Joanne Dru

She died from lymphedema in Los Angeles, California. Field has three sons, two from her first and one from her second marriage. Although regarded as a capable and popular film actress, it was for her contributions to television that Dru was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1984 she married Alan Greisman, but divorced again in 1993. Her film career began to fade by the end of the 1950s but she continued working frequently in television. She was first married to Steven Craig from 1968 to 1975 and divorced. She later lamented that she had been typecast in western films, commenting that once an actress became typecast, that was the end, and adding that she had never liked horses. Field dated Burt Reynolds during many years, but never accepted his proposals of marriage.

She also gave a well received performance in the drama film All the King's Men (1949). She won another Oscar in 1984 for her starring role in Places in the Heart: her gushing acceptance speech is one of the best known of its kind, including the much-parodied line, "You like me, you really like me.". Over the next decade she appeared frequently in films, most often cast in westerns such as the John Wayne films Red River (1948) and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949). In 1979, she starred as a union organizer in Norma Rae, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Dru was spotted by a talent scout and made her first film appearance in Abie's Irish Rose in 1946. She won an Emmy Award for her performance. During this time Dru met and married the popular singer Dick Haymes and when they moved to Hollywood she found work in theater. In 1976, Field was finally able to show that she could play this kind of role, starring as the title character afflicted with multiple personality syndrome in the TV film Sybil.

Born Joanne Letitia LaCock in Logan, West Virginia, Dru came to New York City in 1940, and after finding employment as a model, was chosen by Al Jolson to appear in the cast of his Broadway show Hold Onto Your Hats. Having played mostly comic characters on television, Field was not initially regarded as having much potential as a dramatic actress. Joanne Dru (January 31, 1922 – September 10, 1996) was an American film actress. She then went on to star in The Flying Nun. She got her start on television, starring as the boy-struck surfer-girl in the series Gidget. Her mother, Margaret Field, was an actress, and her step-father, a former stunt-man, was Western actor Jock Mahoney.

Born in Pasadena, California, she grew up in a Hollywood family. Sally Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American movie and television actress. Stay Hungry (1976). Smokey and the Bandit (1977).

Heroes (1977). The End (1978). Hooper (1978). Norma Rae (1979).

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979). Smokey and the Bandit II (1980). Back Roads (1981). Absence of Malice (1981).

Kiss Me Goodbye (1982). Places in the Heart (1984). Murphy's Romance (1985). Surrender (1987).

Punchline (1988). Steel Magnolias (1989). Not Without My Daughter (1991). Soapdish (1991).

Doubtfire (1993). Mrs. Forrest Gump (1994). Eye for an Eye (1996).