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 Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Stolen Hours

    Stolen Hours

  • The President's Lady

    The President's Lady

  • Reap the Wild Wind

    Reap the Wild Wind

  • The Saxon Charm

    The Saxon Charm

  • I'd Climb the Highest Mountain

    I'd Climb the Highest Mountain

  • Tulsa

    Tulsa

  • Heat of Anger

    Heat of Anger

  • Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

    Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

  • The Lost Moment

    The Lost Moment

  • Comet Over Broadway

    Comet Over Broadway

  • With a Song in My Heart

    With a Song in My Heart

  • Demetrius and the Gladiators

    Demetrius and the Gladiators

  • Deadline at Dawn

    Deadline at Dawn

  • Beau Geste

    Beau Geste

  • Hit Parade of 1943

    Hit Parade of 1943

  • The Forest Rangers

    The Forest Rangers

  • And Now Tomorrow

    And Now Tomorrow

  • Ada

    Ada

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

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

  • I Thank a Fool

    I Thank a Fool

  • I Married a Witch

    I Married a Witch

  • The Hairy Ape

    The Hairy Ape

  • Girls on Probation

    Girls on Probation

  • The Lusty Men

    The Lusty Men

  • Back Street

    Back Street

  • Star Spangled Rhythm

    Star Spangled Rhythm

  • Canyon Passage

    Canyon Passage

  • Jack London

    Jack London

  • White Witch Doctor

    White Witch Doctor

  • The Revengers

    The Revengers

  • Valley of the Dolls

    Valley of the Dolls

  • Untamed

    Untamed

  • The Conqueror

    The Conqueror

  • They Won't Believe Me

    They Won't Believe Me

  • Adam Had Four Sons

    Adam Had Four Sons

  • Tap Roots

    Tap Roots

  • Bride of Trailer Camp

    Bride of Trailer Camp

  • Uncertain Verification

    Uncertain Verification

  • The Honey Pot

    The Honey Pot

  • The Fighting Seabees

    The Fighting Seabees

  • Young and Willing

    Young and Willing

  • Hollywood Hotel

    Hollywood Hotel

  • Woman Obsessed

    Woman Obsessed

  • Among the Living

    Among the Living

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage

    Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage

  • I'll Cry Tomorrow

    I'll Cry Tomorrow

  • House of Strangers

    House of Strangers

  • The Sisters

    The Sisters

  • The Marriage-Go-Round

    The Marriage-Go-Round

  • Garden of Evil

    Garden of Evil

  • 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

  • Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

    Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

  • I Want to Live!

    I Want to Live!

  • My Foolish Heart

    My Foolish Heart

  • Skirmish on the Home Front

    Skirmish on the Home Front

  • Top Secret Affair

    Top Secret Affair

  • David and Bathsheba

    David and Bathsheba

  • A Letter From Bataan

    A Letter From Bataan

  • The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

    The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

  • The Snows of Kilimanjaro

    The Snows of Kilimanjaro

  • Thunder in the Sun

    Thunder in the Sun

  • Where Love Has Gone

    Where Love Has Gone

  • Soldier of Fortune

    Soldier of Fortune

  • Sis Hopkins

    Sis Hopkins

  • $1,000 a Touchdown

    $1,000 a Touchdown

  • Filme Algarve

    Filme Algarve

  • The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

    The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

  • Our Leading Citizen

    Our Leading Citizen

  • Storm in My Heart

    Storm in My Heart

  • I Can Get It for You Wholesale

    I Can Get It for You Wholesale