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Kaufman</a> (extramarital affair, 1933)<br><p> <a href="/org/637/000063448/">Alcoholics Anonymous</a> 1951<br> <a href="/honors/035/000048888/">Oscar for Best Supporting Actress</a> 1942 for <i>The Great Lie</i><br> <a href="/honors/312/000044180/">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> 6701 Hollywood Blvd.<br> <a href="/event/860/000080620/">Nervous Breakdown</a> <br> <a href="/event/188/000071972/">Drug Overdose</a> (1950)<br> <a href="/event/930/000084678/">Converted to Catholicism</a> 1951<br> <a href="/event/633/000064441/">Suicide Attempt</a> Encino, CA (8-May-1951)<br> <a href="/event/188/000071972/">Drug Overdose</a> sleeping pills (8-May-1951)<br> <a href="/event/832/000362743/">Stomach Pumped</a> <br> <a href="/event/170/000087906/">Heart Attack</a> <br> <a href="/event/187/000071971/">Stroke</a> twice<br> <a href="/detox/492/000042366/">unknown detox facility</a> (alcoholism) 1949<br> <a href="/lists/644/000044512/">German Ancestry</a> Paternal<br> <a href="/lists/936/000043807/">Irish Ancestry</a> Maternal<br> <a href="/lists/504/000044372/">Portuguese Ancestry</a> Maternal<br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/780/000064588/">Alcoholism</a>, <a href="/lists/778/000064586/">Smoking</a>, <a href="/lists/829/000092553/">Emphysema</a>, <a href="/lists/712/000075487/">Insomnia</a><br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/631/000035526/">Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (15-Dec-1964)</a> · Jewel Mayhew<br> <a href="/films/994/000173475/">Youngblood Hawke (4-Nov-1964)</a> <br> <a href="/films/733/000041610/">Return to Peyton Place (5-May-1961)</a> · Mrs. Roberta Carter<br> <a href="/films/792/000217141/">A Stranger in My Arms (3-Mar-1959)</a> <br> <a href="/films/202/000230509/">This Happy Feeling (18-Jun-1958)</a> <br> <a href="/films/520/000268713/">The Devil's Hairpin (4-Oct-1957)</a> <br> <a href="/films/004/000265206/">The Power and the Prize (26-Sep-1956)</a> · Mrs. George Salt<br> <a href="/films/049/000082800/">A Kiss Before Dying (12-Jun-1956)</a> · Mrs. Corliss<br> <a href="/films/859/000205244/">Any Number Can Play (2-Jul-1949)</a> · Ada<br> <a href="/films/621/000035516/">Little Women (10-Mar-1949)</a> · Marmee<br> <a href="/films/474/000078240/">Act of Violence (21-Dec-1948)</a> · Pat<br> <a href="/films/949/000082703/">Cass Timberlane (6-Nov-1947)</a> · Queenie Havock<br> <a href="/films/484/000208857/">Cynthia (29-Aug-1947)</a> · Louise Bishop<br> <a href="/films/778/000092502/">Desert Fury (15-Aug-1947)</a> · Fritzi Haller<br> <a href="/films/612/000167111/">Fiesta (12-Jun-1947)</a> · Se駉ra Morales<br> <a href="/films/028/000269218/">Claudia and David (25-Feb-1946)</a> <br> <a href="/films/840/000257069/">Blonde Fever (5-Dec-1944)</a> · Delilah Donay<br> <a href="/films/303/000033204/">Meet Me in St. Louis (28-Nov-1944)</a> · Mrs. Anna Smith<br> <a href="/films/886/000089619/">Thousands Cheer (13-Sep-1943)</a> <br> <a href="/films/602/000174080/">Young Ideas (2-Aug-1943)</a> <br> <a href="/films/513/000036405/">The Palm Beach Story (2-Nov-1942)</a> · The Princess Centimillia<br> <a href="/films/704/000038590/">Across the Pacific (4-Sep-1942)</a> <br> <a href="/films/672/000032576/">The Maltese Falcon (3-Oct-1941)</a> · Brigid O'Shaughnessy<br> <a href="/films/917/000037806/">The Great Lie (5-Apr-1941)</a> · Sandra<br> <a href="/films/766/000089499/">Brigham Young: Frontiersman (20-Sep-1940)</a> <br> <a