Frances Farmer

Biography

Frances Elena Farmer (September 19, 1913 – August 1, 1970) was an American actress of stage and screen. She is perhaps better known for sensationalized and fictional accounts of her life, and especially her involuntary commitment to a mental hospital. Farmer was the subject of three films, three books, and numerous songs and magazine articles.

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Known For

Among the Living
Among the Living
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
The Toast of New York
The Toast of New York
Rhythm on the Range
Rhythm on the Range
Come and Get It
Come and Get It
Badlands of Dakota
Badlands of Dakota
Flowing Gold
Flowing Gold
The Party Crashers
The Party Crashers
Too Many Parents
Too Many Parents
South of Pago Pago
South of Pago Pago

Filmography

2006 Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
as Lotta Morgan (archive footage) (uncredited)
1988 Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
as
1958 Frances Farmer Presents
as Host
1958 The Party Crashers
as Mrs. Bickford
1948 Studio One
as
1948 Studio One
as Sarah Walker
1948 Studio One
as Laura Nelson
1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1942 Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Isabel
1941 Among the Living
as Elaine Raden
1941 Badlands of Dakota
as Calamity Jane
1941 World Premiere
as Kitty Carr
1940 Flowing Gold
as Linda Chalmers
1940 South of Pago Pago
as Ruby Taylor
1938 Ride a Crooked Mile
as Trina
1937 Ebb Tide
as Faith Wishart
1937 Exclusive
as Vina Swain
1937 The Toast of New York
as Josie Mansfield
1936 Come and Get It
as Lotta Morgan / Lotta Bostrom
1936 Rhythm on the Range
as Doris Halliday