Susan Hayward

Susan Hayward was born Edythe Marrenner this day 1917 in Brooklyn, New York.   She died on March 14 1975 from brain cancer which is speculated that she may of been affected by radioactive fallout from Atomic Bomb testing while making The Conqueror (1956) with John Wayne, Agnes Moorehead and Pedro Armendariz who all succumbed to cancer related illnesses.

Susan began her career as a photographer's model but travelled to Hollywood in 1937 hoping to secure the role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind.  She was unsuccessful but did go on to play in Beau Geste with Gary Cooper (1939), acted with John Wayne twice and went on to star in many films through to 1970s.