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Frances Farmer

Frances Farmer

Born: 1913-09-19 • Seattle, Washington, USA

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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Filmography
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Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
2006 • Lotta Morgan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies poster
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
The Party Crashers poster
The Party Crashers
1958 • Mrs. Bickford
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake poster
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942 • Isabel
Among the Living poster
Among the Living
1941 • Elaine Raden
Badlands of Dakota poster
Badlands of Dakota
1941 • Calamity Jane
World Premiere poster
World Premiere
1941 • Kitty Carr
Flowing Gold poster
Flowing Gold
1940 • Linda Chalmers
South of Pago Pago poster
South of Pago Pago
1940 • Ruby Taylor
Ride a Crooked Mile poster
Ride a Crooked Mile
1938 • Trina
Ebb Tide poster
Ebb Tide
1937 • Faith Wishart
Exclusive poster
Exclusive
1937 • Vina Swain
The Toast of New York poster
The Toast of New York
1937 • Josie Mansfield
Come and Get It poster
Come and Get It
1936 • Lotta Morgan / Lotta Bostrom
Rhythm on the Range poster
Rhythm on the Range
1936 • Doris Halliday
Border Flight poster
Border Flight
1936 • Anne Blane
Too Many Parents poster
Too Many Parents
1936 • Sally Colman