Diane Marie Varsi (February 23, 1938 - November 19, 1992) was an America film and television actor. February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... ... Films are produced by recording actual people and objects with cameras, or by creating them using animation techniques and/or special effects. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Born in San Mateo, California, Varsi made her screen debut in Peyton Place (film) (1957), playing Allison MacKenzie, a teenager who dreams of becoming a writer and leaving the stifling existance of the small New England town in which she lives; she received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film. The same year, she shared a Golden Globe as "Most Promising Newcomer" with Sandra Dee and Carolyn Jones; all three actresses are now deceased, having died quite untimely. Hillsdale Inn, Honeymoon Suite San Mateo is a city located in San Mateo County, California, USA. It is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the East, and Belmont to the south. ... Categories: Movie stubs | 1957 films | Best Actress Oscar Nominee (film) | Best Supporting Actor Oscar Nominee (film) ... The Flag of Plymouth Colony, also know as the First Flag of New England The Bunker HIll Flag, also known as the Third Flag of New England or Red Flag of New England Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Sandra Dee (April 23, 1944 (some sources say 1942) – February 20, 2005) was an American film actress best known for her role as Gidget. Born Alexandra Zuck to John and Mary Zuck, in Bayonne, New Jersey, Dee, of Rusyn ancestry, was a professional model by the age of four. ... Carolyn Jones starring as Morticia Addams Carolyn Jones (April 28, 1930 - August 3, 1983) was an American actress. ...

She appeared in the films Ten North Frederick (1958) and Compulsion (1959) and worked steadily until 1960. Afterwards, she left Hollywood due to its negative influence on her.

She was married to Michael Hausman on May 21, 1961, until her death; they had a daughter, Willo. Hausman became a noted line producer for many award-winning films. An earlier marriage to James Dickson lasted from 1955 until 1958, when they divorced; they had a son, Shawn. A teenage elopement was annulled many years earlier. May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Science fiction and fantasy film fans probably remember Varsi best as Valancy Carmody in The People, a 1972 ABC-TV Movie of the Week based on a story by Zenna Henderson about peaceful alien refugees living on earth. Her portrayal of the would-be Oldest One with a dead-flat affect but compassionate expression and soft, recollected speaking voice was partly caused by the death of her father just after filming began. The director, John Korty, appealed to her professionalism and insisted on her completing the film despite her trauma. Varsi was rendered virtually mute and had to dub in her many of her voice parts later. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Zenna Chlarson Henderson (November 1, 1917-May 11, 1983) was an Arizona elementary school teacher who wrote a series of fantasy novellas and short stories. ...

In 1968, while working on the set of Wild In The Streets, Diane suffered extreme trauma to her cervical spine, which led to long years of misdiagnosed pain. In 1977, she contracted Lyme disease and lived for five years in undiagnosed and unremitting meningitis which to brought her close to death several times. The Lyme disease, combined with her neck injury, which had resulted in numerous surgeries, was not diagnosed until 1989. Tracklist Wild In the Streets Never Gonna Stop The Rock Dream On What Ya Bringin To The Party High Voltage Kicks Give Em Hell Shot Full Of Love Love Hungry Eyes Shes Too Tough Kiss It Goodbye Band Members Brian Vollmer - Vocals Daryl Gray - Bass Brent Doctor Doerner - Guitars... Adult deer ticks can be carriers of Lyme disease. ... Meningitis is inflammation of the membranes (meninges) covering the brain and the spinal cord. ... Adult deer ticks can be carriers of Lyme disease. ...

Another very brief, but memorable, Varsi role was as "Sylvia" in the movie I Never Promised You A Rose Garden, based on the Joanne Greenberg novel about a Jewish teen whose allegiance to an alternate universe called the Kingdom Of Yr has led to her being diagnosed as a schizophrenic. In the book, Sylvia was a patient in the mental hospital who ordinarily stood frozen by the wall and very rarely spoke, although completely aware of everything around her. Varsi appears only for a moment in the film and is almost unrecognizable; Deborah, the central character, crumples in misery on the floor of the dayroom, and Varsi ("Sylvia") breaks away from the wall, kneels by Deborah's side, and whispers a Roman Catholic blessing. It was the last time she was seen on film. The Kingdom of Yr is an imaginary or alternative dimension inhabited by the Yri Gods, described in Joanne Greenbergs autobiographical novel I Never Promised You A Rose Garden. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...

Diane's favorite role was that of the nurse in Johnny Got His Gun, which had been adapted from the novel of the same name by Dalton Trumbo. Johnny Got His Gun is a vivid anti-war novel written in 1939 by American novelist and screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. ... Dalton Trumbo (December 9, 1905 – September 10, 1976) was an American screenwriter and novelist, and a member of the Hollywood Ten, one of group of film professionals who refused to testify before the 1947 House Un-American Activities Committee about alleged communist involvement. ...

Varsi's Lyme disease, contributed to her death from respiratory failure at the age of 54. Diane is survived by her two children and her younger sister Gael. Adult deer ticks can be carriers of Lyme disease. ... Respiratory failure is a medical term for inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system. ...

Filmography

• I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
• The People (1972)
• Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
• Bloody Mama (1970)
• Killers Three (1968)
• Wild in the Streets (1968)
• Sweet Love, Bitter (1967)
• Roseanna (1967)
• Compulsion (1959)
• From Hell to Texas (1958)
• Ten North Frederick (1958)
• Peyton Place (1957)

Peyton Place, derived from the 1956 novel by Grace Metalious; a common catch phrase to describe any place known for its sordid atmosphere or nefarious doings. ...

External links

Diane Varsi at the Internet Movie Database The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about actors, movies, television shows, television stars and video games. ...