Susan Hayward
The first time I saw Susan Hayward in a movie was her powerful performance as party girl and petty criminal Barbara Graham who may or may not have been wrongly executed in a California gas chamber in 1955. It's a gritty performance to say the least. Nominated four times previously, Hayward won the Academy Award for her portrayal of Graham in the 1958 movie I Want to Live! Susan Hayward excelled at playing "boozy" characters. So often I see actresses acting drunk on the screen, but their performances seem fake, even cringe-worthy. Check her out in I'll Cry Tomorrow where she portrayed alcoholic singer Lillian Roth or Smash Up: The Story of a Woman when she plays a nightclub singer battling the bottle. You'll see what I mean. She was one fine actress. Return from Susan Hayward Main Page to ClassicMoviePeople.com Home Page |
