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American film actress

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Evelyn Keyes, born Evelyn Louise Keyes on 20 November 1916 in Port Arthur, was an American film actor. She began her career in 1938 and worked in acting, speaking English. She had an unmarried partnership with Mike Todd and was married to Charles Vidor, John Huston, and Artie Shaw.

She had Alzheimer's disease, and died in Montecito on 4 July 2008, of uterine cancer.

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Film & TV

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…

Known for

  • Biography: Humphrey Bogart — Self - Actress and John Huston's Wife2003
  • Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' — Self2003
  • Glorious Technicolor — Self1998
  • Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream — Self1990
  • Wicked Stepmother — Witch Instructor1989
  • John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick — Self1988
  • The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind — Self1988
  • A Return to Salem's Lot — Mrs. Axel1987
  • Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist — Self1987
  • Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got — Self1985

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Key facts

Born
Evelyn Louise Keyes , ( 1916-11-20 ) November 20, 1916 , Port Arthur, Texas , U.S.
Died
July 4, 2008 (2008-07-04) (aged 91), Montecito, California , U.S.
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1938–1993
Partner
Michael Todd (1953–1956)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Evelyn
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Port Arthur
Place of death
Montecito
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Field of work
acting
Image
EvelynKeyes.jpg
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Commons category
Evelyn Keyes
date of birth
1919-11-20
date of death
2008-07-04
medical condition
Alzheimer's disease
unmarried partner
Mike Todd
cause of death
uterine cancer
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
Evelyn Keyes
start of work period
1938-00-00
writing language
English language
birth name
Evelyn Louise Keyes
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Encyclopedic overview

Evelyn Louise Keyes (November 20, 1916 – July 4, 2008) was an American film actress. She is best known for her role as Suellen O'Hara in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind.

Early life

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