Betty Field

She died from a cerebral haemorrhage in Hyannis, Massachusetts. She is perhaps best known to modern audiences as the wife of Miles Archer in The Maltese Falcon. Her marriage to playwright Elmer Rice ended in divorce. She also appeared in Madame X in 1937, The Roaring Twenties in 1939, The Way of All Flesh in 1946 and The Best Years of Our Lives in 1951. Her final film role was in Coogan's Bluff in 1968. In 1936 she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for Valiant Is the Word for Carrie. 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). Born Gladys Anna Clare in Patten, Maine, she starred on the stage in the 1920s, although she had made several films in the early part of that decade. But it wasn't until 1934 that she started becoming noticed for her film work.

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). Gladys George (September 13, 1900 - December 8, 1954) was an American 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.