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Betty Field

Betty Field

Acting

Born February 8, 1913 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Betty Field (February 8, 1913 – September 13, 1973) was an American film and stage actress. Through her father, she was a direct descendant of the Pilgrims John Alden and Priscilla Mullins. Born in Boston, Massachusetts to George Field and Katharine Lynch, Field began her acting career on the London stage in Howard Lindsay's farce, She Loves Me Not. Following its run she returned to the United States and appeared in several stage successes, before making her film debut in 1939. Her role as Mae, the sole female character, in Of Mice and Men (1939) establi…

Known For · 39 titles

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962
The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948
Climax!

Climax!

1954
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961
Naked City

Naked City

1958
Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1961
Route 66

Route 66

1960
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

1962
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950
The Outsider

The Outsider

1968
Going My Way

Going My Way

1962
Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
Bus Stop

Bus Stop

1956
Birdman of Alcatraz

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962
Coogan's Bluff

Coogan's Bluff

1968
7 Women

7 Women

1965
BUtterfield 8

BUtterfield 8

1960
The Shepherd of the Hills

The Shepherd of the Hills

1941
Picnic

Picnic

1955
Peyton Place

Peyton Place

1957
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

1949
Flesh and Fantasy

Flesh and Fantasy

1943
Blues in the Night

Blues in the Night

1941
The Southerner

The Southerner

1945
Hound-Dog Man

Hound-Dog Man

1959
Kings Row

Kings Row

1942
Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

1939
Tomorrow, the World!

Tomorrow, the World!

1944
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

1968
The Great Moment

The Great Moment

1944
Actors and Sin

Actors and Sin

1952
What a Life

What a Life

1939
Are Husbands Necessary?

Are Husbands Necessary?

1942
Victory

Victory

1940
Seventeen

Seventeen

1940