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At first glance a cut-rate Hollywood version of Marilyn Monroe, she has confounded Hollywood watchers in recent years because she was a surprisingly skilled thespian (doubters should check out her earliest movies). She was also pretty good at pitching herself as a sexpot. Jayne Mansfield made a big imprint in Hollywood during the Fifties and […]
The most beautiful actress classic Hollywood ever produced? The best actress? We’ve written a lot about Ava Gardner in other blogs, and generally take the position of yes to the first but not necessarily to the second. Gardner was excessively insecure about her acting abilities, but she needn’t have been. She was so good looking […]