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In Alabama until age 12, Ann Steely attended high school and college in Oklahoma City, then worked as a stenographer to finance a trip to Hollywood, where luck soon favored her with a contract under Samuel Goldwyn. Recognizing her talent and appeal through a thick southern accent, Goldwyn arranged rigorous voice and theatrical training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and elsewhere, gave h ...  show all 

In Alabama until age 12, Ann Steely attended high school and college in Oklahoma City, then worked as a stenographer to finance a trip to Hollywood, where luck soon favored her with a contract under Samuel Goldwyn. Recognizing her talent and appeal through a thick southern accent, Goldwyn arranged rigorous voice and theatrical training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and elsewhere, gave her an Irish-sounding stage name, and cast her in "The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)". This film's success promised well for Cathy's career, and soon she was starred in the now-classic "They Live by Night (1949)". But Cathy's rise in films was checked when, at age 23, she married 48-year-old Robert Wyler, older brother of director William Wyler with whom Goldwyn was feuding. The irate Goldwyn abruptly cancelled her contract; thereafter she had no lasting association with any studio or producer. Her most memorable roles of the fifties were in classic film-noir such as "Detective Story (1951)", which typifies her sincere, believable performances as a sweet girl-next-door whose radiant inner beauty shone through an exterior not quite fitting the Hollywood glamour mold. Her last film was "Ben-Hur (1959)", with TV work into 1961. Belying Goldwyn's opinion, her marriage to Wyler proved happy though childless. Her death on their 22nd wedding anniversary followed a long struggle with cancer.  hide