Cathy O'Donnell as 'Keechie' Mobley in They Live by Night

Actress Cathy O'Donnell (born Ann Steely July 6, 1923 - April 11, 1970) began her career on stage. She was born in Siluria, Alabama. She attended Oklahoma City University and studied drama at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before her career on stage and then movies. She was under contract with Samuel Goldwyn for her first film The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), playing Wilma Cameron, a high school sweetheart of double amputee. She was loaned out to RKO for one of her most memorable films, They Live by Night (1947) with Farley Granger. At age 23, she married 48-year-old Robert Wyler, older brother of director William Wyler. O'Donnell also appeared in Ben-Hur (1959) as Charlton Heston's younger sister Tirzah. Cathy O'Donnell died of a cerebral hemorrhage brought on by cancer at the age of 46, on her 22nd wedding anniversary. Image File history File links Actress Cathy ODonnell as Keechie Mobley in They Live by Night This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... Image File history File links Actress Cathy ODonnell as Keechie Mobley in They Live by Night This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... They Live by Night is a Film noir released in 1949. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Oklahoma City University is a large private university located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. ... The American Academy of Dramatic Arts is a fully accredited two-year conservatory with campuses located at 120 Madison Avenue in New York City and 1336 North La Brea Avenue in Hollywood. ... Samuel Goldwyn (August 17, 1882, Warsaw, Poland – January 31, 1974, Los Angeles, California, United States) was a major producer of motion pictures. ... The Best Years of Our Lives is a 1946 movie about three servicemen (an airman, a soldier, and a sailor) trying to piece their lives back together after coming back home from WWII. It is based on a novel by MacKinlay Kantor, Glory for Me. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The classic logo of RKO Radio Pictures. ... They Live by Night is a Film noir released in 1949. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Granger with costar Ann Blyth in Our Very Own (1950). ... William Wyler (July 1, 1902 - July 27, 1981) was a prolific and award-winning motion picture director. ... Ben-Hur is a 1959 film directed by William Wyler and is, today, the best-known version of the film based on the 1880 book by Lew Wallace, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. ... Charlton Heston (born October 4, 1924), born John Charles Carter, is an American film actor noted for heroic roles. ... A cerebral hemorrhage is bleeding directly into the brain parenchyma (tissue) itself, otherwise known as hemorrhagic stroke. ... Cancer is a class of diseases characterized by uncontrolled cell division and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue (invasion) or by migration of cells to distant sites (metastasis). ...