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Martha Hyer (born August 10, 1924 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American actress.
Her first movie role was at age eleven when she appeared in Thunder Mountain. After completing her education, she next appeared in The Locket in 1946. She had roles in Sabrina (1954), The Delicate Delinquent in 1956 (Jerry Lewis' first film without Dean Martin), Houseboat (1958), First Men in the Moon (1964), and The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), among many others. She costarred with Keenan Wynn in Bikini Beach (1964), one of the Beach Party movies with Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. She played the part of Hannah Haley in Incident West of Lano on Rawhide.
Her most significant role was in Some Came Running in 1958, for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Her last film was Day of the Wolves in 1973.
A very pretty platinum blonde, Hyer married producer Hal B. Wallis in 1966, and the couple remained together until his death in 1986. Her autobiography, Finding My Way: A Hollywood Memoir, was published in 1990...
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Posted by: Teresa on 2008-04-21
i remember her from SABRINA . . i found this write-up about her:
Martha was signed to play the latest fiancé of David Larabee in Sabrina. Billy Wilder asked Martha to dye her hair blond to avoid competing with Audrey Hepburn. Martha agreed, and was also given a raised hair style which revealed that her head was shaped in such a way that - with raised hair - Martha could easily give the impression of being haughty and aristocratic, which was entirely appropriate for her role in Sabrina. Martha was delighted with this change in her appearance and screen persona. . .
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That's You Teresa! That's you. You've been here from the get go, such an awesome site. Great people here, enjoy it alot. Can ya beleive it's been only 10 months this site. Thanks Steve! Lol Started something good really enjoy this place.
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Posted by: Teresa on 2008-04-22
thanks, Marty!!!!! and i soooooooooooo agree with you!! Steve really did start something great with this site!! It's (and the people) are the BEST!!
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I remember her from The Carpetbaggers.
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