Martha Hyer

'Martha Hyer' (qv) was born on August 10, 1924 in Fort Worth, Texas. Once she finished her formal schooling, Martha played a bit role in 1946's _The Locket (1946)_ (qv). Slowly, Martha began picking up roles with more and more substance. The best years for the beautiful actress began in 1954 when she played in films such as _Down Three Dark Streets (1954)_ (qv), _Showdown at Abilene (1956)_ (qv) and _Battle Hymn (1957)_ (qv). Perhaps the best role of her long career was as "Gwen French" in 1958's _Some Came Running (1958)_ (qv) in which she starred opposite 'Frank Sinatra' (qv), 'Dean Martin' (qv) and 'Shirley MacLaine' (qv). As a result of her stellar role, Martha received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress, but she lost out to 'Wendy Hiller' (qv) in _Separate Tables (1958)_ (qv). Afterwards, Martha's stint on the US silver screen's trailed off some. She did make a handful of foreign films, returning to appear in the US from time to time, but nothing compared to the pace she had in the fifties. Her last film was in 1973 in the film _The Day of the Wolves (1971)_ (qv). In 1966, she married producer 'Hal B. Wallis' (qv) and remained with him until his death in 1986.::Denny Jackson