href="/films/568/000167067/">Turnabout (17-May-1940)</a> <br> <a href="/films/201/000036093/">Midnight (15-Mar-1939)</a> · Helene Flammarion<br> <a href="/films/267/000115919/">Listen, Darling (18-Oct-1938)</a> · Dottie Wingate<br> <a href="/films/124/000357050/">Woman Against Woman (18-Jun-1938)</a> · Cynthia Holland<br> <a href="/films/488/000223816/">There's Always a Woman (20-Apr-1938)</a> · Lola Fraser<br> <a href="/films/880/000121517/">Paradise for Three (15-Feb-1938)</a> · Mrs. Irene Mallebre<br> <a href="/films/917/000067716/">The Hurricane (9-Nov-1937)</a> · Madame DeLaage<br> <a href="/films/127/000033028/">The Prisoner of Zenda (2-Sep-1937)</a> · Antoinette de Mauban<br> <a href="/films/745/000038631/">Dodsworth (23-Sep-1936)</a> · Edith Cortright<br> <a href="/films/512/000252753/">And So They Were Married (10-May-1936)</a> · Edith Farnham<br> <a href="/films/528/000380385/">The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (11-Jan-1936)</a> <br> <a href="/films/450/000366349/">Man of Iron (21-Dec-1935)</a> · Vida<br> <a href="/films/156/000135748/">Red Hot Tires (25-Oct-1935)</a> <br> <a href="/films/761/000132365/">Page Miss Glory (7-Sep-1935)</a> · Gladys<br> <a href="/films/158/000135750/">Dinky (11-May-1935)</a> <br> <a href="/films/690/000271874/">I Am a Thief (24-Nov-1934)</a> · Odette<br> <a href="/films/276/000269466/">The Case of the Howling Dog (22-Sep-1934)</a> · Bessie Foley<br> <a href="/films/792/000040672/">The Man with Two Faces (4-Aug-1934)</a> · Jessica<br> <a href="/films/177/000232478/">Upperworld (28-Apr-1934)</a> · Mrs. Stream<br> <a href="/films/081/000268274/">Easy to Love (13-Jan-1934)</a> · Charlotte<br> <a href="/films/435/000203823/">The World Changes (25-Nov-1933)</a> <br> <a href="/films/249/000079012/">The Kennel Murder Case (28-Oct-1933)</a> · Hilda Lake<br> <a href="/films/582/000262793/">Jennie Gerhardt (9-Jun-1933)</a> <br> <a href="/films/490/000263698/">The Little Giant (14-Apr-1933)</a> · Ruth Wayburn<br> <a href="/films/887/000042761/">Red Dust (22-Oct-1932)</a> · Barbara Willis<br> <a href="/films/304/000064112/">A Successful Calamity (17-Sep-1932)</a> · Emmy Wilton<br> <a href="/films/927/000264135/">The Lost Squadron (10-Mar-1932)</a> · Follette<br> <a href="/films/860/000278026/">Men of Chance (26-Dec-1931)</a> · Marthe<br> <a href="/films/505/000356434/">Smart Woman (12-Sep-1931)</a> <br> <a href="/films/038/000267234/">The Sin Ship (18-Apr-1931)</a> <br> <a href="/films/532/000380389/">Behind Office Doors (15-Mar-1931)</a> <br> <a href="/films/985/000263196/">Other Men's Women (17-Jan-1931)</a> <br> <a href="/films/943/000359863/">The Royal Bed (15-Jan-1931)</a> · Princess Anne<br> <a href="/films/530/000380387/">The Lash (12-Dec-1930)</a> <br> <a href="/films/297/000169787/">Holiday (3-Jul-1930)</a> <br> <a href="/films/691/000380548/">The Runaway Bride (4-May-1930)</a> <br> <a href="/films/292/000169782/">Two Arabian Knights (23-Sep-1927)</a> · Mirza<br> <a href="/films/212/000070999/">Don Juan (6-Aug-1926)</a> <br> <a href="/films/397/000268590/">Don Q, Son of Zorro (15-Jun-1925)</a> <br> <a href="/films/112/000083860/">Beau Brummel (30-Mar-1924)</a> · The Bride, Maid Margery<br><p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>My Story: An Autobiography</i> (<tt>1959</tt>, memoir)<br><i>A Life on Film</i> (<tt>1971</tt>)<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=42564"><img src="/woman.gif" border=0 style="padding: 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