12 Facts About Evelyn Keyes

Evelyn Louise Keyes was an American film actress.

Evelyn Keyes is best known for her role as Suellen O'Hara in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind.

However, Evelyn Keyes had to drop out to have an abortion and was replaced by Olympe Bradna.

Evelyn Keyes spent most of the early 1940s playing leads in many of Columbia's B dramas and mysteries.

Evelyn Keyes appeared as the female lead opposite Larry Parks in Columbia's blockbuster hit The Jolson Story.

Evelyn Keyes followed this up with an enjoyable minor screwball comedy, The Mating of Millie, with Glenn Ford.

Evelyn Keyes was then in a 1949 role as Kathy Flannigan in Mrs Mike.

Evelyn Keyes' last role in a major film was a small part as Tom Ewell's vacationing wife in The Seven Year Itch.

Evelyn Keyes became pregnant and got an abortion in late 1938, which got her fired from the picture, and replaced with Olympe Branda.

Evelyn Keyes expressed her opinion that Mrs Mike was her best film.

Evelyn Keyes had to regularly fend off Columbia Pictures studio head Harry Cohn's advances during her career at the studio.

Evelyn Keyes died of uterine cancer on July 4,2008 at the Pepper Estates in Montecito, California, and was cremated.