Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Martha Hyer Has Died

Martha Hyer, one of the last studio glamour girls of the Golden Age of Hollywood has died. She once turned down a date request from the young Sen. John F. Kennedy, Hyer was nominated for an Academy Award as best supporting actress for her work in 1958’s Some Came Running. She also starred in Sabrina as William Holden's fiancée She was 89.

Posted by ent lawyer at 9:30 AM

25 comments:

  1. Anonymous9:34 AM

    She was gorgeous in Sabrina. RIP

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    1. Procrastibator9:36 AM

      I love Sabrina (original. Willi Holden - grrrrr.

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  2. Dena9:35 AM

    She's pretty but that dress needs a little lift in the boobage.

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  3. Krystie Rachelle9:35 AM

    Awe :( RIP. Sabrina (the original and the remake) was one of my favorites. They just don't make actresses the way they used too.

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  4. Karen9:37 AM

    I thought that was a picture of Grace Kelly at first! Martha was gorgeous.

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  5. auntliddy9:42 AM

    It reads like she played the sabrina role at 89, lol. Rip.

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  6. Melissa of Grand Island9:42 AM

    RIP LOve the original Sabrina!! What a beauty!!

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  7. Gayeld9:54 AM

    I original Sabrina was wonderful (as was Martha.) The less said about the remake, the better.

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  8. MISCH10:01 AM

    She married Hal Wallis…she was no fool

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  9. Sherry10:13 AM

    There were plenty of downfalls but there was also a lot to recommend about the studio system. People were groomed. It held a lot of glamour.

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  10. abbiesgail10:23 AM

    I try not to romanticise the studio years because I know too much about how tyrannical it really was, but it's always terribly sad every time we lose someone who was one of the few remaining links to that era.

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  11. crila1610:24 AM

    RIP Martha. You were a beauty.

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  12. Glitter10:35 AM

    I read this interesting article about Martha this morning.

    http://paradiseleased.wordpress.com/?s=martha+hyer

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  13. AJ10:59 AM

    Sad.
    RIP.

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  14. Mary Ann11:03 AM

    She was lovely.

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  15. califblondy11:12 AM

    Not only was she a classic beauty, but she was a good actress too.

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  16. car542:46 PM

    I always thought she was so beautiful. RIP Martha.

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  17. miliosr3:38 PM

    She also appeared in the wonderful 1959 movie The Best of Everything with Hope Lange, Diane Baker, Suzy Parker and Joan Crawford (who stole the picture from her younger co-stars.)

    I think the studio system cut both ways. The studios infantilized the stars but they also protected them from scandal and had a vested interest in developing careers. Now, stars lurch from picture-to-picture and scandal-to-scandal.

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  18. Anonymous4:18 PM

    @Abbies the database of remaining studio era major or mid level players is into the hundreds actually.

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  19. kit6:57 PM

    She's classic - absolute stunner.

    Wish there were more of this...

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  20. kit6:57 PM

    She's classic - absolute stunner.

    Wish there were more of this...

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  21. Henriette12:19 AM

    She looks like Grace Kelly in that pic.

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  22. Sincerely,Your Friend1:04 AM

    ....ya ya ya, well it's sad and my condolences. But...did she cheat with any married A listers

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  23. Anonymous3:58 PM

    @Sincerely
    ...But...so did 90% of Hollywood in that era. Most especially the people famous for their "fantastic", "devoted" marriages.

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