Martha Hyer

Movie Actress

Birthday August 10, 1924

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Fort Worth, TX

DEATH DATE May 31, 2014 (89)

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About

Academy Award-nominated actress who gained fame for her roles in Some Come Running and The Sons of Katie Elder.

Before Fame

She graduated from Northwestern University and was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.

Trivia

She was strongly considered for the role that Janet Leigh played in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.

Family Life

She married producer Hal B. Wallis in 1966.

Associated With

She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Frank Sinatra's love interest in Some Come Running.