Martha Hyer standing, striking a pose, holding a bag. - 8x10 photo

Martha Hyer standing, striking a pose, holding a bag. - 8x10 photo "Martha Hyer standing, striking a pose, holding a bag. Martha Hyer(August 10, 1924 – May 31, 2014) was an American actress. She is best remembered for her roleas Gwen French in Some Came Running (1958), for which she was nominated for the Academy Awardfor Best Supporting Actress. Her autobiography, Finding My Way: A Hollywood Memoir, was publishedCapers Hyer (1894–1974), an attorney and judge, and Agnes Rebecca (née Barnhart; 1892–1969).She was the middle of three sisters, with Agnes Ann (1920–2014) and Jeanne (b. 1928). The Hyerswere active in the Methodist church where her father was a highly respected Sunday school teacher.[2]Hyer graduated from Arlington Heights High School and then from Northwestern University witha degree in drama. She was in the sorority Pi Beta Phi with actress Patricia Neal. She thencontract with RKO. She was married twice, first to producer C. Ray Stahl and later to producerHal B. Wallis. She converted to Judaism, Wallis's religion, after their marriage.[3] Wallisand Hyer remained together until his death in 1986. At Northwestern University there is TheHal and Martha Hyer Wallis Blackbox.[4] She had no children.[5][6][7] Hyer's first film appearancewas an uncredited speaking part in The Locket (1946). She appeared in uncredited and bit rolesmoved up the ranks, and starting in 1954, began receiving better roles, becoming a popular actressin Hollywood for the next decade. Hyer had a supporting role in the drama So Big (1953), whichstars Jane Wyman, and was directed by Robert Wise. She followed this with westerns, WyomingRenegades (1954) and The Battle of Rogue River (1954), and a musical comedy, Lucky Me (1954),which stars Doris Day. She then played Elizabeth Tyson, a socialite who almost loses her fiancéopposite Donald O'Connor in the comedy Francis in the Navy (1955) and in a 1956 televised versionof Jezebel for Lux Video Theatre in which she played the lead role of Julie. She had supportingroles in the war story Battle Hymn (1957) with Rock Hudson and in the drama Mister Cory (1957)with Tony Curtis, directed by Blake Edwards. She was featured in Kelly and Me, a comedy withVan Johnson, and as Cordelia Bullock in the 1957 remake of My Man Godfrey with David Niven.with Frances Farmer. She next appeared in Paris Holiday (1958), a comedy with Bob Hope, andHouseboat (1958), an Oscar-nominated film starring Cary Grant. For the 1958 drama Some CameRunning, which was directed by Vincente Minnelli and stars Frank Sinatra, Hyer was nominatedfor the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Soon after, she had supporting roles in theOscar-nominated films The Big Fisherman (1959) and The Best of Everything (1959), which starsRichard Burton, and The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961), a comedy with Robert Mitchum. Next shewas in A Girl Named Tamiko (1962) with Laurence Harvey, the Oscar-nominated film Wives and Lovers,and the box-office hit The Carpetbaggers (1964). By 1964, Hyer had turned 40 and after a decadeof success, she began having trouble finding good roles and worked mainly in television andin European and American B-films. She did appear in two episodes of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,Katie Elder, a western with John Wayne. She guest-starred on the television series Bewitchedas "Margaret Marshall," a wealthy seductive woman. In 1966, she was in The Chase, which starsMarlon Brando, directed by Arthur Penn. On television, she guest-starred on The Beverly Hillbilliesin the episode The Richest Woman, in which she plays "Tracy Richards," the world's richest woman.In 1967, she starred in the film drama Some May Live, and in the crime comedy The HappeningCrossplot with Roger Moore. Her final film role was in The Day of the Wolves (1971) and herfinal television role was in a 1974 episode of McCloud. At age 50, she retired from acting.people, woman, Martha Hyer, American, actress, posing, looking, standing, smiling, hand bag,trees, " Pickid: 467679 This is a high quality REPRODUCTIONprint. Where necessary, the image has been cleaned, digitally enhanced and restored byis printed onto a high quality glossy photo paper. We are very confident that you willbe pleased by the quality of our prints. We offer a full money back guarantee on all ouritems. Copyright By purchasing this photo copyright does not transfer. We areselling these photos as collectibles only and no copyright is implied. 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