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About Martha Hyer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Hyer
Birth: Aug. 10, 1924 Fort Worth Tarrant County Texas, USA
Death: May 31, 2014 Santa Fe Santa Fe County New Mexico, USA
Actress. Texan born Martha Hyer had her first film role in "The Locket" in 1946 and made her last movie, "The Day Of The Wolves" in 1971. It was Hyer's performance as schoolteacher Gwen French in "Some Came Running" (1958) that earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She also had notable film roles in "Sabrina" (1954), "Ice Palace" (1960), "The Carpetbaggers" (1964) and "The Sons Of Katie Elder" (1965). In 1966, Hyer married famed producer Hal Wallis. It was the second marriage for both and lasted until his death in 1986. Not long afterwards, she moved to Santa Fe, an area she'd fallen in love with years earlier when she had accompanied her husband there for location shooting of "Red Sky At Morning" in 1971. (bio by: Kelt Smith)
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Parents:
- Julien Capers Hyer (1894 - 1974)
- Agnes Barnhart Hyer (1892 - 1969)
Spouse:
- C. Ray Stahl (m.1951-1954; divorced)
- Hal B. Wallis (1898 - 1986) (m.1966-1986; his death)
Sibling:
- Agnes Ann Hyer McNabb (1920 - 2014)*
- Martha Hyer (1924 - 2014)
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Burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Glendale Los Angeles County California, USA Plot: Great Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Truth
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Kelt Smith Record added: Jun 09, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 131148746
Actress. Texan born Martha Hyer had her first film role in "The Locket" in 1946 and made her last movie, "The Day Of The Wolves" in 1971. It was Hyer's performance as schoolteacher Gwen French in "Some Came Running" (1958) that earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She also had notable film roles in "Sabrina" (1954), "Ice Palace" (1960), "The Carpetbaggers" (1964) and "The Sons Of Katie Elder" (1965). In 1966, Hyer married famed producer Hal Wallis. It was the second marriage for both and lasted until his death in 1986. Not long afterwards, she moved to Santa Fe, an area she'd fallen in love with years earlier when she had accompanied her husband there for location shooting of "Red Sky At Morning" in 1971. (bio by: [fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=12691943" target="_blank Kelt)]
- Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 3 2018, 21:16:25 UTC
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Martha Hyer's Timeline
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August 10, 1924
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Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States
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| 2014 |
May 31, 2014
Age 89
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Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
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Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) (Plot Great Mausoleum Sanctuary of Truth), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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