Evelyn Keyes

Evelyn Keyes

Date of Birth:

Nov 20, 1916

Place of Birth:

Port Arthur, Texas, USA

Evelyn Louise Keyes  (November 20, 1916 - July 4, 2008) was an American film actress. A chorus girl by age 18, Keyes came out to Hollywood and was introduced to Cecil B. DeMille, who in her own words, “signed me to a personal contract without even making a test”. After a handful of B-movies at Paramount Pictures, she landed the role in Gone with the Wind, of Scarlett O'Hara's sister, Suellen. She was later interviewed for the 1988 documentary The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind.

Columbia Pictures signed her to a contract. In 1941, she played an ingenue in Here Comes Mr. Jordan. She spent most of the early 1940s playing leads in many of Columbia's B dramas and mysteries. She appeared as the female lead opposite Larry Parks in Columbia's blockbuster hit, The Jolson Story. She followed this up with an enjoyable minor screwball comedy, The Mating of Millie, with Glenn Ford. She was then in a 1949 role as Kathy Flannigan in Mrs. Mike. Keyes' last major film role was a small part as Tom Ewell's vacationing wife in The Seven Year Itch (1955), which starred Marilyn Monroe. Keyes officially retired in 1956, but continued to act.

filmography:

Strange Affair Strange Affair

1944

Union Pacific Union Pacific

1939

Wicked Stepmother Wicked Stepmother

1989

The Adventures of Martin Eden The Adventures of Martin Eden

1942

Smuggler's Island Smuggler's Island

1951

The Thrill of Brazil The Thrill of Brazil

1946

There's Something About a Soldier There's Something About a Soldier

1943

Men with Wings Men with Wings

1938

Sons of the Legion Sons of the Legion

1938

Artists and Models Abroad Artists and Models Abroad

1938

Sudden Money Sudden Money

1939

Paris Honeymoon Paris Honeymoon

1939

The Desperadoes The Desperadoes

1943

It Happened in Paris It Happened in Paris

1952

Nine Girls Nine Girls

1944

Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

1987

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988

The Buccaneer The Buccaneer

1938

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941

A Return to Salem's Lot A Return to Salem's Lot

1987

Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

1990

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

1989

A Matter of Diamonds A Matter of Diamonds

1968

Around the World in Eighty Days Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

Mrs. Mike Mrs. Mike

1949

Beyond the Sacramento Beyond the Sacramento

1940

Renegades Renegades

1946

The Mating of Millie The Mating of Millie

1948

Ladies in Retirement Ladies in Retirement

1941

Hell's Half Acre Hell's Half Acre

1954

99 River Street 99 River Street

1953

Here Comes Mr. Jordan Here Comes Mr. Jordan

1941

Biography - Humphrey Bogart Biography - Humphrey Bogart

2003

The Face Behind the Mask The Face Behind the Mask

1941

Before I Hang Before I Hang

1940

The Prowler The Prowler

1951

The Seven Year Itch The Seven Year Itch

1955

The Jolson Story The Jolson Story

1946

The Killer That Stalked New York The Killer That Stalked New York

1950

Enchantment Enchantment

1948

Johnny O'Clock Johnny O'Clock

1947

Mr. Soft Touch Mr. Soft Touch

1949

Slightly Honorable Slightly Honorable

1939

One Big Affair One Big Affair

1952

Glorious Technicolor Glorious Technicolor

1998

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

2003

Top of the World Top of the World

1955

Rough Shoot Rough Shoot

1953

Flight Lieutenant Flight Lieutenant

1942

Iron Man Iron Man

1951

Dangerous Blondes Dangerous Blondes

1943

A Thousand and One Nights A Thousand and One Nights

1945

The Lady in Question The Lady in Question

1940

Gone with the Wind Gone with the Wind

1939

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