Frances Farmer

Acting

Frances Farmer

Born September 19, 1913 · Seattle, Washington, USA

Died August 1, 1970 · aged 56

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 …

Known For

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin BlakeSon of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake · 1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
★ 7.21942
MovieRomanceAdventure
Sir Arthur Blake has inherited title and lands from his brother. He also has his orphaned nephew Benjamin working for him as a bonded servant. While he believes the lad was born out of wedlock and so cannot claim the inheritance, he is taking no chances. Benjamin eventually rebels against his uncle and sets sail to try and make his fortune. This may enable him to return to prove his claim to being the rightful heir to the estate.
The Toast of New YorkThe Toast of New York · 1937
The Toast of New York
★ 6.21937
MovieComedyDrama
After the American Civil War, Jim Fisk, a former peddler and cotton smuggler, arrives in New York, along with his partners Nick and Luke, where he struggles to make his way through the treacherous world of Wall Street's financial markets.
Among the LivingAmong the Living · 1941
Among the Living
★ 6.11941
MovieThrillerCrime
A mentally unstable man, who has been kept in isolation for years, escapes and causes trouble for his identical twin brother.
The Party CrashersThe Party Crashers · 1958
The Party Crashers
★ 5.21958
MovieDrama
Troubled teenagers, ineffectual parents, and a climactic tragedy.
Hollywood Scandals and TragediesHollywood Scandals and Tragedies · 1988
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
MovieDocumentaryCrime
Famous Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Will There Really Be a Morning?Will There Really Be a Morning? · 1983
Will There Really Be a Morning?
★ 7.01983
MovieTV MovieDrama
This is the story of actress Frances Farmer, her struggles with mental illness and involuntary confinement in an insane asylum.
Come and Get ItCome and Get It · 1936
Come and Get It
★ 6.81936
MovieDramaRomance
An ambitious lumberjack abandons his saloon girl lover so that he can marry into wealth, but years later becomes infatuated with the woman's daughter.
Rhythm on the RangeRhythm on the Range · 1936
Rhythm on the Range
★ 5.51936
MovieWestern
Cowboy Jeff Larabee returns from the east and meets Doris Halloway, a young girl, that he regards as a vagabond, till he learns that she's the owner of the farm where he works. He tries to win her heart, but without success, until she is endangered by gangsters

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