1956Nominee
Best Performance
The Harder They Fall
Lillian Culver
Actor
Loveland, Colorado, USA
March 23, 1896
Biography
Lillian (Roberts) Culver was born in Loveland, Colorado, the daughter of William Porter Roberts and Clara Ellen Lackey. Her ancestors included Brigadier General Isaac Roberts of the War of 1812 and Anne (Robertson)(Johnston) Cockrill, heroine of the Revolutionary War and sister of James Robertson, "the father of Tennessee." She was an aspiring actress in silent movies when she met Harry H. Culver in 1915; they were married a short while later. She gave up her acting career until her husband's death August 17, 1946, whereupon she played small speaking roles in movies and guested on several television shows.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1961Nominee
Best Performance
Blue Hawaii
1955Nominee
Best Performance
All That Heaven Allows
Career Highlights
1952Highlight
Best Performance
The Bad and the Beautiful
1956Highlight
Best Performance
Nightfall
Video
The Harder They Fall
Blue Hawaii
All That Heaven Allows