Kim Novak
Did you know that Kim Novak was initially recruited by Columbia Pictures as a replacement of sorts for Rita Hayworth, who had been one of the greatest stars of the ‘40s and suffered a decline in popularity during the ‘50s? They also brought her in to compete with Marilyn Monroe of 20th Century Fox. Novak established her spot in the industry when she appeared in the Alfred Hitchcock film, Vertigo. Since the ‘60s, she only acted in sporadic bursts. She has been retired since the early ‘90s, which she definitely deserves. In 2010, she announced that she was battling breast cancer and later won over the condition.
Kim Novak
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