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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

23

Gender

Female

Birthday

1913-09-19

Day of Death

1970-08-01 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Seattle, Washington, USA

Also Known As

Frances Elena Farmer

Frances Farmer

Biography

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 Farmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.                    

Known For

Acting

Among the Living

1941

Among the Living

as

Elaine Raden

The Toast of New York

1937

The Toast of New York

as

Josie Mansfield

Rhythm on the Range

1936

Rhythm on the Range

as

Doris Halliday

Come and Get It

1936

Come and Get It

as

Lotta Morgan / Lotta Bostrom

Badlands of Dakota

1941

Badlands of Dakota

as

Calamity Jane

Flowing Gold

1940

Flowing Gold

as

Linda Chalmers

The Party Crashers

1958

The Party Crashers

as

Mrs. Bickford

Too Many Parents

1936

Too Many Parents

as

Sally Colman

South of Pago Pago

1940

South of Pago Pago

as

Ruby Taylor

Ebb Tide

1937

Ebb Tide

as

Faith Wishart

Exclusive

1937

Exclusive

as

Vina Swain

World Premiere

1941

World Premiere

as

Kitty Carr

Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review

2006

Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review

as

Lotta Morgan (archive footage) (uncredited)

Border Flight

1936

Border Flight

as

Anne Blane

Studio One

Studio One

as

Sarah Walker

Studio One

Studio One

as

Laura Nelson

Production

Crew

Directing