Elizabeth Hartman
| Elizabeth Hartman | |
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Hartman in A Patch of Blue
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Mary Elizabeth Hartman December 23, 1943 Boardman, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | June 10, 1987 (aged 43) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Suicide by jumping |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1964–1982 |
| Spouse(s) | Gill Dennis (1968 – 1984; divorced) |
Mary Elizabeth Hartman (December 23, 1943 – June 10, 1987) was an American actress, best known for her performance in the 1965 film A Patch of Blue, playing a blind girl named Selina D'Arcy, opposite Sidney Poitier, a role for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award. The next year, she appeared in Francis Ford Coppola's You're a Big Boy Now as Barbara Darling, for which she was nominated for another Golden Globe Award. On stage, she was best known for her interpretations of Laura Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie and Emily Webb in Our Town.
Mary Elizabeth Hartman was born in Boardman, Ohio, the daughter of Claire (née Mullaly 1918–1997) and B.C. Hartman (1914–1964). She had a sister, Janet, and a brother, William. She was a standout dramatic student at Boardman High School, where she graduated in 1961. She won a state-wide award for Best Actress in a high school production for her performance as Laura in The Glass Menagerie. She performed in several productions at the Youngstown Playhouse during her youth, including A Clearing in the Woods by Arthur Laurents and Our Town. She attended Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh, where she met her future husband, Gill Dennis, and spent her summers working for the Kenley Players. She also performed at the Cleveland Playhouse in several productions, including The Madwoman of Chaillot and Bus Stop. She was encouraged to move to New York City and begin auditioning for plays there. In 1964, Hartman was signed to play the ingénue lead in the comedy Everybody Out, the Castle is Sinking, which was not a success, however her performance was again positively received, and film producers took notice.
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