![]() "Tish" had also provided Peters with her first part of any real substance and, impressed with the results, MGM offered her a contract. The fitfully entertaining production came and went without much notice, but proved important for Peters: she fell in love with co-star Richard Quine and the pair married the following year. Fortunately, she had come to the attention of MGM, which cast Peters in the Marjorie Main dramedy "Tish" (1942). However, it soon became clear that Warner was not interested in doing much with Peters and the studio opted not to renew her contract. After a few more virtually anonymous turns, Peters began to receive bigger opportunities, first in such B-pictures as "Scattergood Pulls the Strings" (1941) and "Three Sons o' Guns" (1941), and then somewhat more promising fare, like the Humphrey Bogart crime drama "The Big Shot" (1942). Her first film appearance came with an uncredited bit in the Joan Crawford vehicle "Susan and God" (1940) and she graduated to more screen time and actual billing in the Errol Flynn/Olivia DeHavilland Western "Santa Fe Trail" (1940). After acting classes and further stage work, Peters was offered a contract with Warner Brothers. She gained her first acting experience in plays at Hollywood High and came to the attention of Lee Sholem, a talent scout and future B-movie director. Susan Peters was born Suzanne Carnahan on Jin Spokane, WA, but her formative years were spent predominantly in Portland, OR and Los Angeles. Although the final years of her life were heartbreaking, Peters displayed considerable courage and the praise for her acting, both before and after the tragedy, was well-deserved. The strain of dealing with her injuries contributed to her premature death at age 31. Her movie days were over after only one more picture, but Peters earned praise for stage performances in travelling revivals of "The Glass Menagerie" and "The Barretts of Wimpole Street," and she also headlined her own television series for a time. In a tragic turn of events, Peters was injured in a hunting accident and suffered permanent physical damage, but within a few months, she had resumed acting via radio assignments and was determined to move forward. With an Oscar nomination now on her résumé, she demonstrated further promise in such productions as "Song of Russia" (1944), in which she essayed the female lead role opposite Robert Taylor. Her most famous credit was the celebrated drama "Random Harvest" (1942), where Peters impressed greatly in a supporting capacity. The Spokane native had her first substantial part in the MGM film "Tish" (1942) and soon became a regular player for the studio. A lovely and promising actress who worked her way up the ranks at MGM, Susan Peters' career was cut short by one of the worst tragedies to affect the Hollywood acting community during the 1940s.
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