Evelyn Keyes

Evelyn Louise Keyes November 20 1916 July 4 2008 was an American film actress A chorus girl by age 18 Keyes came out to Hollywood and was introduced to Cecil B DeMille who in her own words signed me to a personal contract without even making a test After a handful of Bmovies at Paramount Pictures she landed the role in Gone with the Wind of Scarlett OHaras sister Suellen She was later interviewed for the 1988 documentary The Making of a Legend Gone with the Wind Columbia Pictures signed her to a contract In 1941 she played an ingenue in Here Comes Mr Jordan She spent most of the early 1940s playing leads in many of Columbias B dramas and mysteries She appeared as the female lead opposite Larry Parks in Columbias blockbuster hit The Jolson Story She followed this up with an enjoyable minor screwball comedy The Mating of Millie with Glenn Ford She was then in a 1949 role as Kathy Flannigan in Mrs Mike Keyes last major film role was a small part as Tom Ewells vacationing wife in The Seven Year Itch 1955 which starred Marilyn Monroe Keyes officially retired in 1956 but continued to act