Evelyn Keyes (1916 - 2008)
Film Deaths []
- The Face Behind the Mask (Behind the Mask) (1941) [Helen Williams]: Fatally injured in an explosion after one of James Seay's thugs wires a bomb to the car radio; we hear the explosion from off-camera as Peter Lorre runs back to the house, and she dies in Peter's arms shortly after he carries her inside.
- The Killer that Stalked New York (Frightened City) (1950) [Sheila Bennet]: Dies (off-screen) of small pox; we last see her when William Bishop takes her down from a building edge and her subsequent death is mentioned in the narration of the next scene.
- A Return to Salem's Lot (1987) [Mrs. Axel]: Burns to death when the sun comes out.
TV Deaths []
- Amazing Stories: Boo! (1986) [Ghost Wife]: I haven't seen this episode, but the IMDB listing indicates that she and Eddie Bracken play a husband-and-wife pair of ghosts.
- Murder, She Wrote: Old Habits Die Hard (1987) [Sister Emily]: Injected with an overdose of drugs by Eileen Brennan, staging it to look like a suicide. Her body is shown afterwards when the other nuns and Angela Lansbury discover her and her death is shown in a flashback when Angela explains what happens. (Thanks to Dignan)
Notable Connections[]
- Ex-Mrs. Charles Vidor (director)
- Ex-Mrs. John Huston
- Ex-Mrs. Artie Shaw (famous bandleader)