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Betty Field

Betty Field (February 8, 1913 - September 13, 1973) was a American actress.

Field was born in Boston, Massachusetts and began her acting career on the London stage in She Loves Me. She returned to the United States and appeared in several stage successes, before making her film debut in 1939.

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). 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). Her final film role was in Coogan's Bluff in 1968.

Her marriage to playwright Elmer Rice ended in divorce.

She died from a cerebral haemorrhage in Hyannis, Massachusetts.


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She died from a cerebral haemorrhage in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Golbahari bought her parents a home with the money she earned from Osama. Her marriage to playwright Elmer Rice ended in divorce. The movie went on to earn a Golden Globe award as best foreign film, and Golbahari's job in it was well received by many critics, including Richard Nilsen, who stated that there is no shortcoming in the acting of Marina Golbahari. Her final film role was in Coogan's Bluff in 1968. She was working on the streets of Kabul as a beggar, asking passers-by for money when she was casually discovered by famed Afghan director Sadiq Barmak, who cast her as Osama. 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). She gained international fame with her role as the title character in the 2003 film Osama, playing a girl who had to dress and act as a boy to support her family during the Taliban years.

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). Marina Golbahari (born 1989) is an Afghan actress who was born in Kabul. She returned to the United States and appeared in several stage successes, before making her film debut in 1939. Osama (2003, film, as Osama, a girl dressed as a boy). 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.