EPISODE 107 -  “SUSAN PETERS: A CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD TRAGEDY” - 9/29/25

SUSAN PETERS was a rising star in Hollywood’s Golden Age, a gifted actress whose poise, talent, and beauty quickly earned her critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination. With a promising career ahead of her, she seemed destined for lasting stardom—until a devastating accident abruptly changed everything, marking the beginning of a long, painful decline. Her story is one of both brilliance and heartbreak, a portrait of a woman whose strength and grace were ultimately no match for the crushing weight of physical and emotional suffering. Today, we’ll be discussing the tragic arc of Susan Peters’ life and career, examining how a promising future was shattered in an instant. 

SHOW NOTES: 

Sources:

Fallen Angels: The Tragic Untimely Deaths of 14 Hollywood Beauties (1991), by Kirk Crivello;

“The Tragic Death of Susan Peters,” May 10, 2022, by Karen Corday, Grunge.com;

“The Many Acts of Susan Peters,” June 25, 2018, by Christina Newland, Hazlitt.com;

Wikipedia.com;

TCM.com;

IBDB.com;

IMDBPro.com;

Movies Mentioned:

Susan and God (1940), starring Joan Crawford & Fredric March;

Santa Fe Trail (1940), starring Errol Flynn & Olivia de Havilland;

The Strawberry Blonde (1941), starring James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland, & Rita Hayworth;

Meet John Doe (1941), starring Barbara Stanwyck & Gary Cooper;

Scattergood Pulls The Strings (1941), starring Guy Kibbee;

The Big Shot (1942), starring Humphrey Bogart;

Tish (1942), starring Marjorie Main & Lee Bowman;

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942), starring Lionel Barrymore & Van Johnson;

Andy Hardy’s Double Life (1942), starring Mickey Rooney;

Random Harvest (1942), starring Greer Garson & Ronald Colman;

Assignment in Brittany (1943), starring Jean-Pierre Aumont;

Young Ideas (1943), staring Herbert Marshall & Mary Astor;

Song of Russia (1944), starring Robert Taylor & Susan Peters;

Keep Your Powder Dry (1945), Starring Lana Turner, Laraine Day, & Susan Peters’

The Sign of the Ram (1948), starring Susan Peters & Alexander Knox;

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