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Other Works:
Radio: Among the popular radio shows she was heard on in the 1940s and 1950s were "Inner Sanctum Mysteries", "Big Sister", "The Ford Theater", "Studio One", "Murder At Midnight", "One Man's Family" and "I Love A Mystery", "The Guiding Light"...
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Publicity Listings:
2 Print Biographies
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9 Articles
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Height:
5' 3" (1.60 m)
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Personal Quote:
One of the most destructive things in my life was the kind of parts I played in pictures. I studied Shakespeare and the classics, and I end up shooting
Joan Crawford and killing a horse that
Elizabeth Taylor was in love with. I'm serious. I played the worst harridans, the most hard-bitten women, the absolute heavies, and it just about did me in.
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Trivia:
She was originally not credited for her voice work on
The Exorcist after director
William Friedkin assured her that she would be. An appeal by her to the Screen Actors Guild rectified this matter, and a new print of the film was made with her name in the credits.
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Nickname:
Mercy
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Star Sign:
Pisces