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Martha Hyer
Actor, Writer
Died May 31, 2014 (89 years)
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.
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Filmography
| 1971 | The Day of the Wolves · as Maggie Anderson |
| 1970 | McCloud (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1969 | Once You Kiss a Stranger... · as Lee Marshall |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Billie Ramsey |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief (TV Series) · as Press Secretary Rhoda Michaels |
| 1967 | The Happening · as Monica |
| 1967 | La mujer de otro · as Ana María |
| 1967 | House of 1,000 Dolls · as Rebecca |
| 1966 | The Night of the Grizzly · as Angela Cole |
| 1966 | Picture Mommy Dead · as Francene Shelley |
| 1966 | The Chase · as Mary Fuller |
| 1966 | Family Affair (1966) (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1965 | The Sons of Katie Elder · as Mary Gordon |
| 1965 | War Italian Style · as Lt. Inge Schultze |
| 1965 | Branded (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1964 | Pyro... The Thing Without a Face · as Laura Blanco |
| 1964 | First Men in the Moon · as Kate Callender |
| 1964 | Bikini Beach · as Vivien Clements |
| 1964 | The Carpetbaggers · as Jennie Denton |
| 1964 | Blood on the Arrow · as Nancy Mailer |
| 1964 | Bewitched (TV Series) · as Margaret Marshall |
| 1963 | The Man from the Diners' Club · as Lucy |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) · as Caroline Glenn |
| 1962 | A Girl Named Tamiko · as Fay Wilson |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) · as Alice Marsden |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Amalia Clark |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1960 | Mistress of the World · as Karin Johanson |
| 1960 | Die Herrin der Welt - Teil II · as Karin Johanson |
| 1960 | Route 66 (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1959 | The Best of Everything · as Barbara Lamont |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Hannah Haley |
| 1959 | The Deputy (TV Series) · as Joy Cartwright |
| 1958 | Houseboat · as Carolyn Gibson |
| 1958 | Paris Holiday · as Ann McCall |
| 1958 | Some Came Running · as Gwen French |
| 1957 | The Delicate Delinquent · as Martha Henshaw |
| 1957 | Battle Hymn · as Mary Hess |
| 1956 | Red Sundown · as Caroline Murphy |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) · as Laurie Pritchard |
| 1955 | Wyoming Renegades · as Nancy Warren |
| 1954 | Sabrina · as Elizabeth Tyson |
| 1954 | Lucky Me · as Lorraine Thayer |
| 1954 | Down Three Dark Streets · as Connie Anderson |
| 1954 | Riders to the Stars · as Dr. Jane Flynn |
| 1954 | The Scarlet Spear · as Christine |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Vi Johnson |
| 1954 | Public Defender (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1953 | Private Secretary (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1952 | Wild Stallion · as Caroline (as an adult) |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) · as Jan |
| 1952 | The Unexpected (TV Series) · as Jacqueline |
| 1951 | Oriental Evil · as Cheryl Banning |
| 1950 | The Lawless · as Caroline Tyler |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Julie |
| 1950 | Racket Squad (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1949 | The Clay Pigeon · as Miss Harwick |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger (TV Series) · as Molly |
| 1948 | The Velvet Touch · as Helen Adams |
| 1947 | The Woman on the Beach · as Mrs. Barton |
| 1947 | Thunder Mountain · as Ellie Jorth |
| 1947 | Born to Kill · as Maid (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Locket · as bridesmaid (uncredited) |