She's not a moth facing disintegration as she flies into the flame but a spaced out, softer-spoken Frances Farmer in her cups.

Frances Farmer: The Life and Times of a Troubled Star.

The film ends with Frances Farmer walking down the street with Harry York.

Barbara Stanwyck was considered to co-star, and Frances Farmer was tested for the role as well.

Doris Halliday (Frances Farmer), the daughter of a wealthy banker, is about to marry a man she doesn't love so the family will become richer.

Frances Farmer was arrested in her room at the hotel in 1943, after skipping a visit with her parole officer.

Frances Farmer was the guest of honor in the early 1950s after appearing on This Is Your Life.

September 19 - Frances Farmer, American actress (d. 1970)

September 19 - Frances Farmer, actress (died 1970)

He also felt persecuted by the media, comparing himself to Frances Farmer.