Miriam HopkinsMiriam Hopkins (October 18, 1902–October 9, 1972) was an American actress. Born in Bainbridge, Georgia, she attended a finishing school in Vermont and Syracuse University. At the age of 20 she became a chorus girl in New York City. In 1930 she signed with Paramount Studios, and made her film debut in Fast and Loose. During the rest of the 1930s she appeared in such films as The Smiling Lieutenant, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Trouble in Paradise, The Story of Temple Drake, Becky Sharp (for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress), Barbary Coast, These Three, The Old Maid and Old Acquaintance. The studios made up a rivalry between Hopkins and Bette Davis, making the climactic confrontation scene in Old Acquaintance eagerly anticipated by audiences. She was one of the actresses auditioned to portray Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind. She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one for motion pictures at 1701 Vine Street, and one for television at 1708 Vine Street. Hopkins died in New York, New York from a heart attack. This page about Miriam Hopkins includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Miriam Hopkins News stories about Miriam Hopkins External links for Miriam Hopkins Videos for Miriam Hopkins Wikis about Miriam Hopkins Discussion Groups about Miriam Hopkins Blogs about Miriam Hopkins Images of Miriam Hopkins |
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Hopkins died in New York, New York from a heart attack. She is now an advocate of orthomolecular medicine as a treatment for bipolar disorder. She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one for motion pictures at 1701 Vine Street, and one for television at 1708 Vine Street. She is also known for having bipolar disorder which led to a widely publicised breakdown in 1996. She was one of the actresses auditioned to portray Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind. Margaret Ruth Kidder (born October 17, 1948), better known as Margot Kidder, is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Lois Lane in the 1978 movie Superman and sequels. The studios made up a rivalry between Hopkins and Bette Davis, making the climactic confrontation scene in Old Acquaintance eagerly anticipated by audiences. Hyde, Trouble in Paradise, The Story of Temple Drake, Becky Sharp (for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress), Barbary Coast, These Three, The Old Maid and Old Acquaintance. Jekyll and Mr. During the rest of the 1930s she appeared in such films as The Smiling Lieutenant, Dr. In 1930 she signed with Paramount Studios, and made her film debut in Fast and Loose. At the age of 20 she became a chorus girl in New York City. Born in Bainbridge, Georgia, she attended a finishing school in Vermont and Syracuse University. Miriam Hopkins (October 18, 1902–October 9, 1972) was an American actress. |