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Our Town (1940) -- Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. People grow up, get married, live, and die. Milk and the newspaper get delivered every morning, and nobody locks their front doors.
"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962): Season 3: Episode 24 -- A con artist posing as an attorney and stock expert tricks a woman into turning over her savings.
Woman of the Year (1942) -- Rival reporters Sam and Tess fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) -- Open-ended Trailer from HBO
Presenting Lily Mars (1943) -- Open-ended Trailer from Warner Home Video
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Overview

Date of Birth:

7 December 1893, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Date of Death:

16 April 1968, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Trivia:

Screen, stage, and television actress. more

STARmeter: ?

Down 28% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations more

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Nov. 136:00 PMTCM Woman of the Year  

Filmography

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Actress
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962)   Mary Caulfield (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 8.6 (319)
1 TV episode:
- 2. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1963)   Mrs. Benet (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 7.8 (43)
AKAs:
  • The Chrysler Theater
  • Theatre of Stars (UK)
  • Universal Star Time (syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 3. "Dr. Kildare" (1961)   Sister Mike (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 7.7 (122)
1 TV episode:
- 4. "The Donna Reed Show" (1958)   Dr. Harriet Robey (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 7.7 (154)
1 TV episode:
- 5. The Children's Hour (1961)   Mrs. Amelia Tilford 1961 - 7.6 (3,886)
AKAs:
  • The Loudest Whisper (UK)
- 6. "Thriller" (1960)   Geraldine Redfern (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.6 (148)
AKAs:
  • Boris Karloff's Thriller
1 TV episode:
- 7. "Adventures in Paradise" (1959)   Sister Josephine (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.7 (80)
1 TV episode:
- 8. "Studio One" (1948)   Mrs. Morgan (2 episodes, 1953-1957) 1957 - 8.5 (51)
AKAs:
  • Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
  • Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
  • Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
  • Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
  • Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
2 TV episodes:
- 9. "Matinee Theatre" (1955)   Ruth (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 7.2 (13)
1 TV episode:
- 10. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1947)   (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 8.2 (28)
AKAs:
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
  • Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 11. "Damon Runyon Theater" (1955)   Emily Grundy (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 6.1 (7)
1 TV episode:
- 12. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1950)   (4 episodes, 1953-1955) 1955 - 8.0 (20)
4 TV episodes:
- 13. "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1950)   (3 episodes, 1952-1955) 1955 - 7.9 (25)
AKAs:
  • Lucky Strike Theater
  • Montgomery's Summer Stock
  • The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
- 14. "Lux Video Theatre" (1950)   Inkeeper's Wife / Innkeeper's Wife (6 episodes, 1950-1955) 1955 - 6.4 (31)
AKAs:
  • Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
6 TV episodes: 1 episode not shown.
- 15. "The Elgin Hour" (1954)   Grandmother (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 5.9 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 16. "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1951)   (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 7.4 (12)
AKAs:
  • Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 17. "The Web" (1950)   (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 6.7 (10)
1 TV episode:
- 18. "The Ford Television Theatre" (1952)   Mrs. Allison / Mrs. Menckin (2 episodes, 1954) 1954 - 7.3 (31)
AKAs:
  • Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
2 TV episodes:
- 19. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)   (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 8.6 (64)
AKAs:
  • Hallmark Television Playhouse
1 TV episode:
- 20. The President's Lady (1953) Mrs. Donaldson 1953 - 6.8 (259)
- 21. "Eye Witness" (1953)   Narrator (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - -
1 TV episode:
- 22. "Suspense" (1949)   Natalie MacLaird (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 8.7 (36)
1 TV episode:
  • Career (1953) Natalie MacLaird
- 23. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951)   (2 episodes, 1951-1953) 1953 - 7.1 (49)
AKAs:
  • Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
  • Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
  • The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
2 TV episodes:
- 24. "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (1950)   (1 episode, 1951) 1951 - 8.0 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 25. Close to My Heart (1951) Mrs. Morrow 1951 - 6.7 (45)
- 26. "Danger" (1950)   (1 episode, 1950) 1950 - 7.2 (14)
1 TV episode:
