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Elizabeth Hartman

Born in Youngstown, Hartman earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actress at 23 for her debut in A Patch of Blue (1965), and won a Golden Globe as New Star of the Year. She also voiced Mrs. Brisby in The Secret of NIMH.

Elizabeth Hartman
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At a glance

Born
1943-12-23
Died
1987-06-10
Education
Boardman High School, Boardman, OH, to 1961
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Known as
Actor, Film, Women

Life story

Elizabeth Hartman was born December 23, 1943, in Youngstown. At Boardman High School, from which she graduated in 1961, she won a statewide award for playing Laura in The Glass Menagerie. She went on to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

Her film debut, A Patch of Blue (1965), with Sidney Poitier, made her the youngest Best Actress nominee in Academy history at 23, and she won a Golden Globe for New Star of the Year. Roles followed in You're a Big Boy Now (1966), The Beguiled (1971) and Walking Tall (1973).

Her last film role was the voice of Mrs. Brisby in The Secret of NIMH (1982). She struggled with depression for years, and died on June 10, 1987, at age 43. She is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Youngstown.

Timeline

  • 1943-12-23: Born (Youngstown, OH) source
  • 1961: Graduates from Boardman High School (Boardman, OH) source
  • 1965: Film debut in A Patch of Blue source
  • 1966: Wins Golden Globe New Star of the Year; Academy Award nomination source
  • 1971: Appears in The Beguiled source
  • 1982: Voices Mrs. Brisby in The Secret of NIMH source
  • 1987-06-10: Dies at age 43 (Pittsburgh, PA) source

What Elizabeth is known for

  • Academy Award nomination for A Patch of Blue (1965), youngest Best Actress nominee at the time
  • Golden Globe, New Star of the Year
  • A Patch of Blue (1965)
  • You're a Big Boy Now (1966)
  • The Beguiled (1971)
  • Walking Tall (1973)
  • The Secret of NIMH (1982)

Honors and things named for them

  • Golden Globe: New Star of the Year
  • Academy Award nomination, Best Actress

Family

  • husband: Gill Dennis (divorced 1984)

Places in Ohio to see

Ohio places

Where Elizabeth Hartman was born, lived, worked and is remembered, with the ZIP code, town and county pages for each.

Further reading

Sources

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