What is Frances Farmer?
'''Frances Elena Farmer''' (September 19, 1913 – August 1, 1970) was an [[Americans|American]] [[actress]] and [[television]] hostess. She was in over a dozen [[movie]]s during her career.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sad Story of Frances Farmer|publisher=ATI|url=https://allthatsinteresting.com/frances-farmer-lobotomy|access-date=March 31, 2019}}</ref> Farmer was born in [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]]. She began acting in stage productions while she was a student at the [[University of Washington]]. When she graduated, she began performing in stock theatre. She later signed a [[contract]] with [[Paramount Pictures]] in 1936. Farmer's first movie was ''Too Many Parents'' (1936). That was followed by a lead role in the musical western ''Rhythm on the Range'' (also 1936). Farmer was unhappy with the opportunities given to her by the studio. She returned to stock theater in 1937. She was cast in the original [[Broadway]] production of Clifford Odets' ''Golden Boy''. Farmer was diagnosed with [[esophageal cancer]] in the spring of 1970. The cancer was tied to her lifelong habit of heavy [[smoking]]. She died from the cancer in [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]] at age 56.<ref>{{cite web|title=Frances Farmer|publisher=Jeffrey Michael Kauffman|url=https://jeffreymichaelkauffman.com/frances-farmer/shedding-light-on-shadowland|access-date=March 31, 2019}}</ref> ==References== <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT:Farmer, Frances}} [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:Actors from Seattle]] [[Category:1913 births]] [[Category:1970 deaths]]