelma
Seven Women
(1966)
Florrie Pether
Birdman of Alcatraz
(1962)
Stella Johnson
BUtterfield 8
(1960)
Mrs. Fanny Thurber
Hound-Dog Man
(1959)
Cora McKinney
Peyton Place
(1957)
Nellie Cross
Bus Stop
(1956)
Grace
Picnic
(1955)
Flo Owens
The Great Gatsby
(1949)
Daisy [Buchanan]
The Southerner
(1945)
Nona Tucker
Tomorrow, the World!
(1944)
Leona Richards
The Great Moment
(1944)
Elizabeth Morton
Flesh and Fantasy
(1943)
Henrietta
Are Husbands Necessary?
(1942)
Mary Elizabeth Cugat
Kings Row
(1942)
Cassandra Tower
Blues in the Night
(1941)
Kay Grant
Victory
(1941)
Alma
The Shepherd of the Hills
(1941)
Sammy Lane
Seventeen
(1940)
Lola Pratt
What a Life
(1939)
Barbara Pearson
Of Mice and Men
(1939)
Mae
Cast (Special)
Ah, Wilderness!
(1959)
Happy Birthday
(1956)
Addie
Life Events
1934
Broadway acting debut
1939
Film acting debut in "What a Life!"
Photo Collections
8 Photos
Of Mice and Men - Lobby Card Set
Of Mice and Men - Lobby Card Set
1 Photo
Kings Row - Movie Poster
Here is the American one-sheet movie poster for Warner Bros' Kings Row (1942), starring Robert Cummings, Ann Sheridan, and Ronald Reagan. One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.
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Companions
Elmer Rice
Husband
Playwright. Married 1942-56.
