Betty Field

She died from a cerebral haemorrhage in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Harold and Maude and Adam's Rib have both been selected for preservation in the United States Library of Congress' National Film Registry. Her marriage to playwright Elmer Rice ended in divorce. In addition, Gordon wrote the screenplay for the Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy film Adam's Rib.. Her final film role was in Coogan's Bluff in 1968. She had a minor role as Clint Eastwood's mother in his films Every Which Way But Loose and Any Which Way You Can. She preferred performing on Broadway but returned to Hollywood regularly, appearing in The Great Gatsby (1949), Picnic (1955), Bus Stop (1956), Peyton Place (1957), Butterfield 8 (1960 and The Birdman of Alcatraz (1962). Gordon also starred as Maude in Hal Ashby's indie comedy Harold and Maude and as Mary Todd Lincoln in Abe Lincoln in Illinois.

Her role as Mae in Of Mice and Men (1939) established her as a dramatic actress, and she played supporting roles in films such as Kings Row (1942). Ruth Gordon (October 30, 1896 - August 28, 1985) was an American actress and screenwriter who was perhaps best known for her role as the oversolicitous neighbor in Roman Polanski's adaptation of Ira Levin's novel Rosemary's Baby, for which she won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She returned to the United States and appeared in several stage successes, before making her film debut in 1939. Field was born in Boston, Massachusetts and began her acting career on the London stage in She Loves Me. Betty Field (February 8, 1913 - September 13, 1973) was a American actress.