Born in the old Gulf Park addition adjacent to the Port Arthur refinery in 1916, Evelyn Keyes has enjoyed successful careers as author, motion-picture star, dancer, and stage, radio and television actress. Ms. Keyes appeared in forty-seven feature films, including a memorable performance as Suellen, Scarlett’s younger sister in the immortal classic, Gone With the Wind. Other film credits include The Seven Year Itch, The Jolson Story, The Face Behind the Mask, and the Mating of Millie. Stage credits include performances in I Am a Camera, No No Nanette, and Breaking Up the Act. A published author, Keyes wrote both fiction and autobiography. In 1971, her first novel, I Am a Billboard, was published and in 1976 she completed her autobiography, appropriately titled Scarlett O’Hara’s Younger Sister. Other works include I’ll Think About That Tomorrow and Sex Object. Keyes died of uteran cancer at her home in Montecito, California on July 4, 2008.

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