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Martha Hyer
Actor, Writer
Born August 10, 1924Died 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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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 |
| 1971 | O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV Series) · as Laura Albin |
| 1970 | McCloud (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Once You Kiss a Stranger... · as Lee Marshall |
| 1969 | Crossplot · as Jo Grinling |
| 1969 | The Young Lawyers (TV Series) · as Helen Donner |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Billie Ramsey |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief (TV Series) · as Press Secretary Rhoda Michaels |
| 1967 | La mujer de otro · as Ana María |
| 1967 | House of 1,000 Dolls · as Rebecca |
| 1967 | Catch As Catch Can · as Luisa Chiaramonte |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense (TV Series) |
| 1967 | The Happening · as Monica Delmonico |
| 1967 | Some May Live · as Kate Meredith |
| 1966 | Picture Mommy Dead · as Francene Shelley |
| 1966 | Family Affair (TV Series) |
| 1966 | |
| 1966 | The Night of the Grizzly · as Angela Cole |
| 1966 | The Chase · as Mary Fuller |
| 1965 | War Italian Style · as Lt. Inge Schultze |
| 1965 | The Sons of Katie Elder · as Mary Gordon |
| 1965 | Branded (TV Series) |
| 1964 | The Carpetbaggers · as Jennie Denton |
| 1964 | Blood on the Arrow · as Nancy Mailer |
| 1964 | Bewitched (TV Series) · as Margaret Marshall |
| 1964 | Bikini Beach · as Vivien Clements |
| 1964 | First Men in the Moon · as Kate Callender |
| 1964 | Pyro... The Thing Without a Face · as Laura Blanco |
| 1963 | Wives and Lovers · as Lucinda Ford |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) · as Caroline Glenn |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Adrienne Shelton |
| 1963 | The Farmer's Daughter (TV Series) · as Doris Larsen |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth (TV Series) |
| 1963 | The Man from the Diners' Club · as Lucy |
| 1962 | A Girl Named Tamiko · as Fay Wilson |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series) |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) · as Alice Marsden |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Amalia Clark |
| 1961 | The Last Time I Saw Archie · as Peggy Kramer |
| 1961 | The Right Approach · as Anne Perry |
| 1960 | Mistress of the World · as Karin Johanson |
| 1960 | Desire in the Dust · as Melinda Marquand |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | Ice Palace · as Dorothy Wendt Kennedy |
| 1959 | The Best of Everything · as Barbara Lamont |
| 1959 | The Deputy (TV Series) · as Joy Cartwright |
| 1959 | The Big Fisherman · as Herodias |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Hannah Haley |
| 1958 | Some Came Running · as Gwen French |
| 1958 | Houseboat · as Carolyn Gibson |
| 1958 | Once Upon a Horse... · as Miss Amity Babb |
| 1958 | Paris Holiday · as Ann Mccall |
| 1957 | My Man Godfrey · as Cordelia Bullock |
| 1957 | The Delicate Delinquent · as Martha Henshaw |
| 1957 | Mister Cory · as Abby Vollard |
| 1957 | Battle Hymn · as Mary Hess |
| 1956 | Kelly and Me · as Lucy Castle |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series) · as Laurie Pritchard |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Louise Merrick |
| 1956 | Showdown at Abilene · as Peggy Bigelow |
| 1956 | Red Sundown · as Caroline Murphy |
| 1955 | Paris Follies of 1956 · as Ruth Harmon |
| 1955 | Kiss of Fire · as Felicia |
| 1955 | Francis in the Navy · as Betsy Donevan |
| 1955 | Wyoming Renegades · as Nancy Warren |
| 1954 | Cry Vengeance · as Peggy Harding |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Vi Johnson |
| 1954 | Sabrina · as Elizabeth Tyson |
| 1954 | The Best of Broadway (TV Series) · as Pearl |
| 1954 | Down Three Dark Streets · as Connie Anderson |
| 1954 | Lucky Me · as Lorraine Thayer |
| 1954 | Public Defender (TV Series) |
| 1954 | Battle of Rogue River · as Brett Mcclain |
| 1954 | The Scarlet Spear · as Christine |
| 1954 | Riders to the Stars · as Dr. Jane Flynn |
| 1953 | So Big · as Paula Hempel |
| 1953 | Abbott and Costello Go to Mars · as Janie Howe |
| 1953 | Private Secretary (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) · as Gloria |
| 1952 | Yukon Gold · as Marie Briand |
| 1952 | Geisha Girl · as Peggy Burns |
| 1952 | Wild Stallion · as Caroline (as An Adult) |
| 1952 | The Unexpected (TV Series) · as Jacqueline |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Lisa |
| 1951 | Oriental Evil · as Cheryl Banning |
| 1951 | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) |
| 1950 | Racket Squad (TV Series) |
| 1950 | The Kangaroo Kid · as Mary Corbett |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Lois |
| 1950 | Frisco Tornado · as Jean Martin |
| 1950 | The Lawless · as Caroline Tyler |
| 1950 | Salt Lake Raiders · as Helen Thornton |
| 1949 | The Clay Pigeon · as Miss Harwick |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger (TV Series) · as Molly |
| 1949 | Roughshod · as Marcia |
| 1949 | Fireside Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1949 | Rustlers · as Ruth Abbott |
| 1948 | The Judge Steps Out · as Catherine Bailey Struthers Iii |
| 1948 | Gun Smugglers · as Judy Davis |
| 1948 | The Velvet Touch · as Helen Adams |
| 1947 | The Woman on the Beach · as Mrs. Barton (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Thunder Mountain · as Ellie Jorth |
| 1947 | Born to Kill · as Maid (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Locket · as Bridesmaid (uncredited) |