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Encyclopedia > Martha Hyer

Martha Hyer (born August 10, 1924 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American actress. is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... Nickname: Motto: Where the West Begins Location of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas Coordinates: , Country State Counties Tarrant, Denton Government  - Mayor Michael J. Moncrief Area  - City 298. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...


Her first movie role was at age eleven when she appeared in Thunder Mountain. After completing her education, she next appeared in The Locket in 1946. She had roles in Sabrina (1954), The Delicate Delinquent in 1956 (Jerry Lewis' first film without Dean Martin), Houseboat (1958), First Men in the Moon (1964), and The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), among many others. She costarred with Keenan Wynn in Bikini Beach (1964), one of the Beach Party movies with Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. She played the part of Hannah Haley in Incident West of Lano on Rawhide. The Locket is a 1946 suspense film directed by John Brahm. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sabrina is a 1954 film directed by Billy Wilder, adapted for the screen by Wilder, Samuel Taylor, and Ernest Lehman from Taylors play Sabrina Fair (in the UK, the movie has the title Sabrina Fair). ... The year 1954 in film involved some significant events. ... This is the first movie that Jerry Lewis starred in without his longtime partner Dean Martin. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other persons named Jerry Lewis, see Jerry Lewis (disambiguation). ... Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti, June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an Italian-American singer, film actor, and comedian. ... Houseboat is a 1958 romantic comedy starring Cary Grant, Sophia Loren & Harry Guardino. ... The year 1958 in film involved some significant events. ... For the earlier film, see The First Men in the Moon (1919 film) First Men in the Moon is a 1964 science fiction film directed by Nathan Juran. ... // Events January 29 - The film Dr. Strangelove is released. ... The Sons of Katie Elder is a 1965 western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring John Wayne and Dean Martin. ... The year 1965 in film involved some significant events. ... Wynn in Warning Shot (1967) Keenan Wynn (July 27, 1916 – October 14, 1986) was an American character actor and member of a well-known show-business family. ... Bikini Beach ( the movie ) is a 1964 teen movie directed by William Asher, and starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. ... // Events January 29 - The film Dr. Strangelove is released. ... Beach Party movies were an American 1960s genre of feature films which often starred Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon. ... Francis Thomas Avallone (born September 18, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American actor and teen idol in the 1950s and early 1960s. ... Annette Joanne Funicello (born October 22, 1942) is an American singer and actress. ... Rawhide was a television western series about cattle drives that aired on CBS from 1959-1966, which starred Eric Fleming and launched the career of Clint Eastwood, who played Rowdy Yates. ...


Her most significant role was in Some Came Running in 1958, for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Her last film was Day of the Wolves in 1973. Some Came Running is a 1958 film which tells the story of a small-town army veteran who is torn between a local school teacher and a less virtuous woman he met while still in the Army. ... The year 1958 in film involved some significant events. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ...


A very pretty platinum blonde, Hyer married producer Hal B. Wallis in 1966, and the couple remained together until his death in 1986[1]. Her autobiography, Finding My Way: A Hollywood Memoir, was published in 1990. Hal B. Wallis (September 14, 1898 – October 5, 1986) was an American motion picture producer. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ...


References

Wallis, Martha Hyer. (1990). Finding My Way. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-250938-1. 


Johns, Howard: Hollywood Celebrity Playground, Barricade Books, Fort Lee, NJ (2006). ISBN-13: 9781569803035 ISBN: 156980303X


External links

The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ...

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MARTHA HYER (1193 words)
Martha Hyer is not especially famous or well-remembered, but from the late 1940s to the late 1960s she had a very successful film career.
Martha was born in Texas in 1924 to a non-show business family, and seems to have enjoyed an idyllic childhood.
Martha agreed, and was also given a raised hair style which revealed that her head was shaped in such a way that - with raised hair - Martha could easily give the impression of being haughty and aristocratic, which was entirely appropriate for her role in "Sabrina".
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