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Frances Farmer Presents
Frances Farmer Presents is an American anthology series that aired on Indianapolis station WFBM-TV (then an NBC affiliate). The series premiered on October 13, 1958 and ended in September 1964.
Synopsis.
Film actress Frances Farmer had gone to Indianapolis to appear in the play "The Chalk Garden", where a WFBM executive saw her performance and suggested she would be an ideal celebrity to host their new daily series showcasing vintage films. The show premiered in October 1958, and quickly became the
talking about her parents' deaths, how she sold their house and that she's a "faceless sinner" with a slower paced lifestyle ahead of her in the future. The end credits state that she moved to Indianapolis shortly afterwards, hosting a local daytime TV program ("Frances Farmer Presents") from 1958 to 1964 before dying-as she lived-alone on August 1, 1970 at age 56.
Cast.
- Jessica Lange as Frances Farmer
- Kim Stanley as Lillian Van Ornum Farmer
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