From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Susan Peters born Suzanne Carnahan July 3 1921 October 23 1952 was an American film stage and television actress who appeared in over twenty films over the course of her decadelong career In 1942 the year she signed a contract with MetroGoldwynMayer MGM Peters had a featured role in the Mervyn LeRoydirected drama Random Harvest That role earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and established her as a serious dramatic performer Peters went on to appear as the lead in numerous films for MGM including roles in the romantic comedy Young Ideas 1943 and several war films Assignment in Brittany 1943 Song of Russia 1944 and Keep Your Powder Dry 1945 On New Years Day 1945 Peterss spinal cord was damaged from an accidental gunshot wound leaving her permanently paraplegic She returned to film portraying a wheelchairbound villain in The Sign of the Ram 1948 Peters then transitioned to theater appearing as Laura Wingfield in a critically acclaimed 1949 production of Tennessee Williamss The Glass Menagerie She followed this with a production of The Barretts of Wimpole Street in which she portrayed crippled poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning By 1952 however Peters had been suffering from clinical depression for several years due to the dissolution of her marriage and her limited career options In late 1952 she began starving herself which combined with her paralysis led to chronic kidney infections and pneumonia She died of ensuing health complications that year at age 31
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