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Susan Hayward
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Actor Born: June 30, 1918 in Brooklyn, NY Death: March 14, 1975 in Hollywood, CA Biography:Energetic red-haired leading lady "Susan Hayward" (born Edythe Marrener) specialized in portraying gutsy women who rebound from adversity. She began working as a photographer's model while still in high school, and when open auditions were held in 1937 for the role of Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind", she arrived in Hollywood with scores of other actresses. Unlike most of the others, however, she managed to become a contract player. Her roles were initially discouragingly small, although she gradually work her way up to stardom. For her role in "Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman" (1947) -- the first in which she played a strong-willed, courageous woman -- Hayward received the first of her five Oscar nominations; the others were for performances in "My Foolish Heart" (1950), "With a Song in My Heart" (1952), "I'll Cry Tomorrow" (1956), and "I Want to Live" (1958), winning for the latter. Although... Full Biography
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