biography
pronunciation:
[lohdn]
| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1932–80)
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| biography:
| Actress and film director, born in Marion, North Carolina, USA. Commencing her Broadway career in 1957, she enjoyed her greatest success playing the Marilyn Monroe-inspired role in Arthur Miller's After the Fall (1964); its director, Elia Kazan, became her (second) husband in 1967. She appeared in a few films and TV dramas, then turned to writing and directing her own films, including The Frontier Experience and Wanda (1970); the latter gained considerable acclaim for its anticipation of feminist themes. She also directed off-Broadway plays, and before her premature death was starring in and co-directing Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean. |
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