Kim Novak Overview:

Actress, Kim Novak, was born Marilyn Pauline Novak on Feb 13, 1933 in Chicago, IL. As of December 2024, Kim Novak was 91 years old.

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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Kim Novak's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #210 on Apr 14, 2012.

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and Fredric March meet in the “Middle of the Night”

By Stephen Reginald on Jan 7, 2025 From Classic Movie Man

and Fredric March meet in the “Middle of the Night” Middle of the Night (1959) is an American drama film directed by Delbert Mann and starring Fredric March and . The supporting cast includes Glenda Farrell, Albert Dekker, Martin Balsam, Lee Philips, and Lee Grant... Read full article


THE PAIRS THAT NEVER WERE: Steve McQueen and

By Carol Martinheira on Mar 19, 2024 From The Old Hollywood Garden

THE PAIRS THAT NEVER WERE: Steve McQueen and On March 19, 2024 By CarolIn Uncategorized She’s cool, icy and blonde. He’s cool, icy an- you guessed it. Seems obvious enough and yet, and Steve McQueen never made a movie together. How? ... Read full article


William Holden romances in “Picnic”

By Stephen Reginald on Sep 12, 2023 From Classic Movie Man

William Holden romances in “Picnic” Picnic (1955) is an American drama film directed by Joshua Logan and starring William Holden, , and Rosalind Russell. The film is based on the Broadway play of the same name by William Inge. The movie features Susan Strasberg, C... Read full article


“Ain’t she sweet?” in Picnic (Joshua Logan, 1955)

By Virginie Pronovost on Feb 27, 2022 From The Wonderful World of Cinema

We sometimes forget that is one of those classic actresses still with us today. I’m not sure why that is, except maybe that she’s not so much in the public eye anymore. Et pourtant… She was pretty much an icon of her time, maybe not like Marilyn Monroe or Grace Kelly were... Read full article


Strangers When We Meet (1960): and Kirk Douglas

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jun 1, 2021 From 4 Star Films

Richard Quine’s Strangers When We Meet proves to be a Technicolor feast on par with much of what Nicholas Ray, Douglas Sirk, and Vincente Minnelli were putting out at the same time. A lot of the immediate joy comes with getting a feel for life at the time. Certainly, it’s done up and mad... Read full article


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Kim Novak Quotes:

Gillian 'Gil' Holroyd: [to James Stewart, who lives one floor above her] It's nice having you over me.


Dr. Prokosch: Can you look like 'yes' and act like 'no'? Can you entice them, lure them, then postpone, evade, delay? It needs a special kind of experience and skill. This a nice girl hasn't learned.
Cathy: No? This is what a nice girl has learned best.


Madeleine: Here I was born, and there I died. It was only a moment for you; you took no notice.


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Kim Novak Facts
As a starlet with Columbia Pictures, she resisted pressure to change her name to "Kit Marlowe". Years later, the name was used for the character she played on the television series "Falcon Crest" (1981). (She did agree to change her first name from Marilyn to Kim, as the public associated her given name with Marilyn Monroe).

Went on a personal strike in 1957 protesting her current salary of $1,250 per week.

She arrived in Hollywood as The Lavendar Girl. When she became a star at Columbia Pictures, the studio had her blonde hair tinted with lavender highlights.

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