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I LOVE (with apologies to Esquire magazine):
How could you not love Nancy Carroll? She was absolutely adorable,
and had a wonderful screen presence. At the dawn of the talkie era she was
one of the biggest stars in Hollywood, in such star vehicles as Honey, Sweetie,
and Follow Thru. In sharp contrast to her public image, she had
a fiery temper, and her unreasonable demands sabotaged her career. Paramount
let her work out her contract in minor films, and by 1938 she was through
in Hollywood.
She worked on stage for decades to come, and spoke
candidly about her foolishness as a pampered Hollywood
star, which only endeared her more to her costars
and colleagues. Here are some of my favorite photos
of this all-but-forgotten star in her prime.
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