Martha Hyer (August 10, 1924 – May 31, 2014) was an American actress who played Gwen French in Some Came Running (1958), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Actress: The Sons of Katie Elder. Martha Hyer was born on August 10, 1924 in Fort Worth, Texas. Once she finished her formal schooling, Martha played a bit role in 1946's The Locket (1946). Slowly, Martha began picking up roles with more and more substance.

Jun 11, 2014 · Martha Hyer, an Oscar-nominated actress who starred alongside the likes of Frank Sinatra and Humphrey Bogart, and later gained notoriety for her extravagant lifestyle, has died.

Academy Award-nominated actress who gained fame for her roles in Some Come Running and The Sons of Katie Elder. Martha Hyer was born in Fort Worth. She graduated from Northwestern University and was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. She was strongly considered for the role that Janet Leigh played in Alfred Hitchcock ‘s Psycho.

Jun 10, 2014 · Hollywood glamour girl Martha Hyer, an Oscar nominee when she played opposite Frank Sinatra in 1958’s Some Came Running and memorable as William Holden‘s stunning society fiancée in the 1954 ...

Jun 11, 2014 · Martha Hyer, an Oscar-nominated actress who was likened to Grace Kelly for her cool, blond elegance, has died in Santa Fe, N.M., where she lived since the 1980s. She was 89. Hyer’s death May...

Martha Hyer (August 10, 1924 – May 31, 2014) was an American movie actress. She was known for her roles in The Best of Everything (1959), Ice Palace (1960), Desire in the Dust (1960), The Carpetbaggers (1964), First Men in the Moon (1964), Blood on the Arrow (1964), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), and The Night of the Grizzly (1966).

Jun 10, 2014 · Martha Hyer, who received an Oscar nomination for playing a prim small-town schoolteacher opposite Frank Sinatra and Shirley MacLaine in the 1958 drama Some Came Running, has died. She was 89.

Jun 11, 2014 · Martha Hyer, best known for her Oscar-nominated turn as Frank Sinatra’s love interest in 1958’s Some Came Running, died May 31 in her Santa Fe home. The actress was 89.

Martha Hyer. Actress: The Sons of Katie Elder. Martha Hyer was born on August 10, 1924 in Fort Worth, Texas. Once she finished her formal schooling, Martha played a bit role in 1946's The Locket (1946). Slowly, Martha began picking up roles with more and more substance.