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Susan Peters‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

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Susan Peters

Spokane, Washington, USA

Susan Peters

Spokane, Washington, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1921-07-03

Popularity

star4.1

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Susan Peters (born Suzanne Carnahan; July 3, 1921 – October 23, 1952) was an American film, stage, and television actress who appeared in over twenty films over the course of her decade-long career. In 1942, the year she signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Peters had a featured role in the Mervyn LeRoy-directed drama Random Harvest. That role earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and established her as a serious dramatic performer. Peters went on to appear as the lead in numerous films for MGM, including roles in the romantic comedy Young Ideas (1943), and several war films: Assignment in Brittany (1943), Song of Russia (1944), and Keep Your Powder Dry (1945). On New Year's Day 1945, Peters's spinal cord was damaged from an accidental gunshot wound, leaving her permanently paraplegic. She returned to film portraying a wheelchair-bound villain in The Sign of the Ram (1948). Peters then transitioned to theater, appearing as Laura Wingfield in a critically acclaimed 1949 production of Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie. She followed this with a production of The Barretts of Wimpole Street, in which she portrayed crippled poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. By 1952, however, Peters had been suffering from clinical depression for several years due to the dissolution of her marriage and her limited career options. In late 1952 she began starving herself, which combined with her paralysis led to chronic kidney infections and pneumonia. She died of ensuing health complications that year at age 31.

Movie Credits

Random Harvest

Random Harvest‌
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calendar 1942

The Big Shot

The Big Shot‌
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calendar 1942

The Sign of the Ram

The Sign of the Ram‌
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calendar 1948

Song of Russia

Song of Russia‌
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calendar 1944

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant‌
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calendar 1942

Young Ideas

Young Ideas‌
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calendar 1943

Keep Your Powder Dry

Keep Your Powder Dry‌
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calendar 1945

Assignment in Brittany

Assignment in Brittany‌
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calendar 1943

Tish

Tish‌
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calendar 1942

Susan and God

Susan and God‌
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calendar 1940

Three Sons o' Guns

Three Sons o' Guns‌
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calendar 1941

Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail‌
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Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After‌
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calendar 1944

Always a Bride

Always a Bride‌
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calendar 1940

Young America Flies

Young America Flies‌
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Here Comes Happiness

Here Comes Happiness‌
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calendar 1941

Scattergood Pulls the Strings

Scattergood Pulls the Strings‌
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calendar 1941

Andy Hardy's Double Life

Andy Hardy's Double Life‌
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calendar 1942

Money and the Woman

Money and the Woman‌
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calendar 1940

Personalities

Personalities‌
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Tv Credits

The Huntress

The Huntress‌
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calendar 2000

Miss Susan

Miss Susan‌
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calendar 1951