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Susan Hayward

1917 - 1975

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Susan Hayward (born Edythe Marrener; June 30, 1917 – March 14, 1975) was an American actress best known for her film portrayals of women that were based on true stories. After working as a fashion model for the Walter Thornton Model Agency, Hayward traveled to Hollywood in 1937 to audition for the role of Scarlett O'Hara. She secured a film contract and played several small supporting roles over the next few years. By the late 1940s, the quality of her film roles improved, and she achieved recognition for her dramatic abilities with the first of five Academy Award for Best Actress nominations for her performance as an alcoholic in Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman (1947). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Susan Hayward is the 992nd most popular actor (down from 700th in 2019), the 1,960th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,285th in 2019) and the 494th most popular American Actor.

Susan Hayward was an American actress who was most famous for her roles in films such as I Want to Live! and The Asphalt Jungle.

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Among actors, Susan Hayward ranks 992 out of 13,578. Before her are Barbara Bach, Pedro Armendáriz, Jill Ireland, Ted Danson, Pete Postlethwaite, and Jim Caviezel. After her are Eric Idle, James Brolin, Johannes Heesters, Yvette Guilbert, Natascha McElhone, and Geneviève Bujold.

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Among people born in 1917, Susan Hayward ranks 79. Before her are Obdulio Varela, Kamal Jumblatt, Asmahan, Carson McCullers, David McClelland, and Urie Bronfenbrenner. After her are David Easton, Pál Maléter, Herbert Lom, Magda Szabó, Robert Bloch, and Alparslan Türkeş. Among people deceased in 1975, Susan Hayward ranks 51. Before her are Latife Uşşaki, Annette Kellermann, Marguerite Perey, Luigi Dallapiccola, William Phillips, and Joseph Bech. After her are Gunnar Gunnarsson, Ernst Hanfstaengl, Thornton Wilder, Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud, George Stevens, and Lung Chien.

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Among people born in United States, Susan Hayward ranks 1,960 out of 20,380. Before her are Ted Danson (1947), Jeffrey C. Hall (1945), William Westmoreland (1914), Martha Gellhorn (1908), James Foley (1953), and Jim Caviezel (1968). After her are Ben E. King (1938), James Brolin (1940), Karen Carpenter (1950), Ike Turner (1931), Michael Spence (1943), and Arthur Samuel (1901).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Susan Hayward ranks 494. Before her are Linda Thompson (1950), Helen Hayes (1900), June Carter Cash (1929), Barbara Bach (1947), Ted Danson (1947), and Jim Caviezel (1968). After her are James Brolin (1940), Griffin Dunne (1955), Robert Ryan (1909), Matt Bomer (1977), Norman Reedus (1969), and Kelly Preston (1962).

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