Acting
Frances Farmer
Also Known As: Frances Elena Farmer
Birth Date
September 19, 1913
Death Date
August 1, 1970
(passed away at 56)
Place of Birth
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Biography
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. Farmer was the subject of three films, three books, and numerous songs and magazine articles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frances Farmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Photos
Studio One
1948 • 1 episode
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948 • 2 episodes
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Isabel
1942
The Toast of New York
Josie Mansfield
1937
Come and Get It
Lotta Morgan / Lotta Bostrom
1936
Rhythm on the Range
Doris Halliday
1936
Ride a Crooked Mile
Trina
1938
Among the Living
Elaine Raden
1941
South of Pago Pago
Ruby Taylor
1940
Badlands of Dakota
Calamity Jane
1941
Flowing Gold
Linda Chalmers
1940
Exclusive
Vina Swain
1937
Ebb Tide
Faith Wishart
1937
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
Lotta Morgan (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
The Party Crashers
Mrs. Bickford
1958
Border Flight
Anne Blane
1936
World Premiere
Kitty Carr
1941
Too Many Parents
Sally Colman
1936
Frances Farmer Presents
Host
1958 • 1 episode