Frances Farmer
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Frances Farmer was an American film and stage actress of the 1930s and 1940s whose turbulent life and struggles with mental illness later made her a symbol of Hollywood tragedy and institutional abuse.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American actor
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film actress → human → stage actress → |
| activeYearsEnd |
1958
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| activeYearsStart |
1930
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| birthName |
Frances Elena Farmer
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| burialPlace |
Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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| causeOfDeath |
esophageal cancer
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1913-09-19
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| dateOfDeath |
1970-08-01
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| describedAs |
symbol of Hollywood tragedy
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symbol of institutional abuse → |
| educatedAt |
University of Washington
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| fieldOfWork |
film acting
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radio presenting → stage acting → television presenting → |
| genre |
drama
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| knownFor |
involuntary psychiatric institutionalization
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struggles with mental illness → turbulent personal life → |
| name |
Frances Farmer
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| notableEvent |
commitment to psychiatric hospitals in the 1940s
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| notableWork |
Among the Living
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Border Flight → Come and Get It → Ebb Tide → Flowing Gold → Rhythm on the Range → Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake → South of Pago Pago → The Party Crashers → The Toast of New York → Too Many Parents → |
| occupation |
actress
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radio host → television host → |
| parent |
Ernest Melvin Farmer
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Lillian Van Ornum NERFINISHED → |
| placeOfBirth |
Seattle, Washington, United States
NERFINISHED
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| placeOfDeath |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
NERFINISHED
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| residence |
Hollywood, California, United States
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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED → Seattle, Washington, United States NERFINISHED → |
| sibling |
Edith Farmer
NERFINISHED
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Rita Farmer NERFINISHED → |
| spouse |
Alvin Lee McKee
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Leif Erickson → William W. Smith NERFINISHED → |
| subjectOf |
Frances (1982 film)
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Will There Really Be a Morning? (biography) → |
Referenced by (5)
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Come and Get It
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Farmer
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Frances
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hasNotableBearerExample |
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Frances Farmer
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name |
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Come and Get It
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starring |