INGER STEVENS: Wounded Butterfly

Following a post apocalyptic planet disaster, Harry Belafonte, Inger Stevens and Mel Ferrer find themselves having to cope being the last people on earth in THE WORLD, THE FLESH AND THE DEVIL (1959)
Loosely based on the Loretta Young 1947 film, Inger Stevens portrays Katy Holstrom who rises from governess to wife of Congressman Morley (William Windom) in the light TV comedy series THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER (1963-1966).

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Issue Number 431.
May 2011

“I felt I was one person at home and the minute I stepped out the door I had to be somebody else. I had a terrific insecurity and extreme shyness I covered up with coldness.”

A riveting and radiant blonde of late 1950s and 1960s Hollywood, Stockholm-born INGER STEVENS (1934-1970) seemed to have the whole world in her corner. Bright and breathtaking, she possessed the cool, classic glamour of a Grace Kelly on screen, yet came off more approachable and inviting. Her warm smile and honey-glazed vocal tones could melt an iceberg. She was a paradoxical beauty, an intriguing study in contrasts—tender yet elusive, welcoming yet guarded, stunningly attractive yet modest. Her finest showcases came via light TV comedy (THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER) and film drama (CRY TERROR, 1958) until her vastly unhappy personal life caught up to her.

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