This page will contain news stories about Margaret Sullavan, as they become available.Margaret SullavanMargaret Brooke Sullavan (May 16, 1911 - January 1, 1960) was an American actress. She was born in Norfolk, Virginia, the daughter of a wealthy stockbroker. She made her Broadway debut in 1931. She married Henry Fonda on December 25 of that year. The marriage ended the following year, although Sullavan and Fonda remained lifelong friends. Her marriage to director William Wyler was equally brief. Her third marriage, to agent and producer Leland Hayward, lasted 13 years and produced three children. While married to Hayward, she worked less and less. Her last film role was in 1950. Sullavan suffered from depression and a congenital hearing defect that grew worse as she grew older. She was found unconscious in a hotel room in New Haven, Connecticut from a barbiturate overdose on January 1, 1960. Her death was officially ruled an accident, but many think it was a suicide. Her film debut came in 1933 in Only Yesterday. She also appeared in Little Man, What Now?, The Good Fairy, So Red the Rose, The Moon's Our Home, Next Time We Love, The Shopworn Angel, Three Comrades (for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress), The Shop Around the Corner, The Mortal Storm, Appointment for Love and Cry Havoc. She co-starred frequently with James Stewart, with whom she and Fonda had acted in a stock company when they were all unknowns. Her daughter, actress Brooke Hayward, wrote a memoir, Haywire, about her family. It was made into a television movie starring Lee Remick. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1751 Vine Street. This page about Margaret Sullavan includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Margaret Sullavan News stories about Margaret Sullavan External links for Margaret Sullavan Videos for Margaret Sullavan Wikis about Margaret Sullavan Discussion Groups about Margaret Sullavan Blogs about Margaret Sullavan Images of Margaret Sullavan |
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She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1751 Vine Street. Jo Van Fleet has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to Motion Pictures, at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard. It was made into a television movie starring Lee Remick. She died in Queens, New York. Her daughter, actress Brooke Hayward, wrote a memoir, Haywire, about her family. Corral (1957) and Cool Hand Luke (1967). She co-starred frequently with James Stewart, with whom she and Fonda had acted in a stock company when they were all unknowns. Her subsequent film work was very sporadic, and included such films as The Rose Tattoo, I'll Cry Tomorrow (both 1955), Gunfight at the O.K. She also appeared in Little Man, What Now?, The Good Fairy, So Red the Rose, The Moon's Our Home, Next Time We Love, The Shopworn Angel, Three Comrades (for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress), The Shop Around the Corner, The Mortal Storm, Appointment for Love and Cry Havoc. Her first film role, as the mother of the James Dean character in East of Eden (1955), brought her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her film debut came in 1933 in Only Yesterday. Born in Oakland, California, Van Fleet established herself as a notable dramatic actress on Broadway over several years, winning a Tony Award in 1954 for her role in Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful with Lillian Gish and Eva Marie Saint. Her death was officially ruled an accident, but many think it was a suicide. Jo Van Fleet (December 30, 1914 – June 10, 1996) was an American theater and film actress. She was found unconscious in a hotel room in New Haven, Connecticut from a barbiturate overdose on January 1, 1960. Sullavan suffered from depression and a congenital hearing defect that grew worse as she grew older. Her last film role was in 1950. While married to Hayward, she worked less and less. Her third marriage, to agent and producer Leland Hayward, lasted 13 years and produced three children. Her marriage to director William Wyler was equally brief. The marriage ended the following year, although Sullavan and Fonda remained lifelong friends. She married Henry Fonda on December 25 of that year. She made her Broadway debut in 1931. She was born in Norfolk, Virginia, the daughter of a wealthy stockbroker. Margaret Brooke Sullavan (May 16, 1911 - January 1, 1960) was an American actress. |