(1913-1970)
Week #7
The readings for Tuesday October 5th include the story of Frances Farmer. Farmer became a famous film star in the 1930’s and battled depression and binge drinking throughout her early career. She was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 1943 and her mother requested she be put in a mental institution. Ms. Farmer was in and out of Western State Hospital in Steilacoom, Washington for several years. This film with Jessica Lange tells her story.
