Trivia. She falls for an unknown while touring with the play. Susan Hayward was born Edythe Marrenner on June 30, 1917, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, the youngest of three children to Ellen and Walter Marrenner. She started doing some modeling work for photographers in the NYC area. Although such films as Jack London (1943), And Now Tomorrow (1944) and Deadline at Dawn (1946) continued to showcase her talent, she still hadn't gotten the meaty role she craved. Movie directors enjoyed Susan's professionalism and her high standards. She didn't have much longer to wait, though. RKO gave Hayward her first top billing in Deadline at Dawn (1946), a Clifford Odets written Noir film, which was Harold Clurman's only movie as director.[21]. Classmates made fun of her odd way of walking, but it became a trademark strut for her in Hollywood. [19], Sam Bronston borrowed her for Jack London (1943) at UA then she was Wayne's love interest in The Fighting Seabees (1944) at Republic, the biggest budgeted film in that company's history.[20]. [1] Her mother was of Swedish descent. She finally won for her portrayal of death row inmate Barbara Graham in I Want to Live! They were married on July 23, 1944, and had two children, fraternal twin sons named Gregory and Timothy, born February 19, 1945. Hayward's success continued through the 1950s as she received subsequent nominations for My Foolish Heart (1949), With a Song in My Heart (1952), and I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955). Susan Hayward was born Edythe Marrenner in a Brooklyn suburb in New York City, New York, United States on June 30, 1917. [15] She was in the short A Letter from Bataan (1942) and supported Goddard and Fred MacMurray in The Forest Rangers (1942). Gregor Barker. She had planned on becoming a secretary, … No one is going to remember me when I'm dead. Oh, maybe a few friends will remember me affectionately. And it was there that I became a very determined woman. She held the small, but important, haunting love of youth role as recalled by the Geste brothers while they searched for a valuable sapphire known as "the blue water" during desert service in the Foreign Legion; the film was hugely successful.[14]. After her fourth Academy Award nomination for I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955), Susan began to wonder if she would ever take home the coveted gold statue. Neither film was particularly successful; nor were I Thank a Fool (1963) at MGM, Stolen Hours (1963), and Where Love Has Gone (1964). She was best known for her film portrayals of women that were based on true stories. [38], She received good reviews for her performance at Caesars Palace in the Las Vegas production of Mame that opened in December 1968. Her paternal grandmother, Kate Harrigan, was an actress from County Cork, Ireland. Then you find that you have it all. She died in 1975 of brain cancer. When it wears off, you have to live without its help. She was in Republic's Hit Parade of 1943 (1943), her singing voice dubbed by Jeanne Darrell. Following that movie she starred with Paulette Goddard and Fred MacMurray in The Forest Rangers (1942), playing tough gal Tana Mason. Her paternal grandmother, Kate Harrigan, was an actress from County Cork, Ireland. A few brief, distant scenes of Gable and a Hayward double walking near landmarks in Hong Kong were combined with the indoor shots.