Biography
But her greatest claim to fame was not her films, but her decade-long psychological collapse that led to her institutionalization in 1944, where she later claimed that she was systematically raped and abused at the hands of hospital staff. Prior to her tragic fall, Farmer made great strides in Hollywood in a short time, starring in the musical "Rhythm on the Range" (1936) and the melodrama "Come and Get It" (1936), both of which helped tag her …
Career Milestones
| Hosted a local Indianapolis TV program in the late 1950s | ||
1936 | Film acting debut in "Too Many Parents" | |
1937 | First stage role with the Group Theater, playing Lorna Moon in Clifford Odets' "Golden Boy" | |
1958 | Life history revisited on an episode of "This Is Your Life"; was the one episode of the long-running series in which the guest was not surprised; Farmer agreed to do the show to help set the record straight regarding many misunderstandings about her problems | |
1972 | Purported autobiography posthumously published, "Will There Really Be a Morning?" | |