Frances Farmer (1913-1970), a beloved actress, activist, and champion of civil liberties, died on August 1, 1970 in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was 56 years old. Farmer is best known for her Golden Globe-nominated performance in the 1936 film Come and Get It, for which she was awarded the National Board of Review Award for Best Actress. Her notable film credits include Sons of the Desert (1933), The Toast of New York (1937), and Edge of Darkness (1943). Outside of Hollywood, Farmer was an active civil rights advocate, using her fame to draw attention to the mistreatment of marginalized communities. She was also a prominent champion of free speech, spending time in prison after her name was added to the Hollywood blacklist. Farmer continued to show her resilient spirit in her later years, working as a lecturer in college classrooms and sharing the story of her life in books and interviews. She was remembered as a deeply caring person with unwavering integrity and conviction. Frances Farmer will be dearly missed by friends, family, and admirers around the world. Her legacy will remain in the brave spirit with which she lived her life.