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Cathy O'Donnell
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| Known for: | Ben-Hur, The Best Years of Our Lives, Detective Story |
| Birth name: | Ann Steely |
| Birthday: | 6 July 1923, Siluria, Alabama, USA |
Trivia
Most sources give her birth year as 1925, but some give 1923.
Cathy's ancestry was Irish.
Her parents separated when she was a child.
Her chief leisure pursuit was writing poetry.
Of Cathy's 17 films (all in starring or featured roles), 7 are film-noir or quasi-film-noir, making her a major contributor to the genre.
One secondary source gives her cause of death as cerebral hemorrhage, but all primary sources indicate cancer.
Sister-in-law of William Wyler, niece-in-law of Carl Laemmle, cousin-in-law of Carl Laemmle Jr.
Aunt of Catherine Wyler and Judy Wyler.
In 1947, she accepted the Oscar for "Best Actor in a Leading Role" on behalf of Fredric March, who was not present at the awards ceremony.
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