Myrna Fahey Death
Myrna passed away on May 6, 1973 at the age of 40 in Santa Monica, California, USA. Myrna's cause of death was cancer.
When did Myrna Fahey die?
May 6, 1973How did Myrna Fahey die? What was the cause of death?
CancerHow old was Myrna Fahey when died?
40Where did Myrna Fahey die? What was the location of death?
Santa Monica, California, USA
Myrna Fahey Birthday and Date of Death
Myrna Fahey was born on March 12, 1933 and died on May 6, 1973. Myrna was 40 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: March 12, 1933
Date of Death: May 6, 1973
Age at Death: 40
Myrna Fahey - Biography
Myrna Fahey (March 12, 1933 – May 6, 1973) was an American actress best known for her role as Maria Crespo in Walt Disney's Zorro and as Madeline Usher in the film version of Edgar Allan Poe's, The Fall of the House of Usher.
Fahey's most sustained television work was a starring role in the one-season (1961–62) series Father of the Bride, based on a film of the same name starring Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor. Fahey likely got the role because, as one newspaper reviewer pointed out, she "looks enough like Liz Taylor to be her sister." Fahey was not flattered by the comparison, however, telling one interviewer "the fact that I'm supposed to look like Elizabeth Whats-Her-Name had nothing to do with my getting [the part], because we don't really look alike I don't think, we just happen to have the same colorings." Fahey wanted to be released from the show even before it came up for renewal, reportedly feeling too much emphasis was being placed on the "father" character and not enough on her "bride."
Fahey made four guest appearances on the drama series Perry Mason: Lydia Logan in the 1960 episode, "The Case of the Nimble Nephew"; defendant Grace Halley in the 1961 episode "The Case of the Violent Vest"; murder victim Myra Warren in the 1965 episode "The Case of the Gambling Lady"; and defendant Holly Andrews in the 1966 episode "The Case of the Midnight Howler".
Fahey became the subject of death threats while dating baseball great Joe DiMaggio in 1964. The FBI determined the threats came from a patient at the Agnews Developmental Center, a mental hospital in San Jose, California. Apparently the patient could not bear to see DiMaggio with anyone other than Marilyn Monroe, who died in 1962.
