Evelyn Keyes
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| Evelyn Keyes | |
 Evelyn Keyes in 99 River Street (1953) |
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| Birth name | Evelyn Louise Keyes |
| Born | November 20, 1919 (age 87) Port Arthur, Texas, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Barton Bainbridge Charles Vidor John Huston Artie Shaw |
Evelyn Keyes (November 20, 1919 in Port Arthur, Texas) is an American actress.
[edit] Personal life
She was married to Barton Bainbridge from 1938 until his death in 1940. Later she married and divorced actor Charles Vidor (1943 - 1945), actor John Huston (23 July 1946 - 1950), and bandleader Artie Shaw (1957 - 1985). Keyes said of her marriages, "I was always interested in the man of the moment, and there were so many such moments".
Her most notable film was Gone with the Wind (1939) in which she played Suellen O'Hara. Her autobiography, Scarlett O'Hara's Younger Sister: My Lively Life in and Out of Hollywood, was published in 1977. Keyes has expressed her opinion that Mrs. Mike was her best film.
She adopted a child many years ago during one of her marriages, but it is not clear if the child is still alive or what is the status of their relationship.[citation needed]
In 2005, Evelyn Keyes sued the estate of her late ex-husband Artie Shaw, claiming that she was entitled to one-half of Shaw's estate pursuant to a contract to make a will between them. In July 2006, a Ventura, California jury unanimously held that Keyes was entitled to almost one-half of Shaw's estate, or $1,420,000 ([1]).
She currently resides in Santa Barbara, California.
[edit] Filmography
- Wicked Stepmother (1989) as Witch Instructor
- A Return to Salem's Lot (1987) as Mrs. Axel
- Across 110th Street (1972) Cameo
- Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) as The Flirt
- Top of the World (1955) as Virgie Rayne (Mrs. Gannon)
- The Seven Year Itch (1955) as Helen Sherman
- Hell's Half Acre (1954) as Donna Williams
- 99 River Street (1953) aka Crosstown as Linda James
- Rough Shoot (1953) aka Shoot First (USA) as Cecily Paine
- C'est arrivé à Paris (1953) aka It Happened in Paris (USA) as Patricia Moran
- One Big Affair (1952) as Jean Harper
- Iron Man (1951) as Rose Warren
- The Prowler (1951) as Susan Gilvray
- Smuggler's Island (1951) as Vivian Craig
- The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) aka Frightened City (UK) (USA: copyright title) as Sheila Bennet
- Mrs. Mike (1949) as Kathy O'Fallon Flannigan
- Mr. Soft Touch (1949) aka House of Settlement (UK) as Jenny Jones
- Enchantment (1948) as Grizel Dane
- The Mating of Millie (1948) as Millie McGonigle
- Johnny O'Clock (1947) as Nancy Hobson
- The Jolson Story (1946) as Julie Benson
- The Thrill of Brazil (1946) as Vicki Dean
- Renegades (1946) as Hannah Brockway
- A Thousand and One Nights (1945) aka 1001 Nights as The Genie
- Strange Affair (1944) as Jacqueline Harrison
- Nine Girls (1944) as Mary O'Ryan
- There's Something About a Soldier (1943) as Carol Harkness
- Dangerous Blondes (1943) as Jane Craig
- The Desperadoes (1943) as Allison McLeod
- Flight Lieutenant (1942) as Susie Thompson
- The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942) aka High Seas (USA: reissue title) as Ruth Morley
- Ladies in Retirement (1941) as Lucy
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) as Bette Logan
- The Face Behind the Mask (1941) aka Behind the Mask (UK) as Helen Williams
- Beyond the Sacramento (1940) aka Power of Justice (UK) as Lynn Perry
- Before I Hang (1940) as Martha Garth
- The Lady in Question (1940) as Francois Morestan
- Slightly Honorable (1940) as Miss Vlissingen
- Gone with the Wind (1939) as Suellen O'Hara
- Union Pacific (1939) as Mrs. Calvin
- Sudden Money (1939) as Mary Patterson
- Paris Honeymoon (1939) (uncredited) as Village Girl
- Artists and Models Abroad (1938) aka Stranded in Paris (UK) (uncredited)
- Sons of the Legion (1938) as Linda Lee
- Men with Wings (1938) (uncredited) Nurse
- Dangerous to Know (1938) (uncredited)
- The Buccaneer (1938) as Madeleine
