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Martha Hyer

Martha Hyer

Acting

Born: August 10, 1924Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Martha Hyer (August 10, 1924, Fort Worth, Texas - May 31, 2014, Santa Fe, New Mexico) was an American actress. She attended Northwestern University and was a member of Pi Beta Phi fraternity. After completing her education, she next appeared in The Locket in 1946. She had roles in So Big (1953), Sabrina (1954), The Delicate Delinquent in 1956 (Jerry Lewis' first film without Dean Martin), Houseboat (1958), Ice Palace (1960), Desire in the Dust (1960), The Carpetbaggers (1964), First Men in the Moon (1964), Blood on the Arrow (1964) and The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), Night of the Grizzly (1966), among many others. She costarred with Keenan Wynn in Bikini Beach (1964), one of the Beach Party movies with Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. On television, Hyer played the part of "Hannah Haley" in the episode "Incident West of Lano" on the Western series Rawhide. Her most significant role came as the love interest of Frank Sinatra in Some Came Running for director Vincente Minnelli in 1958, for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Hyer was one of the actresses considered for the Janet Leigh role of the doomed Marion Crane in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Psycho. Her last film was Day of the Wolves in 1973. Hyer married producer Hal B. Wallis in 1966, and the couple remained together until his death in 1986. She died on May 31, 2014, at the age of 89 from natural causes, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she had lived for many years. Description above from the Wikipedia article Martha Hyer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
The Day of the Wolves

The Day of the Wolves

Maggie Anderson

1971
Crossplot

Crossplot

Jo Grinling

1969
Once You Kiss a Stranger...

Once You Kiss a Stranger...

Lee Marshall

1969
Another Man's Wife

Another Man's Wife

Ana María

1967
House of 1,000 Dolls

House of 1,000 Dolls

Rebecca

1967
Catch As Catch Can

Catch As Catch Can

Luisa Chiaramonte

1967
The Happening

The Happening

Monica Delmonico

1967
Some May Live

Some May Live

Kate Meredith

1967
Picture Mommy Dead

Picture Mommy Dead

Francene Shelley

1966
Cuernavaca in Spring

Cuernavaca in Spring

1966
The Night of the Grizzly

The Night of the Grizzly

Angela Cole

1966
The Chase

The Chase

Mary Fuller

1966
War Italian Style

War Italian Style

Lt. Inge Schultze

1965
The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder

Mary Gordon

1965
Blood on the Arrow

Blood on the Arrow

Nancy Mailer

1964
First Men in the Moon

First Men in the Moon

Kate Callender

1964
Bikini Beach

Bikini Beach

Vivien Clements

1964
The Carpetbaggers

The Carpetbaggers

Jennie Denton

1964
Pyro... The Thing Without a Face

Pyro... The Thing Without a Face

Laura Blanco

1964
Wives and Lovers

Wives and Lovers

Lucinda Ford

1963
The Man from the Diners' Club

The Man from the Diners' Club

Lucy

1963
A Girl Named Tamiko

A Girl Named Tamiko

Fay Wilson

1962
The Last Time I Saw Archie

The Last Time I Saw Archie

Peggy Kramer

1961
The Right Approach

The Right Approach

Anne Perry

1961
Desire in the Dust

Desire in the Dust

Melinda Marquand

1960
Mistress of the World - Part II

Mistress of the World - Part II

Karin Johanson

1960
Mistress of the World - Part I

Mistress of the World - Part I

Karin Johanson

1960
Ice Palace

Ice Palace

Dorothy Wendt Kennedy

1960
The Best of Everything

The Best of Everything

Barbara Lamont

1959
The Big Fisherman

The Big Fisherman

Herodias

1959
Some Came Running

Some Came Running

Gwen French

1958
Houseboat

Houseboat

Carolyn Gibson

1958
Once Upon a Horse...

Once Upon a Horse...

Miss Amity Babb

1958
Paris Holiday

Paris Holiday

Ann McCall

1958
My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey

Cordelia Bullock

1957
The Delicate Delinquent

The Delicate Delinquent

Martha Henshaw

1957
Kelly and Me

Kelly and Me

Lucy Castle

1957
Mister Cory

Mister Cory

Abby Vollard

1957
Battle Hymn

Battle Hymn

Mary Hess

1957
Showdown at Abilene

Showdown at Abilene

Peggy Bigelow

1956
Red Sundown

Red Sundown

Caroline Murphy

1956
Paris Follies of 1956

Paris Follies of 1956

Ruth Harmon

1955
Kiss of Fire

Kiss of Fire

Felicia

1955
Francis in the Navy

Francis in the Navy

Betsy Donevan

1955
Trouble on the Trail

Trouble on the Trail

Kidnapped Singer

1954
Cry Vengeance

Cry Vengeance

Peggy Harding

1954
Down Three Dark Streets

Down Three Dark Streets

Connie Anderson

1954
Sabrina

Sabrina

Elizabeth Tyson

1954
Battle of Rogue River

Battle of Rogue River

Brett McClain

1954
Lucky Me

Lucky Me

Lorraine Thayer

1954
Wyoming Renegades

Wyoming Renegades

Nancy Warren

1954
The Scarlet Spear

The Scarlet Spear

Christine

1954
Riders to the Stars

Riders to the Stars

Dr. Jane Flynn

1954
So Big

So Big

Paula Hempel

1953
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

Janie Howe

1953
Yukon Gold

Yukon Gold

Marie Briand

1952
Geisha Girl

Geisha Girl

Peggy Burns

1952
Wild Stallion

Wild Stallion

Caroline (as an adult)

1952

Oriental Evil

Cheryl Banning

1951
The Kangaroo Kid

The Kangaroo Kid

Mary Corbett

1950
Frisco Tornado

Frisco Tornado

Jean Martin

1950
The Lawless

The Lawless

Caroline Tyler

1950
Salt Lake Raiders

Salt Lake Raiders

Helen Thornton

1950
Outcasts of Black Mesa

Outcasts of Black Mesa

Ruth Dorn

1950
Roughshod

Roughshod

Marcia

1949
Rustlers

Rustlers

Ruth Abbott

1949
The Clay Pigeon

The Clay Pigeon

Miss Harwick

1949
Gun Smugglers

Gun Smugglers

Judy Davis

1948
The Velvet Touch

The Velvet Touch

Helen Adams

1948
The Judge Steps Out

The Judge Steps Out

Catherine Bailey Struthers III

1947
The Woman on the Beach

The Woman on the Beach

Mrs. Barton (uncredited)

1947
Thunder Mountain

Thunder Mountain

Ellie Jorth

1947
Born to Kill

Born to Kill

Maid (uncredited)

1947
The Locket

The Locket

Bridesmaid (uncredited)

1946