- 27. "The Ford Theatre Hour" (1948)   (2 episodes, 1948-1949) 1949 - 8.7 (9)
2 TV episodes:
- 28. "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" (1948)   (1 episode, 1949) 1949 - 8.1 (6)
AKAs:
  • Chevrolet Television Theatre (USA: alternative title)
  • The Broadway Playhouse
1 TV episode:
- 29. June Bride (1948) Paula Winthrop 1948 - 7.2 (498)
- 30. Give My Regards to Broadway (1948) Fay Norwick 1948 - 6.1 (42)
- 31. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) Mrs. Eunice Mitty 1947 - 7.1 (1,627)
- 32. Deep Valley (1947) Ellie Saul 1947 - 6.8 (175)
- 33. The Virginian (1946) Mrs. Taylor 1946 - 6.6 (254)
- 34. The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne 1946 - 6.8 (383)
- 35. State Fair (1945)   Melissa Frake 1945 - 7.1 (1,119)
AKAs:
  • It Happened One Summer (USA: TV title)
  • Rodgers and Hammerstein's State Fair (USA: complete title)
- 36. Three Is a Family (1944) Frances Whittaker 1944 - 1.7 (8)
- 37. Dark Waters (1944) Aunt Emily 1944 - 6.5 (176)
- 38. The Heavenly Body (1944) Margaret Sibyll 1944 - 6.2 (166)
- 39. Cry 'Havoc' (1943) Capt. Alice Marsh 1943 - 7.0 (266)
- 40. Salute to the Marines (1943) Jennie Bailey 1943 - 6.6 (89)
- 41. Presenting Lily Mars (1943) Mrs. Thornway 1943 - 6.7 (290)
- 42. The Human Comedy (1943) Mrs. Macauley 1943 - 7.1 (594)
- 43. Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942) Mrs. Elvira Wiggs 1942 - -
- 44. Journey for Margaret (1942) Trudy Strauss 1942 - 7.3 (191)
- 45. The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942) Stella Hadley 1942 - 6.5 (73)
- 46. Woman of the Year (1942) Ellen Whitcomb 1942 - 7.4 (3,147)
- 47. Babes on Broadway (1941) Miss 'Jonesy' Jones 1941 - 6.7 (420)
- 48. Maryland (1940) Charlotte Danfield 1940 - 6.0 (35)
- 49. A Bill of Divorcement (1940)   Margaret 'Meg' Fairfield 1940 - 5.6 (49)
AKAs:
  • Bill of Divorcement (UK)
  • Never to Love (USA: reissue title)
- 50. Our Town (1940) Mrs. Gibbs 1940 - 7.1 (775)
- 51. Young Tom Edison (1940) Mrs. Samuel 'Nancy' Edison 1940 - 6.9 (339)
- 52. Our Neighbors - The Carters (1939) Ellen Carter 1939 - -
- 53. Daughters Courageous (1939)   Nancy 'Nan' Masters 1939 - 6.5 (172)
AKAs:
  • A Family Affair
  • American Family
  • Family Reunion
- 54. The Lady and the Mob (1939) Hattie Leonard 1939 - 6.4 (71)
- 55. Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939) Ann 'Annie' Murray 1939 - 6.5 (80)
- 56. The Shining Hour (1938) Hannah Linden 1938 - 6.7 (236)
- 57. The Arkansas Traveler (1938) Mrs. Martha Allen 1938 - 6.5 (10)
- 58. Mother Carey's Chickens (1938) Mrs. Margaret Carey 1938 - 6.8 (49)
- 59. Jezebel (1938) Aunt Belle 1938 - 7.6 (3,648)
- 60. White Banners (1938) Hannah Parmalee 1938 - 7.0 (217)
- 61. Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) Anita Cooper 1937 - 7.8 (670)
- 62. The Soldier and the Lady (1937)   Strogoff's Mother 1937 - 6.4 (34)
AKAs:
  • Michael Strogoff (UK)
  • The Adventures of Michael Strogoff (UK)
  • The Bandit and the Lady (USA: reissue title)
- 63. Quality Street (1937) Susan Throssel 1937 - 6.3 (337)
- 64. This Side of Heaven (1934) Francene Turner 1934 - 6.6 (27)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. State Fair (1945)   (performer: "OUR STATE FAIR", "ALL I OWE IOWAY") 1945 - 7.1 (1,119)
AKAs:
  • It Happened One Summer (USA: TV title)
  • Rodgers and Hammerstein's State Fair (USA: complete title)
- 2. Jezebel (1938) ("Etude in E Op.10 No.3" (1829-32) (uncredited)) 1938 - 7.6 (3,648)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "House Party" (1952)   Herself (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.0 (24)
AKAs:
  • Art Linkletter's House Party (USA: complete title)
  • The Linkletter Show (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 2. "Toast of the Town" (1948)   Herself - Actress (1 episode, 1949) 1949 - 8.4 (100)
AKAs:
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 3. Mister Gardenia Jones (1942) Emmy Jones 1942 - 4.4 (27)
- 4. Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1 (1939) Herself 1939 - -
- 5. Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 9 (1938) Herself, Oscar winner 1938 - 8.9 (20)
- 6. Breakdowns of 1938 (1938) (uncredited) Herself (White Banners outtakes) 1938 - 7.3 (48)
Archive Footage
- 1. The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) (TV) Presenter of the Best Supporting Actress Oscar to Hattie McDaniel at the 12th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony

Additional Details

Other Works:

(1912) Stage: Appeared (as "Celine Marinter, stenographer and typist"; Broadway debut) in "The Rose of Panama" on Broadway). Musical comedy/opera. Music by Heinrich Berte. Libretto by John L. Shine and Sydney Rosenfeld. Based on the German original by Ignaz Schnitzer and Emerich Von Gatti. Musical Direction by Theodore Bendix. Featuring songs by Theodore Norman and Herman Finck, with lyrics by Arthur Gillespie and H.S. Krouse. Directed by Frank Smithson. Daly's Theatre: 22 Jan 1912-10 Feb 1912 (24 performances). Cast: Anna Bussert, Chapine, Gerald Gordon, Tom Hadaway, Forrest Huff, Reina Lazar, Teddy Le Duc, Carrick Major, John J. McGowen, Joseph Parsons, Will Phillips, William C. Reed, William R. Reed, Mortimer Weldon, John L. Wheeler. Produced by John Cort. more

Genres:

Drama | Comedy | Romance | Musical more

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Anthology | Based On Play | Character Name In Title more

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