A Rare Recording of Film Icon Susan Hayward

Susan Hayward, born Edythe Marrenner (June 30, 1917 - March 14, 1975) was a fashion model and Oscar-winning American actress. By the late 1940s, Hayward achieved recognition for her dramatic abilities with the first of five Academy Award Best Actress nominations for her performance as an alcoholic in Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman (1947). Hayward's success continued through the 1950s as she received nominations for My Foolish Heart (1949), With a Song in My Heart (1952), and I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955), winning the Academy Award for her portrayal of death row inmate in I Want to Live! (1958).