Lee remick
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It’s Valentine’s Day week and in the coming days I’m highlighting some of Hollywood’s most famous tempestuous twosomes. These are the duos whose passion mesmerized us but whose stories weren’t always wrapped tightly in a heart-shaped box. Our first duo represented the star power of the 1940’s: Betty Grable and Harry James.
Band leaders were the original rockstars and Harry James was a big star. Behind the bugle, James appeared to be a well-mannered gentleman who knew how to woo the ladies. Betty Grable was the pinup queen and inarguably the biggest star of the 1940’s, according to box-office records. They married in 1943 becoming the most popular power couple since Clark Gable and Carole Lombard. They were so popular, they even spawned a lyric in song sung by WWII GI’s,”I want a gal, just like the gal, who married Harry James…”
Betty Grable and Harry James met in 1940 but sparks didn’t really fly at first sight. He was reportedly not too impressed with Grable and she felt the same. He eventually fell under t
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Betty Grable
“There are two reasons why I am successful in show business and I am standing on both of them.” –Betty Grable
Betty Grable was one of World War II’s most celebrated pin-up girls, in addition to being a gifted actress, singer, model, and dancer. A top box office star, she was one of the highest-paid women of her day.
Elizabeth Ruth Grable was born on December 18, 1916, in St. Louis, Missouri, to John and Lillian Grable. She was the youngest of three children. Her siblings were Marjorie and John Grable.
Grable was nicknamed “Betty” from an early age and was simultaneously pressured by her mother to work in the entertainment industry. She entered beauty contests and won many of them, though she possessed a fear of crowds. Grable also suffered from sleepwalking.
At 12 years old, Grable and her mother traveled to Hollywood, where Grable studied at the Hollywood Professional School and Ernest Blecher Academy of Dance. Grable lied about her age to secure film roles, claiming that she was 15 years old. She made her film debut as an uncredited
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Lee Remick
American actress (1935–1991)
For other uses, see Lee Remick (disambiguation).
Lee Remick | |
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Remick in 1974 | |
| Born | Lee Ann Remick (1935-12-14)December 14, 1935 Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | July 2, 1991(1991-07-02) (aged 55) Brentwood, California, U.S. |
| Education | Barnard College Actors Studio |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1953–1990 |
| Spouses | Bill Colleran (m. 1957; div. 1968)Kip Gowans (m. 1970) |
| Children | 2 |
Lee Ann Remick (;[1] December 14, 1935 – July 2, 1991) was an American actress and singer. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for the film Days of Wine and Roses (1962) and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role in Wait Until Dark (1966). She also earned seven Emmy Award nominations.
Remick made her film debut in A Face in the Crowd (1957). Her other notable film roles include Anatomy of a Murder (1959), Wild River (1960), Days of Win
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