Betty Field

About

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Betty Field (February 8, 1913 – September 13, 1973) was an American film and stage actress. Through her father, she was a direct descendant of the Pilgrims John Alden and Priscilla Mullins. Born in Boston, Massachusetts to George Field and Katharine Lynch, Field began her acting career on the London stage in Howard Lindsay's farce, She Loves Me Not. Following its run she returned to the United States and appeared in several stage successes, before making her film debut in 1939. Her role as Mae, the sole female character, in Of Mice and Men (1939) established her as a dramatic actress. She starred opposite John Wayne in the 1941 film The Shepherd of the Hills. Field played supporting roles in films such as Kings Row (1942), in which she played a victim of incest, although that fact was not readily apparent due to the heavy censorship of the time....

Known for

The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962Dr. KildareSeries • 1961Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries • 1950Climax!Series • 1954The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries • 1948Ben CaseySeries • 1961Naked CitySeries • 1958Route 66Series • 1960Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955Lux Video TheatreSeries • 1950Sam BenedictSeries • 1962Going My WaySeries • 1962The OutsiderSeries • 1968Coogan's BluffMovie • 1968Birdman of AlcatrazMovie • 1962Bus StopMovie • 1956BUtterfield 8Movie • 1960Peyton PlaceMovie • 1957PicnicMovie • 19557 WomenMovie • 1965Flesh and FantasyMovie • 1943The Shepherd of the HillsMovie • 1941Of Mice and MenMovie • 1939The SouthernerMovie • 1945