Susan Hayward

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

73

Gender

Female

Birthday

1917-06-30

Day of death

1975-03-14 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Susan Hayward

Biography

Susan Hayward (June 30, 1917 – March 14, 1975) was an American actress. After working as a fashion model in New York, Hayward travelled to Hollywood in 1937 when open auditions were held for the leading role in Gone With the Wind (1939). Although she was not selected, she secured a film contract, and played several small supporting roles over the next few years. By the late 1940s the quality of her film roles had improved, and she achieved recognition for her dramatic abilities with the first of five Academy Award nominations for Best Actress for her performance as an alcoholic in Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman (1947). Her career continued successfully through the 1950s and she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of death row inmate Barbara Graham in I Want to Live! (1958). By this time, Hayward was married and living in Georgia and her film appearances became infrequent, although she continued acting in film and television until 1972. She died in 1975 following a long battle with brain cancer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Susan Hayward, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls'

    Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls'

  • The Conqueror

    The Conqueror

  • Stolen Hours

    Stolen Hours

  • Hit Parade of 1943

    Hit Parade of 1943

  • Back Street

    Back Street

  • The Revengers

    The Revengers

  • Tap Roots

    Tap Roots

  • Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

    Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

  • Tulsa

    Tulsa

  • Woman Obsessed

    Woman Obsessed

  • Beau Geste

    Beau Geste

  • Ada

    Ada

  • Untamed

    Untamed

  • The President's Lady

    The President's Lady

  • Hollywood Hotel

    Hollywood Hotel

  • Canyon Passage

    Canyon Passage

  • Among the Living

    Among the Living

  • The Sisters

    The Sisters

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Valley of the Dolls

    Valley of the Dolls

  • Jack London

    Jack London

  • The Snows of Kilimanjaro

    The Snows of Kilimanjaro

  • Garden of Evil

    Garden of Evil

  • Reap the Wild Wind

    Reap the Wild Wind

  • I Married a Witch

    I Married a Witch

  • Demetrius and the Gladiators

    Demetrius and the Gladiators

  • Girls on Probation

    Girls on Probation

  • Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

    Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

  • The Lusty Men

    The Lusty Men

  • Deadline at Dawn

    Deadline at Dawn

  • Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

    Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

  • I'll Cry Tomorrow

    I'll Cry Tomorrow

  • Adam Had Four Sons

    Adam Had Four Sons

  • Heat of Anger

    Heat of Anger

  • The Saxon Charm

    The Saxon Charm

  • Top Secret Affair

    Top Secret Affair

  • They Won't Believe Me

    They Won't Believe Me

  • The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

    The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

  • And Now Tomorrow

    And Now Tomorrow

  • House of Strangers

    House of Strangers

  • Thunder in the Sun

    Thunder in the Sun

  • David and Bathsheba

    David and Bathsheba

  • With a Song in My Heart

    With a Song in My Heart

  • The Honey Pot

    The Honey Pot

  • Young and Willing

    Young and Willing

  • The Lost Moment

    The Lost Moment

  • Where Love Has Gone

    Where Love Has Gone

  • Soldier of Fortune

    Soldier of Fortune

  • The Forest Rangers

    The Forest Rangers

  • Our Leading Citizen

    Our Leading Citizen

  • The Fighting Seabees

    The Fighting Seabees

  • The Marriage-Go-Round

    The Marriage-Go-Round

  • My Foolish Heart

    My Foolish Heart

  • Bride of Trailer Camp

    Bride of Trailer Camp

  • Comet Over Broadway

    Comet Over Broadway

  • I'd Climb the Highest Mountain

    I'd Climb the Highest Mountain

  • Star Spangled Rhythm

    Star Spangled Rhythm

  • I Thank a Fool

    I Thank a Fool

  • The Hairy Ape

    The Hairy Ape

  • White Witch Doctor

    White Witch Doctor

  • A Letter From Bataan

    A Letter From Bataan

  • Sis Hopkins

    Sis Hopkins

  • I Want to Live!

    I Want to Live!

  • Uncertain Verification

    Uncertain Verification

  • The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

    The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

  • Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage

    Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage

  • $1,000 a Touchdown

    $1,000 a Touchdown

  • I Can Get It for You Wholesale

    I Can Get It for You Wholesale

  • Skirmish on the Home Front

    Skirmish on the Home Front

  • Storm in My Heart

    Storm in My Heart

  • Filme Algarve

    Filme Algarve